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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Ragnarsen (ranked 5653 p4p, 3130 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 587 p4p, 430 weight class). Ciro Terranova has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Einar Ragnarsen's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Ragnarsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsen lands with a hook. Terranova tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Einar Ragnarsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsen misses with a left hand
and Terranova makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ragnarsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Terranova is out of range and Ragnarsen settles back down.
Terranova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen lands a jab to Terranova's midsection.
Terranova blocks a low kick nicely.
Terranova pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnarsen is out of range and Terranova settles back down.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Ragnarsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terranova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ragnarsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ragnarsen throws a leg kick which misses Terranova's front leg but catches the back leg as Terranova tries to avoid it.
Ragnarsen misses with a wild combination.
Terranova flicks out a counter leg kick but Ragnarsen steps away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsen's head but Ragnarsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Ragnarsen misses.
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Ragnarsen. That snapped Terranova's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsen throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsen tried to score with a low kick but Terranova checks it.
Terranova keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Terranova blocks the low kick.
Terranova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsen's head but Ragnarsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Terranova takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsen. That did some damage!
Terranova feints and then cracks Ragnarsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsen down.
Ragnarsen takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Terranova was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Terranova finds it's way through Ragnarsen's defenses.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnarsen is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsen looks to land a right hand but Terranova moved out of range.
Ragnarsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Terranova is out of range and Ragnarsen settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnarsen misses with a body kick.
Ragnarsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen throws a chopping leg kick but Terranova manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnarsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Terranova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnarsen misses with a straight left.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Terranova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnarsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terranova stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Terranova checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsen throws a head kick that misses
and Terranova counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ragnarsen lands a leg kick that knocks Terranova off balance momentarily.
Terranova motions for Ragnarsen to come forward. Terranova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Ragnarsen blocks the leg kick.
Ragnarsen checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsen misses with a wild combination.
Terranova feints a counter leg kick.
Ragnarsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ragnarsen's knee momentarily.
Ragnarsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnarsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Ragnarsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Ragnarsen throws the left hand but Terranova avoids the punch easily.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Ragnarsen.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Ragnarsen swinging wildly here.
Ragnarsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarsen misses with a wild combination.
Ragnarsen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ragnarsen misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen thumps Terranova with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsen takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Terranova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terranova checks a leg kick.
Terranova misses with a leg kick.
Terranova swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terranova.
Terranova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnarsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Terranova is out of range and Ragnarsen settles back down.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsen.
Terranova appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnarsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnarsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Ragnarsen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ragnarsen clinches up against the ropes.
Ragnarsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Terranova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ragnarsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Terranova is just out of range.
Ragnarsen lands a leg kick that knocks Terranova off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Ragnarsen misses.
Ragnarsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ragnarsen thumps Terranova with a low kick.
Terranova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terranova lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsen's head back.
Ragnarsen checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnarsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Terranova has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Terranova and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ragnarsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terranova can do to turn this around?
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnarsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ragnarsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Ragnarsen misses.
Terranova checks the leg kick nicely there.
Einar Ragnarsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsen.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
Ragnarsen throws a lazy head kick
and Terranova counters with a leg kick.
Terranova tries to land a leg kick but Ragnarsen saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnarsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ragnarsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova tries to land a leg kick but Ragnarsen saw it coming and moves away.
Terranova wants to slow Ragnarsen down by chopping away at his legs.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Ragnarsen misses with a straight left.
Terranova was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Einar Ragnarsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsen slips the punch.
Ragnarsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Ragnarsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Ragnarsen misses.
A leg kick checked by Ragnarsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Ragnarsen throws a nice looking combination but Terranova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terranova flicks out a counter leg kick but Ragnarsen steps away.
A shot to the liver by Ragnarsen. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terranova checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsen lands a high kick!
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnarsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Terranova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Terranova moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen backing away here, and Terranova unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Terranova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terranova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnarsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsen misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terranova throws a low kick but Ragnarsen avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Terranova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terranova.
Terranova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ragnarsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Ragnarsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Terranova looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsen moved out of range.
Ragnarsen walks into a left hand.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Ragnarsen checks it.
Ragnarsen throws a low kick, looking for Terranova's leg but Terranova calmly moves out of range.
Terranova flicks out a counter leg kick but Ragnarsen steps away.
Ragnarsen throws a front kick aimed at Terranova's knee but Terranova avoids it well.
Ragnarsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnarsen can pounce on him.
Ragnarsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnarsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsen wants to slow Terranova down by chopping away at his legs.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terranova lands with a hook. Ragnarsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terranova is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnarsen is looking for a counter combo.
Ragnarsen throws a head kick but Terranova moves out of range.
Ragnarsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Terranova.
Terranova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ragnarsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terranova checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Terranova feints a counter leg kick.
Ragnarsen throws a leg kick but Terranova checks it.
Terranova blocks a jab.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsen. That did some damage!
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Ragnarsen motions for Terranova to come forward. Ragnarsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ciro Terranova will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ragnarsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Terranova misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsen saw that one coming.
Ragnarsen swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Ragnarsen's leg. Ragnarsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnarsen blocks a jab.
Terranova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ragnarsen misses with a leg kick
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ragnarsen's knee momentarily.
Ragnarsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ragnarsen wants to slow Terranova down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as Ragnarsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Terranova doesn't seem phased though.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ragnarsen checks a leg kick.
Terranova checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Terranova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen motions for Terranova to come forward. Ragnarsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova blocks a jab.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsen. That did some damage!
Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnarsen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnarsen misses with a body shot.
Terranova throws out a leg kick but Ragnarsen moves out of range and Terranova only half commits.
Terranova connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarsen scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Terranova misses.
Terranova connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarsen misses with a low kick.
Ragnarsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Terranova only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ragnarsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Terranova.
No joy there for Ragnarsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Terranova throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnarsen on the side of the head.
Ragnarsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terranova.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terranova.
Ragnarsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terranova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Terranova checks a leg kick.
Ragnarsen blocks a jab.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnarsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Terranova avoids the head kick by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen scores with a jab to the body.
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terranova connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Ragnarsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsen. That did some damage!
Ragnarsen motions for Terranova to come forward. Ragnarsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova tries a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsen is wise to it.
Ragnarsen catches Terranova with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Ragnarsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terranova. That did some damage!
Ragnarsen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
An inside leg kick from Terranova misses.
Terranova keeps the fight on the outside.
Ragnarsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsen throws a leg kick
and Terranova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ragnarsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Terranova is out of range.
Ragnarsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terranova.
Terranova moves away from the strike by Ragnarsen.
Terranova scores with a nice strike.
Ragnarsen swings widly with a right hand
and Terranova counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Terranova.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Terranova misses its intended target.
Ragnarsen misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnarsen scores with a one two! Terranova had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terranova with a nice calf kick.
Ragnarsen checks a low kick from Terranova.
Ragnarsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnarsen misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen misses with a jab to the body
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ragnarsen's knee momentarily.
Ragnarsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ragnarsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciro Terranova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Terranova 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ciro Terranova!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 18341 p4p, 23464 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 525 p4p, 539 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 49 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Thomas shoots in and bounces Tate off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas stands up and waves to Tate to follow him.
Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.
Thomas gets to his feet. Tate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thomas drives through with a takedown into Tate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thomas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thomas stands up.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
 Tate is rocked!
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 one minute gone in the round.
Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.
Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tate's half guard.
Thomas escapes and gets back to his feet.
Thomas feints and as Tate raises his hands in defense, Thomas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tate is still in real trouble! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tate.
Thomas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Thomas decides to stand up.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas decides to stand up.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Thomas stands up and beckons Tate to join him on the feet.
Tate throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thomas working away.
Tate is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
Tate is trying to get back to his feet.
Tate looks winded!
Thomas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tate to his feet.
Thomas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tate's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stands up and waves to Tate to follow him.
Thomas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thomas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thomas stands up from Tate's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas gets a double leg takedown into Tate's guard.
Thomas stands up from Tate's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tate quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas stands up out of the half guard.
Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas stands and steps away. Tate gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thomas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thomas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tate tries to sprawl but Thomas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thomas prevents Tate from improving his position.
Thomas decides to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tate did well to prevent Thomas getting side control.
Thomas escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas drives through with a takedown into Tate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thomas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tate, up you get!
Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas stands up and beckons Tate to join him on the feet.
Thomas gets a takedown into half guard.
Thomas decides to stand and escape the position.
Thomas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thomas stands up.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas gets a takedown into half guard.
Thomas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Thomas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tate to stand up.
Tate lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tate is trying to defend but Thomas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thomas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tate to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thomas gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting.
Thomas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tate's guard.
Tate is working an open guard so Thomas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Tate stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Thomas shoots in.
Tate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thomas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Tate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tate tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Tate is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Tate wants to clinch.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Tate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Tate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the ropes. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Tate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tate gets caught napping as Thomas dives in and scores a takedown. Tate manages to retain guard.
Thomas gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate as he avoids it easily.
Tate thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Tate with a nice cross.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tate on his heels. He'll look to pass Tate's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate is working an open guard so Thomas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.
Tate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
Tate let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Tate scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate sprawls well. Tate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas shoots in but Tate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Thomas backs off Tate throws a huge counter combo but Thomas manages to avoid it all.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Tate.
Thomas shoots in but Tate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thomas back to the ropes. Tate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas dives in and grabs Tate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate lands a jab-cross combination.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thomas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tate is looking to improve his position.
Thomas stands up and beckons Tate to join him on the feet.
Thomas gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into Tate's guard.
Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Tate.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tate to the ground. Thomas is now in Tate's guard.
Thomas gets to his feet. Tate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Long Lang (ranked 23399 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 643 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant feints a jab promting Lang to slip. Durant then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Durant with a hook.
Lang shoots and misses
letting Durant counter with a right hand.
Durant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
Lang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Durant avoids it really well and circles away.
Lang moves to clinch but Durant breaks away
and Durant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lang takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Durant counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Durant.
Lang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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.
Durant tries to get to full guard but Lang has control of the leg.
Durant is staying active underneath Lang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Durant works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Durant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lang defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lang is sitting in close to Durant's body. Durant has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lang is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lang is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Durant.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kevin Durant!
An out of breath Kevin Durant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Sto (ranked 1015 p4p, 22970 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 23 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Sto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sto blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux.
Sto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thibodeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Patrick Sto has been cut.
Sto avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
Sto misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by Sto.
Sto throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sto swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Sto throws a combination. Thibodeaux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Fortune Thibodeaux has been cut.
Sto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sto with a body shot.
Sto throws a big shot that misses.
Sto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Sto. Those never looked like landing.
Thibodeaux slips a jab and a cross from Sto.
Thibodeaux just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux 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.
Sto throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A lazy left from Sto finds it's target.
Sto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sto throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux's head but Thibodeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sto swings widly with a right hand
and Sto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sto tries to bum rush Thibodeaux with a series of wild strikes but Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thibodeaux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thibodeaux's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Thibodeaux throws a body kick that misses.
Sto loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Thibodeaux steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A cross from Sto lands.
Sto throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux connects with a jab.
Sto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sto connects with a single shot there.
Thibodeaux lands with a cross.
Thibodeaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Thibodeaux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice left hand lands by Sto.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Sto.
A left hand lands to the body for Sto.
Sto tries to work over Thibodeaux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Sto lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux looks winded!
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Sto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sto lands a right hand.
Sto lands with a light punch inside.
Sto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Sto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sto lands a nice shot to the body.
Sto scores with a hook to the body.
Sto scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sto digs a right hand into Thibodeaux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thibodeaux's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sto.
Sto lands a shot to the body.
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Sto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sto tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Sto.
Sto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Sto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Sto pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Thibodeaux controls the action.
Sto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sto lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sto.
Sto lands with a short shot to the head.
Sto scores with a shot to the side of Thibodeaux's head.
Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sto.
Sto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thibodeaux.
Sto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Sto.
A short right from Sto.
Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sto lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Sto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Sto lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto pushes Thibodeaux back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sto lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sto.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sto connects with the punch.
Sto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibodeaux's head backwards.
Sto scores with a hook to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sto connects with a body shot.
Sto cracks Thibodeaux with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thibodeaux looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sto finish him?
Thibodeaux is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Sto finish him?
Sto fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Thibodeaux square on the jaw! Damn, Thibodeaux is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Sto!
A very excited looking Patrick Sto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milos Obilic (ranked 2070 p4p, 23389 weight class) and Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 56 p4p, 167 weight class). Curtis Tate Iii has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milos Obilic's chin.
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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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Obilic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii lands a right hook to the body.
Obilic connects with a nice looking jab.
Milos Obilic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obilic gets a clinch.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Tate Iii is working for takedown but Obilic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Obilic lands with a left to the head.
Obilic lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Tate Iii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Obilic walks away with a smile on his face. Tate Iii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obilic takes the fight into the clinch.
Obilic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Tate Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic blocks a body shot from Tate Iii.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obilic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Milos Obilic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Tate Iii.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obilic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obilic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate Iii.
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Obilic lands a jab to the nose.
Obilic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tate Iii has time to react.
Obilic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Obilic moves into the clinch.
A short left from Obilic.
Tate Iii working hard to break the clinch.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Obilic has control.
Obilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii prevents a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Tate Iii looks winded!
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Tate Iii's ribcage. Tate Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Tate Iii's ribcage. Tate Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Iii or not.
Obilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic is leaning against Tate Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obilic pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic is working Tate Iii over against the ropes.
Obilic lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Obilic.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
Obilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Obilic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obilic lands with a light punch inside.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Tate Iii's ribcage. Tate Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Iii.
Obilic lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Iii.
Obilic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obilic.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
Obilic is leaning against Tate Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obilic lands with a short shot to the head.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Obilic.
Obilic digs a right hand into Tate Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Iii's gas tank.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milos Obilic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Obilic throws out a powerful jab.
Obilic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obilic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Tate Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Obilic counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate Iii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obilic to score with a decent uppercut.
Obilic pushes Tate Iii up against the ropes in a clinch.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Iii or not.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Good body shot from Obilic.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Obilic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obilic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate Iii can do to turn this around?
Tate Iii is breathing heavily.
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!
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Milos Obilic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Obilic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Tate Iii's ribcage. Tate Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic presses Tate Iii against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obilic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Iii or not.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Iii takes a shot to the head.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic cracks Tate Iii with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic lands a right hand.
Obilic pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Iii.
Obilic keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Obilic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
A short uppercut from Obilic.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Obilic lands a right hand.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Obilic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obilic is working Tate Iii over against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body shot.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Tate Iii's ribcage. Tate Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Iii or not.
Obilic is working Tate Iii over against the ropes.
A short left from Obilic.
Obilic cracks Tate Iii with a nice body shot.
Obilic cracks Tate Iii with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obilic is working Tate Iii over against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milos Obilic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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 Iii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tate Iii misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Obilic misses its target.
Obilic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tate Iii in his tracks.
Tate Iii lands a two punch combo.
Tate Iii walks into a stiff left hand from Obilic.
Obilic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tate Iii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Obilic with a hook.
Tate Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Obilic throwing a counter right hand but Tate Iii manages to avoid it.
Tate Iii misses with a shot to the body
and Obilic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate Iii is rocked!
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!
Obilic moves into range and clinches up with Tate Iii.
Obilic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tate Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Obilic finish him?
Tate Iii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tate Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
Tate Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obilic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Obilic lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic lands with a short shot to the head.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Tate Iii's ribcage. Tate Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Iii.
Obilic is working Tate Iii over against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic lands a body shot.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
Obilic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obilic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Obilic pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic scores with a shot to the side of Tate Iii's head.
Obilic lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Obilic.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obilic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obilic lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
Obilic is working Tate Iii over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Obilic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Obilic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Obilic.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic cracks Tate Iii with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obilic lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
A right hook to the body lands for Obilic.
Obilic digs a right hand into Tate Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Iii's gas tank.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Iii or not.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
A short right from Obilic.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Obilic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Obilic works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Curtis Tate Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obilic digs a right hand into Tate Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Iii's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milos Obilic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obilic 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milos Obilic!
Milos Obilic retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Milos Obilic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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