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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sick Puppy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Demarcus Bate's chin.
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166 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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178 cm
30
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demarcus Bate!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy throws a hook but Bate avoids it easily.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Puppy slips the punch.
A lazy left from Puppy finds it's target.
Puppy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puppy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bate's half guard.
Puppy is nestled in close to Bate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puppy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Puppy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bate defends it well.
Bate wants to improve his position but Puppy is controlling well.
Puppy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bate defending well though.
Bate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Puppy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Puppy is looking to take a break and control but Bate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puppy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bate is looking for a sweep. Puppy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate is pressing down on Puppy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puppy cracks Bate with a solid left hand.
Puppy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Puppy stays in close to Bate's body and controls the position.
Bate has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kelley Fighting Systems- Elite. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Puppy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Puppy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puppy trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Puppy slips under a jab from Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puppys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puppy. That did some damage!
Puppy lands a jab to the nose.
Puppy slips a jab from Bate.
No joy there for Puppy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puppy throws a big shot that misses.
Puppy ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Puppy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bate as he jumps to the side.
Bate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puppy pinned against the cage. Puppy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Puppy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puppy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bate is out of range and Puppy settles back down.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puppy moves away.
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!
Bate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy thows a leg kick but Bate checks it
so Bate counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Puppy wants to get back to his feet but Bate is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bate wants to control from the top but Puppy keeps moving.
Puppy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bate is controlling him.
Puppy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Sick Puppy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puppy scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Bate.
Puppy lands a slapping body shot.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Demarcus Bate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Bate lands but Puppy takes it in his stride.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
Bate avoids the body shot from Puppy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Bate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy misses with a body shot.
Bate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puppy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Puppy throws a shot from downtown. Bate moves away and avoids it.
Bate lands a nice shot to the body.
Bate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puppy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puppy wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Bate misses with a body kick.
Puppy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bate circles away quickly and effectively.
Bate slaps away a takedown attempt from Puppy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bate lands a nice looking body shot.
Puppy misses with a combination
and Bate counters with an inside leg kick.
Puppy shoots for a takedown but Bate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Puppy.
Bate shoots for a takedown but Puppy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puppy throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Puppy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sick Puppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Bate slips a jab from Puppy.
Bate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puppy's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puppy drives through and clinches with Bate against the cage.
Bate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bate tries to throw a body punch but Puppy avoids it by throwing Bate back against the cage.
Bate prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bate has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Puppy regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy working for submissions but it's allowed Bate to get to half guard.
Bate sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Puppy actively working from the bottom here.
Puppy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Puppy is staying active underneath Bate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puppy trying to control but Bate postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puppy wants to get back to full guard.
Bate working over Puppy with some ground and pound. Puppy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bate lands a nice short elbow.
Bate trying to control from half guard but Puppy is working away.
Puppy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bate.
Puppy looking for submissions off his back.
Bate is looking to advance position but Puppy won't allow it.
Puppy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Bate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bate is looking to land body kicks.
Puppy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bate throws a body kick that misses.
Bate swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Puppy to counter with a crisp jab.
Puppy moves out of range of the leg kick from Bate.
Puppy misses with a shot to the body
and Bate counters with an outside leg kick.
Puppy throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Puppy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bate moves out of range of the body kick from Puppy.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Bate doesn't manage to clinch there - Puppy circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Bate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puppy takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Puppy lands a slapping body shot.
Bate lands with a right hand.
Puppy goes for a double leg but Bate avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bate continues to drive forward.
Puppy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bate.
Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bate avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sick Puppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bate digs a right hand underneath Puppy's ribcage. Puppy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puppy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Bate.
Bate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bate is fighting off a takedown attempt but Puppy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bate to the mat. Bate regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy looking to sit in guard and control but Bate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Demarcus Bate has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Puppy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puppy wants to stand up but Bate is controlling him.
Puppy is wriggling around but Bate manages to pass to half guard.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puppy keeps working.
Bate slips a nice elbow through Puppy's hands, connecting with Puppy's forehead.
Puppy is trying to maintain the position but Bate is very close to passing his half guard.
Puppy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy is looking to control Bate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puppy avoid being mounted?
Puppy 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.
Puppy is trying to stand back up but Bate is controlling him
Puppy trying to control from the bottom.
Puppy has hold of Bate's hands but Bate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Puppy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bate is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puppy is trying to stand.
Bate is looking to take a break and control but Puppy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puppy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bate.
Puppy is not content to let Bate control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puppy is out of range and Bate settles back down.
Bate avoids the body shot from Puppy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puppy scores with a nice body kick.
Puppy lands with a good body shot.
Puppy misses with an uppercut. Bate saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Demarcus Bate just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bate scores with a jab.
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puppy throws a wild body kick that Bate sees coming a mile off.
Bate takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Puppy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puppy throws a series of punches but Bate moves out of range.
Bate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Puppy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puppy misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puppy.
Puppy checks a leg kick.
Puppy misses with a right hand
enabling Bate to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate doesn't manage to clinch there - Puppy circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Puppy. Those never looked like landing.
Bate misses with a looping right.
Bate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bate throws a low kick but Puppy moves out of range easily.
Puppy cracks Bate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bate jabs Puppy right on the nose. Puppy blinks but takes it well.
Puppy lands a body shot.
Bate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bate scores with a hook.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy misses with a body kick.
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!
Puppy cracks Bate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puppy throws a leg kick but Bate moved away.
Bate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Puppy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bate.
A big right from Puppy misses.
Puppy throws a low kick, looking for Bate's leg but Bate calmly moves out of range.
Puppy throws an off balance right hand
and Bate counters with a good low kick that Puppy was not able to check.
Bate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puppy has time to react.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Puppy tries for a takedown but Bate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate connects with a looping right hand.
Puppy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate throws a body shot but no joy.
Puppy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bate.
Puppy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bate scores with a nice head shot.
Puppy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puppy throws a shot to the body.
Bate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bate lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puppy looking to control.
Bate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Puppy's head.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Puppy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puppy wants to improve his position but instead Bate has moved into half guard.
Sick Puppy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puppy's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarcus Bate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 37:39
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 37:39
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demarcus Bate!
In his post fight interview, Demarcus Bate started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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