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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Bate (ranked 2994 p4p, 269 weight class) and Eric Anderson (ranked 6877 p4p, 447 weight class). Bate's entrance music is Shot Em'. A fine choice. Anderson has chosen Out of Control as his entrance music. Tyler Bate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bate.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Bate clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Bate circles away and keeps his distance.
Bate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bate swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson rushes Bate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Bate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arvins Bootcamp in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Bate is looking to counter punch.
Bate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Anderson swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bate doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bate lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Bate.
Bate prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is working Bate over against the cage.
Bate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bate's elbow.
Bate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Bate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Bate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson wants to clinch but Bate slips to the side
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
Anderson tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bate to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Anderson wants to clinch but Bate slips to the side
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson misses with a hook. Bate ducked under it nicely.
Bate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bate is out of range.
Bate works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Bate is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bate counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Bate jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
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!
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bate lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Bate counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Bate to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Bate is breathing heavily.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Bate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eric Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Bate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson jabs Bate right on the nose. Bate blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Anderson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Bate will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Bate's body. Bate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bate.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Bate breaks from the clinch.
Bate scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Bate counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Bate breaks from the clinch.
Bate misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Bate moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bate.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bate controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bate.
Bate breaks the clinch.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson rushes Bate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Eric Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler Bate is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Bate circles away.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
A little feinted left hand from Bate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson feints a jab promting Bate to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bate slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bate's elbow.
Anderson trying to stall but Bate improves his position.
Bate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bate with a hook.
Bate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bate, as that shot connected.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Bate.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bate should have avoided that one.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Bate misses the target.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bate crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Bate gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Bate manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Bate counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson wants to clinch but Bate slips to the side
and Bate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bate lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Bate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bate scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Bate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bate misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Bate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Anderson moves out of range as Bate strikes.
Bate slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson jabs at Bate's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bate.
Anderson jabs at Bate's body.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
Bate connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
It looked like Bate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anderson.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Bate against the cage.
Bate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson rushes Bate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bate manages to break the clinch.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Bate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Bate with a hook.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bate counters with a straight right hand.
Bate takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
As Anderson looks to move away, Bate throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Bate.
I think Bate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Bate!
Post fight, Tyler Bate took to the microphone: '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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