AW 13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 24593 p4p, 173 weight class) and Helge Fossmo (ranked 7580 p4p, 184 weight class). Fossmo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Helge Fossmo predikar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Escobar
vs
Fossmo

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

203 cm
52
286 lbs
43 - 21 - 0

Brawler
Big heart

Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helge Fossmo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Fossmo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fossmo is trying to counter with his kicks.

Escobar rushes Fossmo and presses him up against the ropes.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fossmo circles away quickly and effectively.
Fossmo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fossmo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fossmo is trying to push Escobar away but Escobar has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Escobar moves into the clinch.
Fossmo is trying to break the clinch but Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar prevents Fossmo from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fossmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Fossmo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar .
Fossmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a jab when Fossmo was well out of range.

Escobar drives through and clinches with Fossmo against the ropes.

Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar wants to clinch but Fossmo slips to the side
and Fossmo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar darts in trying to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a left to the body.
Escobar looks to land a combination. Fossmo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looks to throw a body kick
and Fossmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Escobar moves into range and clinches up with Fossmo.
Escobar prevents Fossmo from breaking the clinch.

Fossmo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fossmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar tries to clinch up
and Fossmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fossmo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fossmo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Escobar with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Fossmo is avoiding it.
Escobar tries to clinch but Fossmo moves out of range.
Fossmo dodges the punch combination from Escobar .
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Fossmo responds with a good body kick, but Escobar manages to step out the way in time.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick
and Fossmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Escobar .
Fossmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Fossmo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar misses with a double jab
and Fossmo counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fossmo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fossmo counters with a body kick.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick
and Fossmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Fossmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fossmo swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar .
Fossmo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Escobar misses with a double jab
and Fossmo counters with a head kick. That will keep Escobar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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 Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Fossmo moves out of range easily.
Escobar closes the distance but Fossmo moves to the side
and Fossmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fossmo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fossmo tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Escobar drives through and clinches with Fossmo against the ropes.
Escobar wants to stall.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook to the body
and Fossmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.

Escobar rushes Fossmo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Fossmo manages to break the clinch.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
enabling Fossmo to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fossmo counters with a straight right hand.
Fossmo blocks a head kick by Escobar .
Fossmo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Escobar blocks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fossmo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Fossmo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fossmo throws a solid leg kick but Escobar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fossmo.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Fossmo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Escobar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fossmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar throws a series of punches but Fossmo avoids them all with ease.
Escobar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fossmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Fossmo is avoiding it.
And Fossmo responds with a good body kick, but Escobar manages to step out the way in time.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fossmo moves away.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fossmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Escobar rushes Fossmo and presses him up against the ropes.
Escobar works on Fossmo's body with a couple of short punches.

Fossmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Fossmo moves out of range easily.
Fossmo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fossmo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Escobar takes the fight into the clinch.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Fossmo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Fossmo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fossmo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Fossmo pushes him off.
Fossmo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Escobar checks a low kick from Fossmo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Helge Fossmo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fossmo moves away from the strike by Escobar .
Fossmo thinks about the counter body kick.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick
and Fossmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fossmo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escobar darts in trying to clinch
and Fossmo counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar tries to clinch up
and Fossmo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Fossmo circles away and keeps his distance.
Fossmo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fossmo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escobar . Escobar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Escobar tries to clinch but Fossmo moves away
and Fossmo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Escobar really felt that one!
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Fossmo to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar looks to land a combination but Fossmo avoids it well.
Fossmo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Fossmo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fossmo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Escobar takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Fossmo tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.

Escobar moves into range and clinches up with Fossmo.

Fossmo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Escobar moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fossmo as Escobar tries to tie him up.
Escobar trying to control the position but instead, Fossmo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Escobar into the ropes.
Escobar can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

Fossmo breaks the clinch.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fossmo counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fossmo counters with a body kick.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Fossmo circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar darts in trying to clinch
and Fossmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fossmo thinks about the counter body kick.
Fossmo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar backing away here, and Fossmo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Fossmo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar throws a lazy body kick
and Fossmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo moves out of range of the body kick.
Fossmo counters with a body kick.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Fossmo is trying to counter with his kicks.

Escobar rushes Fossmo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Fossmo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Fossmo keeps it at a distance.
Fossmo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helge Fossmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fossmo 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helge Fossmo! Helge Fossmo retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Helge Fossmo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Corey Mcgraugh (ranked 21885 p4p, 592 weight class) and Hermann Van Glost (ranked 22606 p4p, 601 weight class). Van Glost has chosen Rambo Theme Song as his entrance music. Hermann Van Glost has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corey Mcgraugh's chin.

Mcgraugh
vs
Van Glost

185 cm
31
185 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

190 cm
26
217 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Mcgraugh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Van Glost!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcgraugh has managed to clinch.
Van Glost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Glost is trying to force a seperation but Mcgraugh has the dominant position.
Mcgraugh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcgraugh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Hermann Van Glost has been cut.

Van Glost manages to break the clinch.
Van Glost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Glost misses with a hook
letting Mcgraugh counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Mcgraugh as he connects with a hook.
Van Glost slips a jab from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcgraugh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Glost misses with a body kick.
Mcgraugh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Glost makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mcgraugh really felt that one!

Mcgraugh rushes Van Glost and presses him up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcgraugh slows down the pace here.
Van Glost is trying to force a seperation but Mcgraugh has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Glost wants to break free but Mcgraugh has control.
Van Glost prevents a body shot from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Glost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcgraugh digs a right hand into Van Glost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Glost's gas tank.
Mcgraugh misses with a body punch.
A short left from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh misses with an elbow strike.
Mcgraugh holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcgraugh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Glost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Glost wants to break free but Mcgraugh has control.
Van Glost tries to break free but Mcgraugh pushes him back against the ropes.
Mcgraugh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mcgraugh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcgraugh tries a body shot but Van Glost blocks it.
Van Glost is trying to force a seperation but Mcgraugh has the dominant position.
Van Glost blocks an elbow strike from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh misses with a punch to the body.
Van Glost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Mcgraugh on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mcgraugh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Glost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Van Glost controls the action.
Mcgraugh has Van Glost pushed against the ropes.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand.
Mcgraugh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Glosts head.
Mcgraugh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcgraugh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Glost being controlled against the ropes.
Mcgraugh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcgraugh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Glosts head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mcgraugh as the two fighters clinch.
Van Glost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Glost blocks an uppercut.
Mcgraugh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Glost is trying to break the clinch but Mcgraugh is controlling him.
Mcgraugh tries to work over Van Glost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mcgraugh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Glost.
Mcgraugh lands a nice hook to Van Glost's body. Van Glost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Glost smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Mcgraugh misses.
Despite the aggression on Van Glost's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van Glost avoids the body shot from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost looks to throw the jab but Mcgraugh is out of range.
Mcgraugh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Mcgraugh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hermann Van Glost's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mcgraugh moves into range and clinches up with Van Glost.
Mcgraugh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Glost's efforts to push away.
Van Glost throws a head punch that misses.

Mcgraugh breaks the clinch.
Van Glost pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hermann Van Glost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Glost fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mcgraugh on the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mcgraugh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mcgraugh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Mcgraugh moves into range and clinches up with Van Glost.
Mcgraugh effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgraugh pushes Van Glost back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Glost blocks a body shot from Mcgraugh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh gets through Van Glost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost prevents a body shot from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcgraugh pushes Van Glost back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mcgraugh tries to throw a body punch but Van Glost avoids it by throwing Mcgraugh back against the ropes.
Mcgraugh prevents Van Glost from breaking the clinch.
Mcgraugh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcgraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mcgraugh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcgraugh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Glost's hands.
Van Glost lands a jab to the head.
Van Glost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcgraugh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mcgraugh cracks Van Glost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Glost throws the kick towards the body but Mcgraugh avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgraugh moves out of range of the body kick from Van Glost.
Mcgraugh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Glost is breathing heavily.
Mcgraugh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Glost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Glost misses with a low kick as Mcgraugh jumps back.
Mcgraugh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Glost manages to circle out of the way.
Van Glost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost misses the jab.
Mcgraugh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Glost was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh just misses with a punch to the body.

Mcgraugh darts in and clinches Van Glost up against the ropes.
Van Glost is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mcgraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcgraugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Glost can do to turn this around?
Mcgraugh tries a body shot but Van Glost blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcgraugh breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Van Glost. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Mcgraugh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Glost.
Mcgraugh lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Glost takes one on the button.
Mcgraugh misses with a looping right.
Van Glost drops his hands momentarily and Mcgraugh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A lazy left from Van Glost finds it's target.
Mcgraugh scores with a body shot.
Van Glost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mcgraugh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Mcgraugh.
Van Glost throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Glost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Van Glost.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Glost avoids the body shot from Mcgraugh.
Van Glost looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Glost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Glost throws a front kick aimed at Mcgraugh's knee but Mcgraugh avoids it well.
Mcgraugh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mcgraugh.

Van Glost is rocked!
Mcgraugh knocks out Van Glost with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Mcgraugh before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Mcgraugh picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Mcgraugh!
Corey Mcgraugh retains his light heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 22516 p4p, 474 weight class) and Lane Tate (ranked 24594 p4p, 486 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Tate Jr
vs
Tate

180 cm
29
215 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

180 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Determined

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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Tate!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tate moves into range and clinches up with Tate Jr.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tate has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch.
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 digs a right hand underneath Tate's ribcage. Tate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tate Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

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

Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tate Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Tate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate Jr doesn't seem bothered though.

Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Jr as Tate tries to tie him up.
Tate can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.

Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tate avoids it by throwing Tate Jr back against the ropes.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
It looked like Tate Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick.

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Tate Jr.
Tate throws a wild body kick that Tate Jr sees coming a mile off.
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate Jr.

Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr with a knee to the head.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Tate Jr.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tate closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate is looking to clinch.

Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Tate Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away.
Tate wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target.

Tate clinches up with Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Tate Jr misses.
Tate Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate avoiding damage as Tate Jr throws knees to the body.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tate clinches with his opponent.
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 is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a leg kick
and Tate Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Jr is having none of it.
Tate Jr moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate wants to clinch.

Tate Jr drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate pushes Tate Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tate tries to clinch up.

Tate clinches up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a series of punches but Tate Jr avoids them all with ease.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Tate Jr pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr connects with a leg kick. Tate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate wants to counter the offense by Tate Jr and move into the clinch position.

Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Tate Jr working Tate over with knees to the body.
Tate is breathing heavily.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate ducks right into an uppercut from Tate Jr.

Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Tate Jr - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
Tate Jr stalling against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tate Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tate Jr lands with a straight right. Tate didn't see that one coming.
Tate avoids the head kick by Tate Jr.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tate clinches.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.

Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Tate Jr tenderised Tate's leg. Tate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tate Jr looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tate Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Tate Jr improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tate Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate controls his hands.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.

Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tate Jr lands a head kick that bluckles Tate and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Tate Jr no doubt looking to push for a finish!

It looks like Lane Tate has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.

Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.

Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate throws a series of punches but Tate Jr avoids them all with ease.
Tate Jr throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
Tate is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
A combination from Tate does no damage.

Tate Jr gets a clinch.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate Jr's elbow.
Tate Jr lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Tate Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
Tate taking a breather.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr connects with a high kick.
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 moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Lane 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.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.

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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!