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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mai Lourd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mai Lourd!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate forces Lourd back against the cage and clinches.
Tate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tate seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tate gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Lourd shoots in but no luck this time.
Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lourd.
Tate pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lourd throws an elbow but it misses.
Tate is pressed up against the cage. Lourd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tate down to the mat. Tate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brandon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mai Lourd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate forces Lourd back against the cage and clinches.
Tate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lourd is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Tate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lourd is looking to control Tate's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lourd has his back to the cage.
Lourd fails to pull guard.
Tate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lourd, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tate.
Tate looking to throw knees to the head but Lourd is blocking nicely.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate scores a nice knee to the body.
Lourd looks gassed!
Tate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lourd.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Tate drives through and clinches with Lourd against the cage.
Tate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tate landing knees to the head.
Lourd looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Lourd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourd tries to pull guard but Tate holds him up against the cage and eventually Lourd drops back down to his feet.
Lourd looking for a takedown.
Lourd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate lands a nice knee to the body.
Tate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Lourd.
Tate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate stalling the fight.
Lourd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lourd tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Lourd tries for a takedown but Tate manages to get underhooks.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lourd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lourd throws an elbow that misses.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tate.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lourd blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lourd blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate misses with a knee to the head.
Lourd tries to score a body lock takedown but Tate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lourd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Tate to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lourd's brow.
Lourd misses with a knee to the head.
Tate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lourd is working for takedown but Tate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Lourd.
Tate lands a nice shot to the body.
Lourd tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Lourd avoids the damage to the body.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Lourd drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lourd is on top in guard.
Lourd trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Tate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lourd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.
A body shot lands from Tate.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tate.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tate.
Lourd tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lourd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate stalling against the cage.
Lourd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tate pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lourd tries to clinch
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lourd has Tate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brandon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mai Lourd.
Tate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lourd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lourd has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tate uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lourd is looking to stand up but Tate isn't so interested in that idea.
Lourd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tate wants to stand and escape but instead Lourd has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lourd stands up from Tate's guard - Lourd perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lourd wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lourd tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Lourd tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Lourd looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
Lourd goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lourd tries to clinch but Tate moves away
and Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate scores with a knee to the head.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tate.
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Lourd, against the cage.
Tate avoiding damage as Lourd throws knees to the body.
Tate blocks an elbow strike.
Lourd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lourd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tate avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lourd misses with an elbow over the top.
Tate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tate is pressed up against the cage. Lourd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tate down to the mat. Tate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lourd darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate.
Lourd misses with a knee to the head.
Tate avoiding damage as Lourd throws knees to the body.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Lourd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate avoiding damage as Lourd throws knees to the body.
Tate avoiding damage.
Lourd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tate is stalling here.
Lourd stalling.
Tate just leaning against Lourd, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tate is stalling here.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Lourd.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lourd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lourd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tate lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mai Lourd has been cut.
Tate stalling against the cage.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lourd tries for a takedown but Tate manages to get underhooks.
Tate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
Tate landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lourd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Lourd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate trying to stall but Lourd improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Lourd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lourd is trying to stall.
Tate pushes off an throws an elbow but Lourd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Tate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mai Lourd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lourd tries to clinch
and Tate moves into the clinch.
Lourd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Lourd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Tate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Lourd.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
Tate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lourd.
Lourd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate scores with a knee to the head.
Lourd tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Tate landing knees to the body.
Tate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lourd lands a knee to the body.
Lourd tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Tate keeps control of Lourd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate prevents the takedown attempt.
Brandon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mai Lourd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lourd goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lourd counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lourd is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tate is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lourd is controlling him well.
Tate tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lourd lands a nice shot to the head.
Tate is trying to stand.
Lourd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tate is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You get the feeling that Tate really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tate trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lourd wants to control the pace but Tate is squirming around nicely.
Tate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tate tries to get out of the position.
Lourd is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tate clinches up with Lourd and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tate throws an elbow but misses.
Tate avoiding damage as Lourd throws knees to the body.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Mai Lourd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate scores a nice knee to the body.
Tate pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourd misses with a punch to the body.
Lourd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tate misses with an elbow over the top.
Tate stalls.
Tate crunches a lovely knee into Lourd's ribcage.
Tate connects with a knee to the head.
Tate lands an elbow inside that Lourd shrugs off.
Brandon Tate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lourd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tate's guard now.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Lourd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lourd wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lourd won't allow Tate to get back to his feet.
Lourd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tate has managed to clinch.
Lourd misses with a knee to the head.
Tate misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Tate tries a knee to the head but Lourd blocks it.
Lourd tries to pull guard but Tate holds him up against the cage and eventually Lourd drops back down to his feet.
Tate blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lourd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Tate to work.
Lourd has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Tate to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tate for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mai Lourd.
I think Tate 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Tate!
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RATING
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