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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bate's entrance music is Shot Em'. A fine choice. Almeida has chosen Kendrick Lamar - The Recipe as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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153 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Bate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Bate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Almeida throws a right and a left that Bate avoids nicely.
Almeida throws a hook to the side of Bate's head but Bate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bate checks a low kick from Almeida.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bate counters with a straight right hand.
Almeida lands with a nice body punch.
Bate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bate lands with a nice combination. Almeida backs away looking to recover.
Bate lands an overhand right.
Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bate to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida misses with a leg kick
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
Almeida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bate appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almeida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Almeida misses with a wild combination.
Almeida misses with a low kick.
Bate connects with a right hand. Almeida shakes it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bate takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Bate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Almeida misses with the combination.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate slips a straight right by Almeida.
Bate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bate misses the body punch
and Almeida counters with a left and a right that stings Bate.
Almeida misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Bate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands a nice shot that snaps Almeida's head back.
Bate digs a good hook to Almeida's body.
Almeida misses with a double jab.
Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bate counters with a left to the body.
Bate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Almeida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Ricardo Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
Bate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bate slips under a jab.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida ducks right into an uppercut from Bate.
Almeida tries to bum rush Bate with a series of wild strikes but Bate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Almeida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almeida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bate circles away quickly and effectively.
Bate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Almeida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Almeida.
Bate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Almeida staying out of range there.
Almeida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bate jabs Almeida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almeida misses the body punch
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Bate dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Almeida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bate.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Bate there.
Bate with a nice cross.
Bate lands a head shot.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida throws a leg kick
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
Almeida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Sloppy strikes from Almeida. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a combination that misses
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyler Bate is winning the standup battle so far.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
Bate swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Bate dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate scores with a shot to the body.
Almeida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almeida takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida swings widly with a right hand
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bate counters with a straight right hand.
Almeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bate throws out a loose jab but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Bate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Almeida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bate lands a body shot.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bate misses its target.
Almeida lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Almeida misses with a combination
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almeida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
Bate connects with a body shot.
Almeida wants to slow Bate down by chopping away at his legs.
Bate scores with a nice strike.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Almeida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bate has got the better of the exchanges.
Bate missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almeida throws a right hand that Bate ducks under and follows up with a left that Bate also avoids with ease.
Ricardo Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Almeida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Almeida tries to land a leg kick but Bate saw it coming and moves away.
Bate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Almeida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almeida displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Bate was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Bate avoids it well.
Bate connects with a right hand. Almeida shakes it off.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Almeida's hands.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida misses with a wild body shot.
Almeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bate lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Bate dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Almeida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Almeida defending well as Bate loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Almeida. Those never looked like landing.
Bate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Almeida takes one on the button.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
A bone on bone clash there as Bate blocks the leg kick.
Almeida throws a series of punches but Bate moves out of range.
Bate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Almeida.
A quick step to the side and Bate tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Almeida.
A big left from Almeida misses.
Bate scores with a hook to the body. Almeida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Bate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Almeida walks into a straight right hand from Bate.
Almeida swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Almeida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bate throws a hook to the side of Almeida's head but Almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Almeida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Almeida misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Almeida.
Bate thuds his right hand into Almeida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Almeida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almeida needs to keep his hands up - Bate had a free shot at his head there.
Bate lands a jab to the head.
Almeida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bate's head backwards.
Bate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bate throws a shot from downtown. Almeida moves away and avoids it.
Almeida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
Almeida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice body punch from Bate.
Almeida throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bate to counter with a crisp jab.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bate misses with a body punch
and Almeida counters with a left and a right that stings Bate.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Bate's body.
Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Almeida thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almeida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate jabs Almeida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almeida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bate rather than just go for the knockout.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bate.
Bate scores with a jab.
A left lands for Bate.
Almeida throws a leg kick but Bate sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Bate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Almeida.
Bate misses with a hook.
Bate slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Almeida throws a front kick aimed at Bate's knee but Bate avoids it well.
Bate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tyler Bate did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bate lands a right hook to the body.
Almeida slips under a jab from Bate.
Bate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bate connects with a body shot that sends Almeida's belly button to the back.
Bate misses with a hook
and Almeida counters with a three punch combo that has Bate backing up. Bate nods at Almeida to acknowledge the strikes.
Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Almeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almeida misses with an uppercut.
Almeida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almeida is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bate.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Almeida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bate.
Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
Almeida defending well as Bate loads up on a big left hand.
Bate slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Bate. Beautiful body shot.
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bate counters with a straight right hand.
Bate misses with a jab to the body
and Bate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almeida throws a combination that misses
and Bate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bate scores with a hook.
Almeida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bate misses with a looping right.
Almeida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bate's hands.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Almeida saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Almeida as he connects with a hook.
Bate slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bate lands a lovely overhand right.
Almeida takes one to the side of the head.
Bate scores with a hook.
Bate avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Bate tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bate.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Almeida.
Bate connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bate takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Almeida misses its intended target.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Almeida.
Almeida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Almeida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Almeida there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bate jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bate.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Almeida misses with a right hand
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Bate had his way with Ricardo Almeida in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Almeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bate.
An attempted straight right counter from Bate misses the target.
Bate scores with a nice right hand.
Almeida misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Almeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bate swings for the body but Almeida moves out of range.
Bate lands a really nice looking cross but Almeida seems unphased.
Bate misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida throws a one two combo.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Almeida is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida looks to throw the jab but Bate is out of range.
Almeida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bate lands with a nice body punch.
Bate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almeida lands with a cross.
Jab from Almeida.
Bate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Bate avoids it well.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida throws a right and a left that Bate avoids nicely.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almeida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Bate - just one landing.
Bate checks a leg kick nicely.
Bate takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Bate misses its intended target.
It seemed like Almeida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Almeida misses with a double jab.
Bate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A left and a right from Almeida both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a body shot but no joy.
Almeida is looking to clinch.
Almeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bate throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Bate dodges the punch combination from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Almeida.
Ricardo Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bate thuds a left hand into Almeida's body.
Bate looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bate as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Bate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida scores with a shot to the body.
Bate takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Almeida walks into a left hand.
Tyler Bate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Almeida.
Bate connects with a body shot that sends Almeida's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Almeida.
Well Bate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Bate!
Tyler Bate retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tyler Bate gave a big smile as he said 'And this guy thought he was the featherweight champion? This division is a joke and I'll continue to prove that until it is time for me to move on to lightweight.'.
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