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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 23091 p4p, 501 weight class) and Tommy Tate (ranked 22878 p4p, 488 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 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
3 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Tate !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr misses with the combination.
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tate Jr crunches a lovely knee into Tate 's ribcage.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr has managed to clinch.
Tate Jr is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr stalling.
Tate Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate misses with a punch to the body.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tate throws a head kick that misses
and Tate Jr counters by clinching up.
Tate Jr has Tate pushed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tate Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate takes a shot to the head.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a push kick but Tate Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Tate looks to land a combination but Tate Jr avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Jr. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Tate Jr digs a right hand into Tate 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate 's gas tank.
Tate tries to circle away but Tate Jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it.
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tate . Those never looked like landing.
Tate jabs at Tate Jr's body.
Tate Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Tate rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Jr taking a breather.
Tate Jr stalling against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Jr stalling the fight.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate 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.
Tate Jr scores with a head kick. Tate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Tate .
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate instigates a clinch.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr backing away here, and Tate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Tate avoided it.
Tate Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Tate Jr misses its target.
Tate sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate throws a hook to the side of Tate Jr's head but Tate Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tate manages to circle out of the way.
Tate 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.
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tate Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a series of punches but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate Jr feints and then cracks Tate 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tate down.
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate Jr lands an elbow just above Tate 's eye.
Tate is looking to control Tate Jr's arms but Tate Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr connects with a high kick.
Tate Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate Jr can pounce on him.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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. And we move into the final round!
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Tate .
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Tate Jr both land. Nice combination.
That has opened up Tommy Tate 's cut even more.
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr lands an elbow inside.
Tate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Tommy Tate 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the ropes.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr misses with a wild combination.
Tate Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
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!
Tate Jr throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Tate Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tate .
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate tries to land a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks with his arms.
Tate Jr lands an elbow inside that Tate shrugs off.
Tate trying to stall but Tate Jr improves his position.
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tommy Tate 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Tate 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Jr is working Tate over against the ropes.
Tate Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Tate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Tate Jr.
A bit of stalling here from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Jr throws a combination that misses
and Tate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Grundmann (ranked 7173 p4p, 545 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 22534 p4p, 592 weight class). Michael Grundmann has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Grundmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace , pushing him back against the ropes.
Grundmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallace has him pressed against the ropes.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Grundmann moves into the clinch.
Grundmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace tries to keep at a distance but Grundmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallace tries to stall but Grundmann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grundmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grundmann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Grundmann avoiding damage.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grundmann closes the distance and clinches.
Grundmann wants to break free but Wallace has control.
Grundmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Wallace has double underhooks.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grundmann rushes Wallace and presses him up against the ropes.
Wallace 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundmann takes the fight into the clinch.
Grundmann stalling in the clinch but Wallace improves position.
Wallace 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.
Grundmann trying to stall but Wallace improves his position.
Wallace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Grundmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grundmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace , pushing him back against the ropes.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grundmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grundmann is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Grundmann rushes Wallace and presses him up against the ropes.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grundmann is trying to force a seperation but Wallace has the dominant position.
Come on Grundmann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grundmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wallace landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Grundmann.
Grundmann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Grundmann breaks the clinch.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Grundmann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wallace lands a head kick!
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Grundmann moved out of range nicely.
Grundmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace , pushing him back against the ropes.
Wallace looking to slow down the pace here.
Grundmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace . Those never looked like landing.
Grundmann is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Grundmann clinches with his opponent.
Grundmann is struggling to control the position.
Wallace managing to block the knees to the body from Grundmann.
Grundmann manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grundmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wallace 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grundmann forces Wallace back against the ropes and clinches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wallace throws an elbow but misses.
Wallace wants to stall.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a right hand that Grundmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Grundmann also avoids with ease.
Grundmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace .
Grundmann forces Wallace back against the ropes and clinches.
Wallace looking to slow down the pace here.
Grundmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grundmann clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grundmann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grundmann manages to break the clinch.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grundmann has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grundmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
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 Michael Grundmann will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grundmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Grundmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grundmann is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Grundmann tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grundmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grundmann rushes Wallace and presses him up against the ropes.
Wallace crunches a lovely knee into Grundmann's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grundmann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Grundmann gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grundmann.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wallace obliges.
Grundmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grundmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace is looking to land body kicks.
Grundmann is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace pushes Grundmann up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grundmann manages to break the clinch.
Grundmann avoids the body shot from Wallace .
Grundmann tries to clinch up.
Grundmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
William Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grundmann tries to clinch up
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grundmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace unleashes a big counter combination but Grundmann bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grundmann is looking to clinch.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Grundmann is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Grundmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grundmann is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Grundmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Grundmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace , pushing him back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grundmann misses with a punch to the body.
Grundmann holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Wallace lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grundmann is trying to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling him.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grundmann tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundmann tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grundmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace , pushing him back against the ropes.
Wallace letting Grundmann take a breather here.
Grundmann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grundmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Grundmann moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grundmann has closed the distance and engaged Wallace in a clinch.
Grundmann looking to slow down the pace here.
Grundmann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grundmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grundmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grundmann is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Wallace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grundmann clinches up with Wallace and pushes him back against the ropes.
Grundmann stalling against the ropes.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Grundmann tries to clinch
and Wallace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grundmann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grundmann instigates a clinch.
Wallace tries to stall but Grundmann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grundmann tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grundmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grundmann has closed the distance and engaged Wallace in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Grundmann.
Grundmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace gets tackled into the ropes by Grundmann. Grundmann maintains the clinch.
Michael Grundmann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grundmann moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Wallace now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grundmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grundmann moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Grundmann forces Wallace back against the ropes and clinches.
Grundmann is looking to control Wallace 's arms but Wallace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grundmann has his back to the ropes.
Grundmann tries to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling the position.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grundmann tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Grundmann wants to clinch.
Grundmann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Grundmann.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grundmann doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Wallace tries to clinch but Grundmann moves out of range.
Michael Grundmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Grundmann wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
And Wallace responds with a good body kick, but Grundmann manages to step out the way in time.
Grundmann slips a jab from Wallace .
Grundmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Grundmann moves out of range easily.
Grundmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grundmann swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallace .
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grundmann is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Wallace only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wallace !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grundmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wallace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grundmann rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundmann closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the ropes.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grundmann tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
A low kick from Wallace is predictable there
and Grundmann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wallace throws a head kick but Grundmann moves out of range.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Grundmann avoids them all with ease.
Grundmann tries to clinch up.
Grundmann darts in trying to clinch
and Wallace counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grundmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grundmann tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Grundmann wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Grundmann tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Wallace as he connects with a hook.
Wallace instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grundmann wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Wallace tries to keep at a distance but Grundmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace letting Grundmann take a breather here.
Grundmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grundmann manages to break the clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grundmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grundmann moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Grundmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wallace throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wallace 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Wallace !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hermann Van Glost (ranked 23190 p4p, 584 weight class) and Will Thomas (ranked 22952 p4p, 571 weight class). Van Glost comes to the ring accompanied by Rambo Theme Song. Hermann Van Glost had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Van Glost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas tries to clinch
and Van Glost counters with a good, hard body kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
Van Glost with a jab.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Van Glost sees coming a mile off.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Van Glost scores with a spinning back kick!
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Glost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Glost appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Will Thomas has been cut.
Van Glost throws an overhand right that has Thomas reeling! Van Glost follows up with more punches and Thomas is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hermann Van Glost!
Hermann Van Glost bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 1979 p4p, 216 weight class) and Gamora Sadoma (ranked 22611 p4p, 481 weight class). Biernat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Someday. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gamora Sadoma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biernat scores with a head kick.
It looks like Gamora Sadoma has been cut.
Biernat misses with a series of wild punches.
Sadoma swings for the body but Biernat moves out of range.
Biernat has closed the distance and engaged Sadoma in a clinch.
Sadoma is looking to control Biernat's arms but Biernat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sadoma has his back to the ropes.
Sadoma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mateusz Biernat has been cut.
Biernat blocking some punches.
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biernat moves away from the strike by Sadoma.
Biernat avoids the body shot from Sadoma.
Biernat rushes Sadoma and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sadoma struggles to land a body shot inside as Biernat controls his hands.
Sadoma misses with a punch on the inside.
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Biernat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sadoma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Biernat.
Biernat throws a sloppy body shot
and Sadoma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biernat gets a clinch.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biernat misses with a few strikes there.
Biernat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sadoma on the side of the head.
Biernat throws a head kick but Sadoma moves out of range.
Sadoma misses with a wild body shot.
Biernat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Biernat closes the distance and clinches.
Sadoma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sadoma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadoma darts in trying to clinch
and Biernat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Biernat both land. Nice combination.
Biernat instigates a clinch.
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadoma has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice body kick there by Biernat.
Biernat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That has opened up Gamora Sadoma's cut even more.
Sadoma tries to keep at a distance but Biernat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sadoma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biernat was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadoma.
Biernat avoids the body shot from Sadoma.
A big right from Sadoma misses.
Biernat clinches up against the ropes.
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Sadoma gets tackled into the ropes by Biernat. Biernat maintains the clinch.
Sadoma can't find room to land a body shot as Biernat controls the action.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadoma tries to clinch but Biernat moves away
and Biernat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biernat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sadoma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biernat manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Biernat.
Sadoma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biernat.
Sadoma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A thudding body kick lands there by Biernat!
Biernat staying out of range there.
Biernat clips Sadoma with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Sadoma a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
The cut above Gamora Sadoma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biernat misses with a double jab
and Sadoma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Biernat connects with a quick right hand that sends Sadoma tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mateusz Biernat!
Mateusz Biernat retains his heavyweight title!
Mateusz Biernat decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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