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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miesha Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Disgracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Disgracie's choice of entrance music: I kill cause im hungry. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
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163 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miesha Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Disgracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate or perhaps it was just good defense by Disgracie, which made it look bad.
Disgracie scores with a jab.
A cross from Disgracie lands.
Disgracie leaves Tate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt
and Disgracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tate has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miesha Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tate with a lazy takedown attempt
and Disgracie moves into the clinch.
Tate can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disgracie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Disgracie misses with the head strike.
Disgracie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tate.
Tate drops down looking for an ankle pick but Disgracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tate fails with the takedown
and Disgracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Disgracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Disgracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Disgracie! But no joy.
Tate drops his hands momentarily and Disgracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tate fails with the takedown
and Disgracie counters with a straight right hand.
Disgracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tate on the side of the head.
Tate goes for a double leg but Disgracie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Disgracie continues to drive forward.
Disgracie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tate under the eye.
It looks like Miesha Tate has been cut.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Disgracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Disgracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt
letting Disgracie counter with a right hand.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt
and Disgracie counters with a left to the body.
Disgracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disgracie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Disgracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to clinch.
Disgracie throws out a counter right but Tate avoids it with no problem.
Miesha Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Disgracie finds it's way through Tate's defenses.
Tate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Disgracie pinned against the cage. Disgracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Disgracie wants to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch position.
Disgracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate or perhaps it was just good defense by Disgracie, which made it look bad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Disgracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Disgracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
Disgracie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to clinch up but Disgracie keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Disgracie lands.
Disgracie connects with a looping right hand.
Tate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Disgracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate doesn't seem bothered though.
Disgracie lands the left hand.
Tate with a lazy takedown attempt
and Disgracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate fails with the takedown
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate is rocked!
Disgracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Tate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
and Disgracie counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tate! He's just covering up as Disgracie starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Disgracie!
Royce Disgracie is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Royce Disgracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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