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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Makhlamed Armagedonenov (ranked 7037 p4p, 276 weight class) and Genghis Khwarazmian (ranked 7051 p4p, 277 weight class). Makhlamed Armagedonenov is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Armagedonenov
vs
Khwarazmian

167 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makhlamed Armagedonenov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Genghis Khwarazmian!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armagedonenov misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Armagedonenov.
A little jabbing left from Khwarazmian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khwarazmian throws a hook to the side of Armagedonenov's head but Armagedonenov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armagedonenov misses with a looping right.
Khwarazmian misses the jab.
Armagedonenov throws the kick towards the body but Khwarazmian avoids it.
Armagedonenov throws a shot from downtown. Khwarazmian moves away and avoids it.
Armagedonenov misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khwarazmian looks to land a right hand but Armagedonenov moved out of range.
Armagedonenov looks to land a left hand but Khwarazmian moved out of range nicely.
Armagedonenov looks to land a right hand but Khwarazmian moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armagedonenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khwarazmian.
A swing and a miss from Khwarazmian.
Khwarazmian misses with a straight right.
Armagedonenov tries to counter with a takedown but Khwarazmian is quick to defend against it.
Khwarazmian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Armagedonenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Armagedonenov missing with a left hand there. Khwarazmian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armagedonenov missing with a left hand there. Khwarazmian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armagedonenov ducks under a wild hook from Khwarazmian.
Khwarazmian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armagedonenov.
Armagedonenov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khwarazmian.
Khwarazmian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khwarazmian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Armagedonenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khwarazmian throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Khwarazmian.
Khwarazmian staying out of range there.
Armagedonenov throws a body kick that misses.
Khwarazmian slaps away a takedown attempt from Armagedonenov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armagedonenov is breathing heavily.
Khwarazmian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armagedonenov.
Armagedonenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khwarazmian throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Armagedonenov misses the target.
Armagedonenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khwarazmian.
An attempted straight right counter from Armagedonenov misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Khwarazmian misses.
Armagedonenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Armagedonenov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Khwarazmian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Armagedonenov misses the target.
Khwarazmian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khwarazmian misses with a hook.
Armagedonenov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from Armagedonenov misses.
Armagedonenov throws a front kick aimed at Khwarazmian's knee but Khwarazmian avoids it well.
Khwarazmian ducks under a wild hook from Armagedonenov.
Khwarazmian misses with an uppercut.
Armagedonenov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Khwarazmian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armagedonenov moves out of range of the strikes.
Khwarazmian misses with a left hand
and Armagedonenov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armagedonenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khwarazmian throws a lazy uppercut
and Armagedonenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armagedonenov slips under a jab from Khwarazmian.
It looked like Armagedonenov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khwarazmian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armagedonenov misses with an uppercut. Khwarazmian saw that one coming.

Khwarazmian throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Armagedonenov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Khwarazmian is in Armagedonenov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Armagedonenov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makhlamed Armagedonenov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Khwarazmian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Armagedonenov throws an overhand right that lands on Khwarazmian's shoulder, as Khwarazmian tries to avoid the shot.
Armagedonenov throws an overhand right that lands on Khwarazmian's shoulder, as Khwarazmian tries to avoid the shot.
Khwarazmian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Armagedonenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khwarazmian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armagedonenov.
Armagedonenov throws a hook to the side of Khwarazmian's head but Khwarazmian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armagedonenov throws a lazy right hand but Khwarazmian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khwarazmian moves out of range as Armagedonenov strikes.
Armagedonenov looks to throw the jab but Khwarazmian is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armagedonenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khwarazmian.
Armagedonenov looks to land a right hand but Khwarazmian moved out of range.

Armagedonenov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khwarazmian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Armagedonenov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khwarazmian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khwarazmian working some strikes from top position.

Armagedonenov working for a triangle but Khwarazmian defends it easily.
Khwarazmian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khwarazmian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Khwarazmian scoring with some ground and pound.
Khwarazmian distracts Armagedonenov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khwarazmian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armagedonenov is on top in guard.

Khwarazmian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armagedonenov.
Armagedonenov trying to control the position from guard on top but Khwarazmian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Khwarazmian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Armagedonenov wants to control from the top but Khwarazmian keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khwarazmian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Armagedonenov trying to control the position from guard on top but Khwarazmian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armagedonenov throwing strikes from guard but Khwarazmian blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armagedonenov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armagedonenov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Armagedonenov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Khwarazmian is looking for a triangle but Armagedonenov pushes his legs off easily.
Armagedonenov lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Khwarazmian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Armagedonenov defends it easily.
Armagedonenov connects with a couple of short punches.

Khwarazmian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Armagedonenov defends well.
Armagedonenov distracts Khwarazmian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Armagedonenov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Armagedonenov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Khwarazmian has his foot on Armagedonenov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Armagedonenov works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Makhlamed Armagedonenov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Khwarazmian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khwarazmian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khwarazmian misses with an uppercut.
Khwarazmian throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Khwarazmian misses the target.
Armagedonenov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armagedonenov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khwarazmian throws out a counter right but Armagedonenov avoids it with no problem.
Khwarazmian moves out of range as Armagedonenov strikes.
Armagedonenov ducks under a wild hook from Khwarazmian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armagedonenov misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Khwarazmian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Khwarazmian misses.
Khwarazmian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armagedonenov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khwarazmian! But no joy.
Khwarazmian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Khwarazmian misses.
Armagedonenov missing with a left hand there. Khwarazmian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khwarazmian misses with an uppercut. Armagedonenov saw that one coming.
Armagedonenov misses with a hook. Khwarazmian ducked under it nicely.
Khwarazmian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khwarazmian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armagedonenov missing with a left hand there. Khwarazmian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armagedonenov misses with an uppercut.
Armagedonenov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khwarazmian is out of range and Armagedonenov settles back down.
Armagedonenov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khwarazmian avoids it really well and circles away.
Khwarazmian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khwarazmian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armagedonenov slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armagedonenov throws a jab when Khwarazmian was well out of range.
Khwarazmian throws a hook but Armagedonenov avoids it easily.
Khwarazmian misses with a hook.
Armagedonenov slips a straight right by Khwarazmian.
Armagedonenov throws the left hand but Khwarazmian avoids the punch easily.
Khwarazmian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armagedonenov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armagedonenov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Khwarazmian misses the target.
Armagedonenov shoots in looking for a takedown but Khwarazmian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Armagedonenov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Makhlamed Armagedonenov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khwarazmian throws the left hand but Armagedonenov avoids the punch easily.
Armagedonenov moves out of range of the strikes.
Makhlamed Armagedonenov is winning the standup battle so far.
Armagedonenov throws a poor cross that misses
and Khwarazmian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Genghis Khwarazmian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khwarazmian throws a shot from downtown. Armagedonenov moves away and avoids it.
Armagedonenov slips under a jab from Khwarazmian.
An attempted straight right counter from Armagedonenov misses the target.
Khwarazmian moves out of range as Armagedonenov strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khwarazmian throws a lazy uppercut
letting Armagedonenov counter with a right hand.
Khwarazmian throws a jab but it's blocked by Armagedonenov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genghis Khwarazmian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Armagedonenov 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makhlamed Armagedonenov!
Makhlamed Armagedonenov is the new bantamweight champion!
Makhlamed Armagedonenov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 6425 p4p, 652 weight class) and Tommy Tate (ranked 24921 p4p, 766 weight class). 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!

Tate Jr
vs
Tate

180 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

180 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Tate !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate smiles and moves away.

Tate Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tate to the mat! Tate manages to get full guard.
Tate Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tate can't keep his opponent in guard - Tate Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to get back to full guard.
Tate Jr wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Tate uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tate Jr won't allow Tate to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tate ends up having to push Tate Jr into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate avoids the head kick by Tate Jr.
Despite the aggression on Tate 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate Jr as he jumps to the side.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate walks into a stiff left hand from Tate Jr.

It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tate 's waist but Tate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate Jr off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tate darts in looking for a takedown but Tate Jr gets double underhooks and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .
Tate Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Tate is quick to defend against it.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.

Tate Jr gets a clinch.
Tate Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tate Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate 's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Tate Jr has the dominant position.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tate prevents the takedown attempt.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tate gets a takedown into half guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate Jr has one foot on Tate 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tate 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tate Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tate eats them both and turns towards Tate Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tate goes for a double leg but Tate Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Tate Jr continues to drive forward.
Tate Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Tate breaks away and moves out of range.
Tate Jr shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr wants to clinch
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tate Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tate shapes to counter with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate throws a front kick aimed at Tate Jr's knee but Tate Jr avoids it well.
As Tate tries to get set, Tate Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Tate manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Jr. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Jr is trying to pull guard but Tate turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Tate looking for a takedown.

Tate 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 Jr uses from the top position.
Tate Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate Jr wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Tate Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate , not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tate Jr controls the pace.

Tate Jr gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting.

Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate can't get the takedown.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Tate .
Tate Jr throws a big counter combination but Tate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.

Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate Jr smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Tate Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tate Jr.
Tate Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the ropes. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate Jr smiles and moves away.

Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Tate Jr is trying to pull guard but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

Tate Jr clinches.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Tate Jr turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tate 's cut.
That's time! Tate Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Tate throws a body kick that misses.
Tate Jr takes a swing at Tate 's ribcage but misses.
Tate Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate Jr wants it to stay on the feet.

Tate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tate Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Tate .
Tate wants to stand but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Tate Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tate 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tate Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tate is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate , which made it look bad.

Tate closes the distance and clinches.

Tate Jr has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tate clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tate Jr controlling well, preventing Tate from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate keeps trying to improve his position.

Tate is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Tate Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tate is really stuck here.
Tate prevents Tate Jr from getting a body triangle.

Tate Jr is persistently looking for the submission but Tate is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate can't escape the position.
Tate is keeping busy.
Tate tries to escape but Tate Jr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tate Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Tate Jr is looking for a choke. Tate gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Tate manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr is controlling Tate 's posture.
Tate won't allow Tate Jr to sweep him here.
Tate Jr looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Jr is really struggling to control Tate but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tommy Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.

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 Curtis Tate Jr.
Well Tate Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 8294 p4p, 554 weight class) and Will Thomas (ranked 25028 p4p, 584 weight class). Fossmo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Helge Fossmo predikar. Helge Fossmo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fossmo
vs
Thomas

203 cm
48
286 lbs
33 - 14 - 0

180 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Fossmo as Thomas shoots in.
Thomas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fossmo stuffs the takedown.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Fossmo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Helge Fossmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Thomas.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fossmo avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch but Fossmo moves away
and Fossmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Fossmo circles away easily
and Fossmo counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fossmo defends well and Thomas ends up having to push Fossmo into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Thomas backs away, Fossmo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fossmo dives in and scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.

Fossmo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fossmo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fossmo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Fossmo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fossmo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Fossmo is proving a slippery customer.
Fossmo lands a couple of digs.
Fossmo preventing the sweep.
Thomas looks winded!
Fossmo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.

Fossmo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fossmo stuffs the takedown.
Fossmo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fossmo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thomas avoids it.

Fossmo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thomas did well to prevent Fossmo getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo is nestled in close to Thomas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fossmo winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fossmo lands with a punch from half guard.
Fossmo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fossmo is taking a breather. Thomas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fossmo winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Thomas is rocked!
Fossmo lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Thomas! More strikes land and this one is all over! Fossmo jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helge Fossmo!
Helge Fossmo retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Helge Fossmo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Grundmann (ranked 4601 p4p, 566 weight class) and Corey Mcgraugh (ranked 2701 p4p, 378 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grundmann
vs
Mcgraugh

180 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Grundmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Mcgraugh!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundmann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcgraugh sprawls well. Mcgraugh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grundmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Grundmann dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcgraugh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Grundmann is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mcgraugh.
Grundmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mcgraugh. That's going to slow Grundmann down.
Grundmann tries to clinch but Mcgraugh is having none of it.
Mcgraugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grundmann fails with the takedown
enabling Mcgraugh to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgraugh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Grundmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Mcgraugh.
Grundmann dives in for a single leg takedown but Mcgraugh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Mcgraugh wants to counter with a clinch but Grundmann pushes him away.
Mcgraugh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grundmann.
Grundmann fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcgraugh thuds his right hand into Grundmann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundmann dives in and grabs Mcgraugh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcgraugh pushes down on Grundmann's head and hops out.
Mcgraugh throws out a counter right but Grundmann avoids it with no problem.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcgraugh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grundmann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcgraugh leaves Grundmann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh with a nice cross.
Mcgraugh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Grundmann clinches up with Mcgraugh and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mcgraugh pushes Grundmann back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mcgraugh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh gets underhooks to prevent Grundmann's takedown attempt.
Mcgraugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grundmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcgraugh has him pressed against the ropes.
Mcgraugh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grundmann has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcgraugh after a bit of a struggle.
Mcgraugh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcgraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgraugh presses Grundmann against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grundmann wants a takedown but no success here.
Mcgraugh works on Grundmann's body with a couple of short punches.
Grundmann is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgraugh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grundmann backwards.
Mcgraugh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mcgraugh lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh scores with a shot to the side of Grundmann's head.
Mcgraugh lands a damaging elbow.
Mcgraugh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcgraugh cracks Grundmann with a nice body shot.
Mcgraugh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcgraugh lands a shot to the body.
Mcgraugh lands with a right to the head.
Mcgraugh lands a body shot.
Mcgraugh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a shot to the body.
Mcgraugh pushes Grundmann back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh digs a right hand underneath Grundmann's ribcage. Grundmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mcgraugh is leaning against Grundmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mcgraugh lands with a light punch inside.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grundmann backwards.
Mcgraugh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mcgraugh manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh lands with a cross.

Grundmann is rocked!
Mcgraugh lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Grundmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgraugh throws an overhand right that drops Grundmann like a sack of potatoes! Mcgraugh dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Mcgraugh! Corey Mcgraugh retains his light heavyweight title!