Flair Championship PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 24090 p4p, 24077 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 590 p4p, 608 weight class). Major Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Tate

187 cm
31
216
11 - 23 - 0

180 cm
24
210
9 - 23 - 0

Solid boxing
Experienced

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 11 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tate checks it well.
Tate misses with a combination

and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pain lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate misses with a double jab

and Pain counters by clinching up.
Pain lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.

Pain rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain is looking to chop away at Tate's legs.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Pain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate misses with a double jab

and Pain counters by clinching up.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.

Pain rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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 looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.

Pain manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pain counters with a two punch combo.
Tate wants to clinch.
Pain slips a jab from Tate.
Tate misses with a double jab.

Pain clinches up against the ropes.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain misses with a kick to the body
and Tate counters with a right hand to the body.
Pain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pain drops his hands momentarily and Tate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Pain clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

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

Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate throws a poor cross that misses

and Pain moves into the clinch.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pain clinches.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tate misses with a double jab
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pain.
Pain scores with a decent looking hook.

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

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Pain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pain dodges the punch combination from Tate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain throws the kick towards the body but Tate avoids it.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.

Pain drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate misses with a double jab

and Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.

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

Pain moves into the clinch.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate blocks a head kick by Pain.

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

Pain breaks the clinch.

Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain stalling the fight.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
Major Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.
Pain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.

Pain moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain presses Tate against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a left hand

and Pain counters by clinching up.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain lands a body punch.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a shot from downtown. Pain moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tate. That snapped Pain's head back.
Pain circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pain moves into the clinch.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Pain manages to break the clinch.

Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate misses with a right hand

and Pain moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pain manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tate scores with a one two! Pain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Pain moves into range and clinches up with Tate.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Tate tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain misses with a head kick.

Pain drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate misses with a hook to the body

and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Pain instigates a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate duly obliges.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pain drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Tate misses.

Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Pain, against the ropes.
Tate tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Pain misses with a low kick.
Tate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tate misses

and Pain counters by clinching up.
Pain stalling against the ropes.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.

Pain has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pain pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Major Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tate scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Pain to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pain 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 28:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 20276 p4p, 24017 weight class) and Craig Long Lang (ranked 548 p4p, 541 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Chaelsson
vs
Lang

185 cm
45
270
53 - 23 - 2

183 cm
24
225
10 - 24 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Brawler
Powerful

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 53 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang misses with a leg kick
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang thows a leg kick but Chaelsson checks it
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Craig Long Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Lang throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang tries to clinch up
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang thows a leg kick but Chaelsson checks it
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Lang misses
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang misses with a left hand
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson 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.

Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Lang misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Lang tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaelsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lang misses with an uppercut
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang is trying to break the clinch but Chaelsson has him pressed against the ropes.
Lang tries to break free but Chaelsson pushes him back against the ropes.
Lang taking a breather.

Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Lang
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang looks to throw a body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lang tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang wants to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Lang darts in and clinches Chaelsson up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chaelsson as Lang tries to tie him up.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Lang is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Chaelsson has denied him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaelsson controls his hands.
Lang taking a breather.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaelsson avoids it.
Chaelsson landing knees to the body.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaelsson's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking to slow down the pace here.
Chaelsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chaelsson is defending well for now.
Lang tries to stall but Chaelsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chaelsson as Lang tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Craig Long Lang.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Chaelsson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang wants to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Lang throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaelsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson retains his heavyweight title!
Patrick Chaelsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 23701 p4p, 23798 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 267 p4p, 263 weight class). Boxing Powerhous has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Powerhous
vs
Talbain

225 cm
33
300
14 - 21 - 1

210 cm
31
287
15 - 20 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 14 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous moves out of range.
As Talbain backs away, Powerhous returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Talbain looks for the body kick but Powerhous saw that one coming.
Powerhous seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talbain.
Talbain checks a low kick from Powerhous.
Powerhous feints a jab promting Talbain to slip. Powerhous then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Talbain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Powerhous lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Talbain goes down! The ref sends Powerhous to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Talbain is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
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!
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Powerhous pushes him off.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Talbain tries to land a front kick but Powerhous steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talbain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talbain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain throws a shot from downtown. Powerhous moves away and avoids it.
Talbain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powerhous misses with a double jab.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Powerhous staggers Talbain with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Talbain looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Powerhous moves out of range of the body kick from Talbain.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powerhous throws a head kick but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain unleashes a big counter combination but Powerhous bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain stalks Powerhous and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Powerhous's face. Powerhous staggers backwards, shaken.
Powerhous looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Talbain avoids the head kick by Powerhous.
Powerhous misses with a double jab.
Powerhous throws a leg kick but Talbain checks it.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powerhous wants to clinch
and Powerhous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powerhous throws a body kick that misses
and Talbain counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Powerhous misses.
Powerhous tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Talbain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Powerhous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talbain tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous throws a low kick but Talbain avoids it.
Talbain wants to counter with a clinch but Powerhous pushes him away.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Talbain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous throws a quick counter head kick but Talbain was just out of range.
Talbain misses with a leg kick
and Powerhous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powerhous tries to clinch up.
Talbain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Talbain counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Powerhous on his ass! Powerhous wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a sloppy head kick and Talbain moves out of range easily.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous is looking to counter with head kicks.
Talbain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Powerhous checks it well.
Talbain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Powerhous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain misses with a body kick.
Powerhous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talbain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powerhous wants to clinch up but Talbain keeps it at a distance.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Powerhous avoids the head kick by Talbain.
Powerhous takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Powerhous takes that one as he scored more knockdowns in what was an action packed first round!
The cut man is working on Jon Talbain's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powerhous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Powerhous keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous fails to land with a series of punches.
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Powerhous moves out of range easily.
Boxing Powerhous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powerhous throws a lazy head kick
and Talbain counters with a three punch combo that has Powerhous backing up. Powerhous nods at Talbain to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous misses the shot to the body.
Talbain misses with a double jab
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Powerhous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxing Powerhous is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powerhous manages to avoid it.
Powerhous misses with a two punch combination.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous wants to clinch up but Talbain keeps it at a distance.
Powerhous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powerhous seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Powerhous looks to land a right hand but Talbain moved out of range.
Talbain misses with a body kick.
Talbain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous throws a quick counter head kick but Talbain was just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Powerhous at a distance.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talbain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talbain misses with a kick to the body.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Powerhous was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powerhous throws a push kick but Talbain slaps the foot to one side.
Powerhous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powerhous misses with a looping right.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Powerhous moves out of range easily.
Powerhous connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Powerhous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talbain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.
Talbain keeps the fight on the outside.
Powerhous throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Powerhous tries to bum rush Talbain with a series of wild strikes but Talbain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Talbain catches Powerhous right on the button with a cross.
Talbain looks to land a body kick but Powerhous moved away.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Talbain clobbers Powerhous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Powerhous throws a sloppy head kick and Talbain moves out of range easily.
Powerhous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powerhous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combo that has Talbain backing up. Talbain nods at Powerhous to acknowledge the strikes.
Talbain looks to land a body kick but Powerhous moved away.
Powerhous connects with a looping right hand.
Powerhous takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous scores with a big combo that sends Talbain crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Talbain flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Powerhous jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxing Powerhous!

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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Shewmaker (ranked 2817 p4p, 24006 weight class) and Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 99 p4p, 248 weight class). Curtis Tate Iii told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Shewmaker
vs
Tate Iii

190 cm
34
213
17 - 11 - 0

185 cm
24
215
41 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Very quick

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Shewmaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shewmaker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Iii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tate Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shewmaker lands a high kick!

Shewmaker closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
Tate Iii looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Shewmaker.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Shewmaker has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Iii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Curtis Tate Iii's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tate Iii is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Iii looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate Iii seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the body.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
A short right from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shewmaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shewmaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Shewmaker has control.
Good body shot from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Curtis Tate Iii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate Iii's face.

Tate Iii is rocked!
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shewmaker lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Shewmaker has the Thai clinch. Shewmaker obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Tate Iii's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!

Curtis Tate Iii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tate Iii swings for the body but Shewmaker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shewmaker moves into the clinch.
Tate Iii is looking to control Shewmaker's arms but Shewmaker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Iii has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shewmaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shewmaker's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Curtis Tate Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Shewmaker!
Frank Shewmaker retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Frank Shewmaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.