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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 23668 p4p, 540 weight class) and Tommy Tate (ranked 23446 p4p, 536 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Tate !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Tate Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Tate looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.
Tate Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate rushes Tate Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tate Jr.
Tate Jr stalling the fight.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate Jr has double underhooks.
Tate Jr is looking to control Tate 's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes.
Tate Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tate is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate Jr pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tate Jr is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Curtis Tate Jr.
Tate Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate .
Tate looks to land a combination but Tate Jr avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a front kick aimed at Tate Jr's knee but Tate Jr avoids it well.
Tate Jr throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
A jab from Tate Jr does it's job there.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate .
Tate Jr throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate Jr.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tate scores with a body shot.
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tate being controlled against the ropes.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tate tries to circle away but Tate Jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Tate Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
Tate Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr taking a breather.
Tate Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Jr is keeping busy.
Tate Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Tate Jr moves out of range easily.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr throws the kick towards the body but Tate avoids it.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate throws out a counter right but Tate Jr avoids it with no problem.
Tate Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Curtis Tate Jr has been cut.
A head kick by Tate misses
and Tate Jr counters with a big head kick but Tate shrugs it off.
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 gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch.
Tate Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tate takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr looking to stall.
Tate Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate letting Tate Jr take a breather here.
Tate Jr working Tate over with knees to the body.
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Tate moves into the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling him.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate throws a series of punches but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Tate Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate .
Tate Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
A left and a right from Tate Jr both land. Nice combination.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate Jr avoids the body shot from Tate .
Tate Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate unleashes a big counter combination but Tate Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr scores with a push kick.
Tate slips a jab from Tate Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a nice head kick!
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate 's hands.
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Tate Jr feints and then cracks Tate 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tate down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr lands a high kick!
Tate Jr scores with a head kick. Tate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That has opened up Tommy Tate 's cut even more.
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr misses with a body punch.
Tate letting Tate Jr take a breather here.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr scores with a head kick.
Tommy Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!
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RATING
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