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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen has chosen Oetori as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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167 cm
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147 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chevy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen throws the left hand but Bate avoids the punch easily.
Nguyen forces Bate back against the cage and clinches.
Nguyen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bate.
Nguyen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bate blocking some punches.
Bate misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bate slowing the pace effectively.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Bate avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Bate taking a breather.
Nguyen stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to score with a low kick but Bate moves his leg out of the way.
Bate misses with a looping right.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nguyen.
Nguyen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nguyen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nguyen tries to land a leg kick but Bate saw it coming and moves away.
Nguyen moves out of range of the strikes.
Bate lands a nice hook to Nguyen's body. Nguyen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Chevy Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bate needs to keep his hands up - Nguyen had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Nguyen misses.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nguyen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nguyen throws a leg kick which misses Bate's front leg but catches the back leg as Bate tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nguyen, right into the meat.
Bate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Bate misses.
Bate jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bate takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Bate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nguyen. Nguyen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nguyen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nguyen motions for Bate to come forward. Nguyen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bate fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nguyen to the ground. Bate is now in Nguyen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nguyen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nguyen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bate controls the pace.
Bate wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
Nguyen is controlling Bate's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyrone Bate wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nguyen throws a poor cross that misses
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nguyen misses with a straight left.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate.
Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bate.
Bate misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bate blocks a low kick nicely.
Bate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bate lands in his opponent's guard.
Bate looking to sit in guard and control but Nguyen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Chevy Nguyen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bate misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Bate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nguyen doesn't seem phased though.
Bate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nguyen sprawls well initially but Bate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nguyen is looking to improve his position.
Bate is thwarting Nguyen's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing that Bate has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bate prevents Nguyen from improving his position.
Nguyen wants to control but Bate is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to get to full guard but Bate has control of the leg.
Bate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bate is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nguyen wants to control but Bate is having none of it.
Bate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nguyen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nguyen tries to roll over but Bate keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate thows a huge punch but Nguyen dodges it nicely.
Nguyen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nguyen trying to control from the bottom.
Nguyen has a hand on Bate's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bate takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bate thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate lands a big elbow.
Bate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nguyen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nguyen is bucking up trying to escape but Bate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bate goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nguyen turns into him and now he's in Bate's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a strike but Bate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nguyen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bate's guard.
Bate can't keep his opponent in guard - Nguyen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
My spies in NexGen Fight Team inform me that Nguyen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bate moves into full guard.
Bate looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nguyen has picked Bate up and slammed him! Bate can't keep hold of the triangle and Nguyen manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to improve his position.
Bate is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nguyen connects with a decent elbow.
Bate regains half guard.
Nguyen is looking to take a break and control but Bate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bate gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nguyen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bate is keeping the position for now.
Bate is trying to control the position but Nguyen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
Bate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
Bate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bate.
Bate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nguyen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nguyen motions for Bate to come forward. Nguyen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bate misses with a hook. Nguyen ducked under it nicely.
Bate blocks the body kick.
Bate with a hook.
Bate takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen looks for the body kick but Bate saw that one coming.
Nguyen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bate connects with a jab.
Nguyen 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nguyen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bate has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bate and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bate throws a hook but Nguyen avoids it easily.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bate misses with a looping left.
Nguyen throws a low kick, looking for Bate's leg but Bate calmly moves out of range.
Bate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nguyen counters with a thumping low kick.
Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
Bate looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Bate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nguyen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Nguyen misses.
Bate slips under a jab.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bate scores with a one two! Nguyen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bate throws a jab but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a solid leg kick but Bate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nguyen.
Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bate.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nguyen manages to avoid it.
Nguyen swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Bate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nguyen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen throws a front kick aimed at Bate's knee but Bate avoids it well.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Bate cracks Nguyen with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nguyen.
Bate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Bate misses with a straight left.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Bate is avoiding it.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a looping overhand right but Nguyen ducks down to avoid it.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bate's sensitive parts.
Nguyen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nguyen takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
Bate connects with a body shot that sends Nguyen's belly button to the back.
Nguyen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bate blocks a low kick nicely.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bate lands with a nice body punch.
Nguyen swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chevy Nguyen.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Tyrone Bate rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Chevy Nguyen had this to say: 'More fighting less training...'.
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