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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kacper Strzelba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kacper Strzelba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geraldo Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kacper Strzelba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate fails with the takedown
and Strzelba counters with a three punch combo that has Tate backing up. Tate nods at Strzelba to acknowledge the strikes.
Strzelba tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Strzelba is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tate is controlling him well.
Tate in side control, throwing shots but Strzelba defends.
Strzelba is pushing Tate's head away, looking to escape. Tate manages to hold on to the position though.
Tate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tate tries for a kimura but Strzelba is defending well.
Tate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strzelba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tate is trying to get an arm triangle but Strzelba is defending well.
Tate working the ground and pound but Strzelba is defending the strikes.
Strzelba is pushing Tate's head away, looking to escape. Tate manages to hold on to the position though.
Strzelba defending against the ground and pound.
Strzelba pushes Tate away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tate gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tate has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strzelba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strzelba sizes up Tate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tate shoots in for a double leg but Strzelba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Strzelba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tate tries to avoid it but Strzelba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tate to the ground. Tate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tate seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Strzelba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba goes for a double leg but Tate avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tate continues to drive forward.
Tate throws a big counter combination but Strzelba scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Geraldo Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kacper Strzelba.
Tate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strzelba.
Tate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strzelba is trying to defend but Tate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strzelba looks winded!
Strzelba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like Tate is going to stand back up.
Tate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tate tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We've been informed that Strzelba has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Strzelba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot lands for Strzelba.
Strzelba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tate defends it nicely.
Tate tries to counter with a takedown but Strzelba is quick to defend against it.
Kacper Strzelba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strzelba lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kacper Strzelba will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strzelba misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strzelba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tate is trying to defend but Strzelba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Strzelba is working for a kimura but Tate is defending it quite comfortably.
Strzelba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strzelba is looking for a kimura but Tate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Strzelba to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strzelba won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
Tate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Strzelba wanted to stand there but Tate had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strzelba gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting.
Strzelba dives in for a single leg takedown but Tate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Strzelba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strzelba is breathing heavily.
Tate dives in and scores a takedown into Strzelba's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Strzelba's head.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Tate won't allow Strzelba to get back to his feet.
Strzelba uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Strzelba throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kacper Strzelba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strzelba swivels and escapes.
Strzelba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strzelba looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba darts in looking for a takedown but Tate gets double underhooks and turns Strzelba into the cage.
Geraldo Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kacper Strzelba.
Strzelba closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Strzelba pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate stuffs the takedown.
Tate feinted with a counter takedown.
Tate drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tate decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strzelba sprawls well. Strzelba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba misses with a two punch combination.
Strzelba throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Tate is looking to clinch but Strzelba is avoiding it.
Strzelba tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Strzelba defends well and Tate ends up having to push Strzelba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Strzelba tries to counter it with a takedown but Tate pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Strzelba!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kacper Strzelba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Strzelba closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Strzelba pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strzelba shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate sprawls well. He's pushed Strzelba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strzelba looks for a takedown but Tate sprawls well.
Geraldo Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kacper Strzelba.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strzelba counters with a straight right hand.
Strzelba shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strzelba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate shoots in but Strzelba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strzelba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate dives in for a single leg takedown but Strzelba sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Strzelba pushes him off.
Strzelba shoots in looking for a takedown. Tate tries to sprawl out of it but Strzelba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strzelba is fending him off so far but Tate persists. Nope, Strzelba circles away and we're back to standing.
Strzelba stalks Tate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate's face. Tate staggers backwards, shaken.
Tate takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strzelba is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Strzelba with that takedown attempt.
Tate shoots in and drives through. Strzelba sprawls well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Strzelba or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate, which made it look bad.
A combination from Strzelba does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tate stuffs the takedown attempt from Strzelba. Strzelba gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Strzelba was covering up waiting for the punch and Tate finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Geraldo Tate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Strzelba's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tate moves out of range as Strzelba strikes.
Tate drops down looking for a counter takedown but Strzelba sprawls and moves away.
Geraldo Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strzelba misses with the combination.
Strzelba shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strzelba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Strzelba defends well and Tate ends up having to push Strzelba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Strzelba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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 Geraldo Tate.
I think Strzelba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kacper Strzelba!
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energy
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