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Event:
Flair 108
Date: Mar 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Tate clinches up against the ropes.
Crusader blocks the elbow strike.
Tate misses with a knee to the head.
Crusader being controlled against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Crusader into the ropes.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Crusader won't allow it.
#BC#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Crusader clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Crusader 's head.#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crusader looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Crusader improves position.
Still in the clinch, Tate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crusader up against the ropes.
Tate misses with some punches.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate taking a breather. #BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Crusader misses the target. #CL2#
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to stall.
#BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader lands a jab to Tate's midsection.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Crusader gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crusader lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate misses with the combination.
#T3##CL#
Crusader pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Crusader takes the fight into the clinch.
Crusader with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate moves to clinch but Crusader breaks away
and Crusader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4##CL#
Crusader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crusader up against the ropes.
Crusader has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Crusader moves into the clinch.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
Tate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Righteous Crusader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crusader circles away quickly and effectively.
Crusader appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Crusader pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Crusader forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Tate letting Crusader take a breather here.#BC#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate lands a right hook to the body.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader clobbers Tate with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate throws a counter combo.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Tate drives through and clinches with Crusader against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2##BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate scores with a jab to the body.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Tate rushes Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader 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.
A bit of stalling here from Crusader .
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Crusader jabs Tate right on the nose. Tate blinks but takes it well.#CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Tate moves into range and clinches up with Crusader .
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate as Crusader tries to tie him up.
Crusader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Tate effectively controlling the action here.#BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
Tate wants to clinch.#CL2#
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate scores with a shot to the side of Crusader 's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tate.
#T4#
Good body shot from Crusader .
#BC#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crusader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crusader 's hands.
Crusader scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader misses with a hook
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Righteous Crusader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Crusader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Tate catches Crusader right on the button with a cross.
Tate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crusader finds it's way round the side to connect with Tate's head.
Tate stalks Crusader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crusader 's face. Crusader staggers backwards, shaken.#CL#
Crusader drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate wants to clinch.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
#T1#
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crusader counters with a series of strikes. Tate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
Crusader throws a good cross that connects.
#CL#
Crusader clinches. #BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Crusader takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Crusader 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusader takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Tate both land. Nice combination.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate lands a jab to Crusader 's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate wants to clinch.#T3#
Tate wants to clinch.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate.
Tate throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Crusader instigates a clinch.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crusader looking to stall.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Crusader won't allow it.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T4#
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling him.
Crusader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Crusader is looking to control Tate's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crusader has his back to the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
#KD2#
Tate lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Crusader goes down! The ref sends Tate to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Crusader 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!
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crusader has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 28:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair 107
Date: Feb 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Tate closes the distance and pushes Crusader back into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader tries to work over Tate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crusader will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the ropes.#BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crusader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tate finds it's way round the side to connect with Crusader 's head.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crusader manages to avoid it.#CL#
Tate rushes Crusader and presses him up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T1#
Crusader working Tate over with knees to the body.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Crusader won't allow it.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Crusader lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
Crusader stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
Crusader prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Crusader lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Crusader improves position. #BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Crusader gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T2#
Crusader lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tate looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crusader leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Tate sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.#BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3##CL2#
Crusader clinches with his opponent.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Crusader avoids the damage to the body.
Crusader controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader misses with a body punch
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T4#
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Tate misses the jab.
Tate lands with a nice combination. Crusader backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target.
Crusader wants to counter with a clinch but Tate pushes him away.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader stuns Tate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well. #CL#
Tate rushes Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Righteous Crusader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate.#CL#
Tate clinches with his opponent.
Tate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate cracks Crusader with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Crusader rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader is trying to stall.
Crusader lands an elbow just above Tate 's eye. #T1##BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Tate. #CL2#
Crusader moves into the clinch.
Crusader stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
Crusader unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Righteous Crusader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crusader .
Crusader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crusader is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Crusader into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Crusader .
#T2#
Crusader prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Crusader is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.#CL2#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crusader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tate throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Crusader clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Crusader gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crusader works on Tate's body with a couple of short punches.#T4##BC2#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tate throws a one two combo.
Tate looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate duly obliges.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crusader misses with an uppercut.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Crusader clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Tate'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader tries to counter with a clinch but Tate shakes him off and moves away.
Crusader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
William Tate is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crusader tries a body shot but Tate blocks it.
#BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader tries to counter with a clinch but Tate shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusader is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Crusader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.#T1#
Crusader taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crusader - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC#
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
#CL#
Tate darts in and clinches Crusader up against the ropes.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling the position.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.
Tate is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes. #T2#
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling him.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling the position.
Tate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crusader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate is trying to break free.#BC#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Crusader clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Crusader has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3##CL2#
Crusader instigates a clinch.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Crusader tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Crusader as the two fighters clinch.
Crusader is struggling to control the position.
Tate wants to break free but Crusader has control.
Tate tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Crusader lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4##BC2#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crusader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Crusader releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tate digs a good hook to Crusader 's body.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Crusader pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Tate.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
Flair 105
Date: Feb 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.#TD#
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Tate is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tate tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SU#
Thomas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tate wants to clinch but Thomas slips to the side#TD#
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thomas slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
Thomas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tate is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas slows the pace down in half guard.
Thomas is nestled in close to Tate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tate wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas is thwarting Tate's attempts to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
#TD#
Thomas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tate quickly recovers to half guard.
Tate pushes Thomas off looking to stand but Thomas dives back in and keeps control.
Tate trying to control from the bottom.
Tate won't allow Thomas to pass to mount. #T3#
Tate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Tate defends it.
Thomas is taking a breather. Tate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
#T4#
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.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Tate to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tate tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Tate tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tate scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Thomas's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheers as Tate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.#CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate tries to pull guard but Thomas holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet.
Tate tries to pull guard but Thomas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thomas to keep the fight standing.
Jax Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Tate.#T1#
Tate can't get the takedown.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thomas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Thomas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tate uses from the top position.
Thomas has his hands on Tate's head, controlling the position.
Tate stops Thomas from standing up.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
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 trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tate wants to get up but he can't break Thomas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Tate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tate tries to clinch #TD#
and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tate's guard.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas is stalling in the full guard. #T3##SUB2#
Tate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate, not yet. #T4#
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.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomas won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Tate tries to get set, Thomas tries to push him back and clinch up but Tate manages to avoid the attempt.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jax Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Tate digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jax Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tate, as that shot connected.
#TD#
Thomas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tate!
Thomas wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy.
Tate is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
Thomas sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tate is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tate is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SU#
Thomas decides to stand back up.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tate with a jab.#T2#
Tate tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donk. Tate catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Thomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate works over Thomas's head and body with a nice combination.#T3#
Donk. Tate catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.#TD#
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thomas advances to half guard.
Thomas stalling.
Tate tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
Thomas works his way into side control. #T4##SUB#
Thomas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tate is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tate tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
Jax Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair 104
Date: Feb 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Braddock misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.
A hook to the body from Tate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tate. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Braddock takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tate jabs at Braddock's body.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch.
Braddock throws an elbow that misses.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate stalling the fight.
Braddock avoids the elbow strike from Tate, against the ropes.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.#BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Tate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tate slows down the pace here.
#BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braddock tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Tate rushes Braddock and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Braddock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate's elbow.
Braddock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Braddock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Braddock swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Braddock shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braddock tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate is pushing Braddock up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braddock is trying to break free.#T3##BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock walks into a jab.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tate backs up against the ropes.
#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Tate takes one on the button.
Braddock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tate misses with a hook to the body
and Braddock counters with a series of strikes. Tate will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#Tate is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate lands with an uppercut that bounces Braddock off the ropes and back into range.#CUT2#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Tate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL2#
Tate has managed to clinch.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Braddock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Braddock works Tate's body with a nice hook.
Tate throws the left hand but Braddock avoids the punch easily.
Braddock misses with a looping left.
James Braddock is winning the standup battle so far.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Braddock gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braddock with a nice cross.#T1##CL2#
Tate clinches.
Braddock letting Tate take a breather here.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Tate.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T2##BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock avoids the body shot from Tate.
An attempted straight right counter from Braddock misses the target.
James Braddock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Braddock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Tate lands with a right to the head.
Tate pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate misses with an elbow strike.
#T3#
Braddock blocks the elbow strike.
#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braddock cracks Tate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braddock moves away.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
Braddock stuns Tate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braddock misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
#T4##BC2#
Tate manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Braddock catches Tate right on the button with a cross.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Braddock sets himself, and Tate steps forward looking for the clinch! Braddock avoids it this time.
Braddock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braddock digs a good body shot into Tate's ribs.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braddock cracks Tate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#CL2#
Tate moves into range and clinches up with Braddock.#BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Braddock finds it's target.#CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Tate lands a really nice looking cross but Braddock seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Braddock will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
William Tate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate stalling the fight.
Tate prevents Braddock from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
Tate stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Tate.#CL2#
Tate instigates a clinch.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate has Braddock pressed against the ropes.
Tate receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate is pushing Braddock up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.#T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Tate.
#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Tate has Braddock up against the ropes in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL2#
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and pushes Braddock back into the ropes.#T3#
Braddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Tate.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate lands a body shot.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddock blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Tate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.#T4#
Braddock wants to break free but Tate has control.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL2#
Tate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate pressing his opponent against the ropes.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair 102
Date: Dec 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Tate misses with a combination
#CL#
and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pain prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T1#
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pain. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate looking to stall.
Tate seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Tate back against the ropes.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#It looks like Major Pain has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.#T3#
Pain stalling.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain blocks a body shot from Tate.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Tate is trying to break free.
Pain lands an elbow inside that Tate shrugs off.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
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 is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pain cracks Tate with a nice body shot.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pain's elbow.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Tate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Tate back against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Major Pain will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate misses with the combination.
#CL#
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T1#
Tate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate takes an elbow to the temple.
Pain blocks an elbow strike from Tate.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tate tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Major Pain will probably get the nod.
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!#R3#
Tate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pain.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate.#CL#
Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Tate looking to stall.
Tate is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.#T1#
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate is trying to break free.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Pain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate taking a breather.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Tate stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Pain tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pain's elbow.
Tate landing knees to the body.
Tate tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T4#
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.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Tate can't break the clinch.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain stalling against the ropes.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Major Pain.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Major Pain!
Major Pain retains his light heavyweight title! |
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Event:
Flair 99
Date: Nov 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Burger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate's head.#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Burger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burger half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Tate clinches up against the ropes.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.#BC#
Burger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate misses with a left hand
and Burger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate is looking to clinch but Burger is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Burger gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch. #BC#
Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate throws an off balance right hand
and Burger counters with a solid body kick.
Tate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burger finds it's way round the side to connect with Tate's head. #T1#
Burger connects with a high kick. #CL2#
Tate clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Burger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate is looking to clinch.
William Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Burger gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
Burger moves out of range of the strikes.
Burger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Burger misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch.#BC#
Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL2#
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Burger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burger counters with an outside leg kick.
Burger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Burger tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burger throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
#T3#
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burger up against the ropes.#BC#
Burger manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Tate rushes Burger and presses him up against the ropes.
Burger controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burger up against the ropes.#T4##BC#
Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate's hands.
Tate takes one to the side of the head.
Burger swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Burger shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Burger finds it's way through Tate's defenses.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burger was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Burger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Burger breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Burger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Burger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
Burger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Burger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.
Burger misses the shot to the body.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Burger breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sebastian Burger is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tate!
Nice body kick there by Burger.
Burger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?#T1#
Nice body kick there by Burger.
Tate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Tate drives through and clinches with Burger against the ropes.
#BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Tate misses with a jab to the body
and Burger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tate swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Burger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Burger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate counters with a series of strikes. Burger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tate closes the distance but Burger moves to the side
and Burger counters with a head kick. That will keep Tate thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T2#
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
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 scores with a three punch combo!
#KD#
Burger lands a head kick that bluckles Tate and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Burger no doubt looking to push for a finish!#ROC#Tate is rocked!
Burger misses with an uppercut.
Tate wants to clinch
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Burger finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Tate blocks a head kick by Burger.
Burger connects with the punch.
Burger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Tate clinches. #T3##BC#
Burger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Burger.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Burger misses with a lunging right hand
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
Burger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL2#
Burger tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Burger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate throws out a counter right but Burger avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Burger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate scores with a jab to the body.
Tate avoids the body shot from Burger.
Tate looks like he wants to counter punch here.#KD2#
Tate lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Burger goes down! The ref sends Tate to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Burger 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!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burger misses with an uppercut
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burger.
Tate avoids the head kick by Burger.
Burger misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Tate instigates a clinch. #BC#
Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Burger tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
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.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Tate slips a jab from Burger.
Burger lands a high kick!
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burger lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Burger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tate throws the left hand but Burger avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burger.
Tate closes the distance but Burger moves to the side
and Burger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burger.
Tate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Burger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burger throws a head kick that misses.
Tate wants to clinch.#T2#
Tate tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.
#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Burger manages to break the clinch.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate wants to clinch but Burger slips to the side
and Burger counters with a flying knee. Nice. #CUT#The cut above William Tate's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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 moves to clinch but Burger breaks away
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.
Tate takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burger.
#T3#
Tate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burger.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burger scores with a head kick. Tate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tate walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Burger and drops face first to the floor! Tate's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Tate in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger!
Sebastian Burger retains his light heavyweight title! |
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Event:
Flair 94
Date: Aug 26, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain lands with a right to the head.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Tate looking to stall.
#T1#
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the ropes.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain lands an uppercut.
Tate is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow. #T2#
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tate keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pain.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate can't find room to land a body shot as Pain controls the action.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks. #T3#
Pain lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Pain.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain is stalling here.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Tate can't break the clinch.
#T4#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pain.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Pain has Tate pushed against the ropes.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL#
Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
We've been informed that Tate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Pain.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is looking to control Pain's arms but Pain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Tate blocks the low kick.#CL#
Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow. #T2#
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
Tate takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Pain misses with an elbow strike.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Pain.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
#T4#
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.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pain obliges.
Pain lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pain.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain stalling.
Pain is working Tate over against the ropes.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes. #T1#
Pain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain stalling.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Tate's head.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain stalling the fight.
Pain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T3#
Tate struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Pain scores a nice knee to the body.
Pain avoiding damage.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Pain - that landed with a thud.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain has Tate pushed against the ropes.#T4#
Pain wants to break free but Tate has control.
Pain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pain.
Pain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Pain.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Pain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tates head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking 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 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain! |
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Event:
Flair 90
Date: Jul 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Tate tries to clinch but Pain moves away #TD2#
and Pain counters with a shoot takedown. Tate fights it but they end up in guard.
Pain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Pain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SU2#
Pain stands and steps away. Tate gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD2#
Pain darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T1##SUB2#
Pain is looking for a kimura but Tate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pain to get the leverage.
Pain moves nicely into side control. #SUB2#
Pain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tate, who protects the arm well.
Tate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tate looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pain content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T2#
Tate gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tate wants to control but Pain is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Pain.
Tate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tate wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Pain has got one arm under Tate's chin. This could be trouble... Tate trying to control the other hand but Pain gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Tate has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Major Pain! |
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Event:
Flair 88
Date: Jun 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durand Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Durand Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tate tries to clinch up but Durand Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr is looking to slow Tate down with leg kicks.
Tate tries to clinch there but Durand Jr circles away.
Tate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Durand Jr back to the ropes. Tate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durand Jr catches Tate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Durand Jr has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate tries to clinch but Durand Jr moves away
and Durand Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Durand Jr instigates a clinch. #BC#
Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate misses with a combination
#CL#
and Durand Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T1#
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Durand Jr has the dominant position.
Tate takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
Durand Jr pushes Tate away with a front kick.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Durand Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That kick from Durand Jr tenderised Tate's leg. Tate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durand Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Durand Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Durand Jr.#T2#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tate crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Durand Jr - the referee stops the clock and Tate gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Durand Jr. Tate manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch #KD#
and Durand Jr counters quickly with a head kick that drops Tate to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Tate be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!#ROC#Tate is rocked!
Tate tries to clinch but Durand Jr moves out of range.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boom! Durand Jr lands a massive head kick that sends Tate crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Durand Jr is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jacques Durand Jr!
Jacques Durand Jr retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jacques Durand Jr 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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Event:
The Return
Date: May 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock fails to land with a series of punches.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Tate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tate wants to clinch up but Braddock keeps it at a distance.
Braddock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braddock.
Braddock scores with a punch to the head.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock lands a nice shot that snaps Tate's head back.
#T1#
Braddock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Braddock.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Braddock wants to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch position.
Braddock swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Braddock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braddock throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.#T2#
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Braddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Braddock misses with the combination.
Tate throws the left hand but Braddock avoids the punch easily.
Braddock throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Tate misses.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock works the jab nicely.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Braddock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Tate lands a nice looking body shot.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate lands with an uppercut that bounces Braddock off the ropes and back into range.
Tate is looking to wear down Braddock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Braddock misses with a two punch combination.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Braddock misses.
Tate darts in trying to clinch
and Braddock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Braddock closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Tate staggers Braddock with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Braddock 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!
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Braddock throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
Tate tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Braddock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Braddock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tate back to the ropes. Braddock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Braddock. That snapped Tate's head back.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate feints a jab promting Braddock to slip. Tate then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Braddock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tate swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Braddock scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tate avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braddock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Braddock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#T1#
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braddock is looking for the big counter here.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate scores with a jab to the body.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braddock throws a right hand that misses
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tate jabs Braddock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braddock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tate with a body shot.
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braddock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock throws a combination that misses
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Braddock throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Braddock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.#T3#
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Braddock to score with a decent uppercut.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock lands with a shot to the body.
Braddock misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tate wants to clinch up but Braddock keeps it at a distance.
Braddock throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braddock looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Braddock! But no joy.
Tate avoids the body shot from Braddock.
#T4#
Braddock tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braddock lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Braddock moves into the clinch.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Braddock won't allow it.
Braddock keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate lands with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
Tate lands with a right hand.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
As Braddock looks to move away, Tate throws a big counter combo but Braddock just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Braddock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Tate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braddock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Braddock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Braddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Braddock backing up. Braddock nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Tate tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braddock.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braddock just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Braddock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Braddock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Braddock does no damage.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate wants to clinch up but Braddock keeps it at a distance.
Tate throws a right and a left that Braddock avoids nicely.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Braddock.
Braddock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Braddock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tate.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braddock lands with a hook. Tate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Braddock finds it's target.
Braddock misses the body punch
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Braddock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Tate coming out on top.#CUT#The cut above James Braddock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T4#
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate throws a right hand that Braddock ducks under and follows up with a left that Braddock also avoids with ease.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Braddock's head.#ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Tate sets himself, and Braddock steps forward looking for the clinch! Tate avoids it this time.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Braddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Tate is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.
Braddock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Braddock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Braddock.
Well Braddock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
Flair 82
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Pain throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Pain instigates a clinch.
Tate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Pain pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pain is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Pain pushes down on Tate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pain moves nicely into side control.
Tate is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pain is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T1#
Pain landing shots from mount.
Pain landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tate is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pain controlling his opponent. #SUB#
Pain is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tate to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tate shrugs it off.
Pain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pain looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Pain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tate for as long as he can get away with.
Tate tries to reverse the position but Pain maintains control.#SUB#
Pain wants to finish this one by submission but Tate is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pain.
Pain looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
Pain lands a heavy elbow.
Pain unloading with bombs!#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.#SUB#
Pain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tate has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#SUB#
Pain is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Major Pain! |
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Event:
Flair Championship
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
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.#BC#
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
#CL#
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.
#BC#
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
#CL#
and Pain counters by clinching up.
Pain lands a right hand. #T1##BC#
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.#CL#
Pain rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
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
#CL#
and Pain counters by clinching up. #BC#
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.#CL#
Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
#T2#
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. #BC#
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. #CL#
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. #BC#
Pain manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
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.
#CL#
Pain clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
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. #CL#
Pain clinches. #T4#
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!#BC#
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
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.#BC#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Pain clinches. #BC#
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!#R2#
Tate misses with a double jab
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#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.#CL#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch. #BC#
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. #CL#
Pain drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
#BC#
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Tate misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Pain moves into the clinch.#BC#
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.
#CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
#T2#
Pain stalling the fight.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
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.
#CL#
Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3#
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.#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a left hand #CL#
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. #BC#
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.
#T4##CL#
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. #BC#
Pain manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate misses with a right hand #CL#
and Pain moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
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!#R3#
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.
#CL#
Pain moves into range and clinches up with Tate.#BC#
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.
#CL#
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.#BC#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
#BC#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Tate misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
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. #CL#
Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
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.
#CL#
Pain instigates a clinch. #BC#
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.#T2#
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.#CL#
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.#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3##CL#
Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Tate misses. #CL#
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.
#BC#
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. #T4#
A shot to the body from Tate misses #CL#
and Pain counters by clinching up.
Pain stalling against the ropes.
#BC#
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Pain closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.#CL#
Pain has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Pain pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
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.#KD2#
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! |
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Event:
Flair 80
Date: Mar 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Tate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock scores with a jab.
Tate throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Braddock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braddock tests Tate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tate tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range. #KD#
Tate lands a left and a right that send Braddock crashing to the mat, dazed. Tate thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddock lands a two punch combo.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braddock lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Tate goes down and covers up as Braddock starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Braddock! |
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Event:
Flair 78
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Crusader moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Tate misses with a punch to the body.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
Crusader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and pushes Crusader back into the ropes.#BC#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Crusader clinches with his opponent.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Crusader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crusader working hard to break the clinch.
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Tate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crusader lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crusader .#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Crusader pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Tate. #T3#
Tate feints a jab promting Crusader to slip. Tate then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crusader slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Crusader does no damage. #CL2#
Tate instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Crusader 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate tries to work over Crusader 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks. #BC2#
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a body shot but no joy.
Crusader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Crusader taking a breather.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate can't break the clinch.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Crusader gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
It looked like Crusader was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Crusader misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Tate counters by clinching up.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate keeps control of Crusader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.#T1#
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Crusader trying to control the position but instead, Tate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crusader into the ropes.
Crusader can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Crusader walks into a straight right hand from Tate.
Crusader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .#T2#
Tate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Crusader throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crusader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crusader tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Crusader avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader with a nice cross.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Crusader . Crusader maintains the clinch.
Tate prevents Crusader from breaking the clinch.
Crusader being controlled against the ropes.
Tate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Jab, jab by Crusader - just one landing.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Tate misses with a combination
and Crusader counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crusader 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Crusader darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader lands a nice elbow. #BC#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Crusader is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate.#T1#
Tate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crusader drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crusader closes the distance but Tate moves to the side
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Tate gets a clinch.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Crusader improves position.
Tate stalling against the ropes.
#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
#T2#
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Tate throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crusader is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T3#
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate lands with a shot to the body.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Tate clinches up with Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Tate blocks a body shot from Crusader .
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
William Tate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate has Crusader pressed against the ropes, preventing Crusader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4#
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Crusader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Crusader .
Tate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC2#
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a combination. Crusader tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader throws a sloppy body shot
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Crusader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
A punch combination from Tate misses.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair Beatings
Date: Feb 16, 2023 |
#R1#
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crusader is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tate! But no joy.
Crusader works over Tate's head and body with a nice combination.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Crusader .
#CL2#
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Crusader in a clinch.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Crusader gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crusader .
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader missing with knees to the body.
Tate misses with the head strike.
Crusader dodges an elbow strike from Tate.
Tate prevents Crusader from breaking the clinch.
Tate tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crusader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate is looking to control Crusader 's arms but Crusader gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Tate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Crusader gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crusader stalling.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Crusader can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action.
Tate blocks an uppercut.
Tate working aggressively here.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader wants to stall.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crusader 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.
Crusader is looking to control Tate's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crusader has his back to the ropes. #T3#
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
Tate struggles to land a body shot inside as Crusader controls his hands.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crusader is keeping busy.
Crusader lands with a light punch inside. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Tate rushes Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate tries to work over Crusader 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crusader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crusader 's elbow.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate as Crusader tries to tie him up. #T4#
Tate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Crusader .
Crusader gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader wants to stall.
Crusader is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate has Crusader pressed against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Crusader lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Righteous Crusader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
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.#R2#
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusader .
Tate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate.
Tate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crusader 's head backwards.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusader misses its target.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Crusader darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Tate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crusader doesn't seem phased though.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Tate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crusader is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Tate avoiding damage as Crusader throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crusader .
Crusader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Crusader has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crusader tries a body shot but Tate blocks it.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Tate misses with the head strike.
Crusader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Crusader is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crusader wants to break free but Tate has control.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crusader tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Crusader wants to stall.
Crusader tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate wants to break free but Crusader has control.
#T3#
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Righteous Crusader has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Tate manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Crusader .
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate works Crusader 's body with a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tate!
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a two punch combo. #T4#
Tate closes the distance but Crusader moves to the side
and Crusader counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate connects with a body shot that sends Crusader 's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Tate gets a clinch.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crusader 's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crusader tries to throw a body punch but Tate avoids it by throwing Crusader back against the ropes.
Crusader tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.#R3#
Tate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crusader lands with an overhand left.
Tate scores with a jab. Crusader acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tate stuns Crusader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#KD2#
Tate lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Crusader goes down! The ref sends Tate to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Crusader 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!#ROC2#Crusader is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusader seems to have got his legs back now.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
Tate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader catches Tate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Crusader connects with a crisp jab.
Crusader moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusader 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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crusader circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crusader counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks. #T2#
Tate blocks a body shot from Crusader .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crusader looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crusader keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.#T3#
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Crusader lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crusader punishes Tate's body with a nice straight punch.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.
Tate connects with a body shot that sends Crusader 's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Crusader finds it's way through Tate's defenses.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate lands a head shot.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Tate sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair Clash
Date: Jan 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crusader throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Tate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1#
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate lands with a cross.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Crusader .
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate lands a nice hook to Crusader 's body. Crusader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Crusader with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate scores with a four punch combination!
Tate drops his hands momentarily and Crusader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Tate.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusader circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusader misses its target.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Tate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate duly obliges. #T3#
Crusader looks to land a combination. Tate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tate wants to clinch
and Crusader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader sizes up Tate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Tate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crusader with a body shot.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a combination that misses #KD2#
and Tate counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Crusader on his ass! Crusader 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!
Crusader throws a body shot but no joy.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt#KD2#
and Tate counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Crusader to the mat! Tate runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Crusader is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader connects with a nice looking jab.
Crusader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crusader sets himself, and Tate steps forward looking for the clinch! Crusader avoids it this time.
Crusader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
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.#R2#
Tate lands a two punch combo.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crusader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Crusader scores with a four punch combination!#KD#
Crusader staggers Tate with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Tate 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!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Crusader throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Crusader is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tate misses.
Crusader misses the jab.
Tate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate lands a really nice looking cross but Crusader seems unphased.
Tate looks to clinch
and Crusader counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusader dodges the punch combination from Tate.
A combination from Crusader does no damage. #T2#
Crusader connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tate momentarily.
#CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Tate punishes Crusader 's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate tries to clinch up.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusader circles away.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves away
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC2#Crusader is rocked!
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Crusader misses with a straight right.
Crusader seems to have got his legs back now.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate takes one on the button.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crusader counters with a nice uppercut.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader .
#T4#
Crusader throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader tries to move into range but Tate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tate wants to clinch
and Crusader counters with a right hand to the body.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Tate lands with a straight right. Crusader didn't see that one coming.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Righteous Crusader will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader is looking for a counter combo.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader connects with a body shot.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Crusader is just out of range.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate tries to clinch up
and Crusader counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
#T1#
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Tate lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Crusader throwing a counter right hand but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crusader wants to clinch.#T2#
Tate cracks Crusader with an open hand slap.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Crusader 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.
A nice side step and Tate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tate misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate lands a nice hook to Crusader 's body. Crusader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crusader takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Crusader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crusader looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate throws a right and a left that Crusader avoids nicely.
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves away
and Crusader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Crusader misses the target.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Crusader tries to counter by clinching up but Tate breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair 60
Date: Oct 21, 2022 |
#R1#
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.#TD#
Thomas shoots in and bounces Tate off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.#SU#
Thomas stands up and waves to Tate to follow him. #TD#
Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.#SU#
Thomas gets to his feet. Tate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD#
Thomas drives through with a takedown into Tate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SU#
Thomas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SU#
Thomas stands up. #TD#
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!#ROC#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.#T1##SU#
Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.#TD#
Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tate's half guard.#SU#
Thomas escapes and gets back to his feet. #TD#
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?#SU#
Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tate. #TD#
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. #SU#
Thomas decides to stand up.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T2##SU#
Thomas decides to stand up. #TD#
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SU#
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!#TD#
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!#SU#
Thomas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tate to his feet. #TD#
Thomas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tate's guard.#T3##SU#
Thomas stands up and waves to Tate to follow him. #TD#
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.#SU#
Thomas stands up from Tate's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Thomas gets a double leg takedown into Tate's guard.#SU#
Thomas stands up from Tate's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Thomas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tate quickly recovers to half guard.#SU#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas stands up out of the half guard. #TD#
Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.#T4#
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.#SU#
Thomas stands and steps away. Tate gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD#
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SU#
Thomas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #TD#
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SU#
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.#TD#
Tate tries to sprawl but Thomas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Thomas prevents Tate from improving his position.#SU#
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.#R2##TD#
Thomas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tate did well to prevent Thomas getting side control.#SU#
Thomas escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD#
Thomas drives through with a takedown into Tate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SU#
Thomas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tate, up you get! #TD#
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!#SU#
Thomas stands up and beckons Tate to join him on the feet. #TD#
Thomas gets a takedown into half guard.#SU#
Thomas decides to stand and escape the position. #TD#
Thomas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##SU#
Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.#TD#
Thomas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SU#
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.#TD#
Thomas gets a takedown into half guard.
Thomas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#SU#
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. #TD#
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.#SU#
Thomas stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tate to get to his feet. #T2##TD#
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SU#
Thomas gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting. #TD#
Thomas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tate's guard.#SU#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R3#
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. #TD#
Tate gets caught napping as Thomas dives in and scores a takedown. Tate manages to retain guard.#SU#
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.
#TD#
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!#SUB2#
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SU#
Tate is working an open guard so Thomas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas. #T1##SU#
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.
#T2#
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.#T3#
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing. #TD#
Thomas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SU#
Thomas stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tate is looking to improve his position.
#SU#
Thomas stands up and beckons Tate to join him on the feet. #TD#
Thomas gets the takedown into side control. #SU#
Thomas decides to stand back up. Thomas steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.#T4#
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into Tate's guard.#SU#
Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD#
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SU#
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.
#TD#
Thomas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tate to the ground. Thomas is now in Tate's guard.#SU#
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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Event:
Flair 59
Date: Oct 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Despite the aggression on Tate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
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.
A punch combination from Tate misses.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.#KD#
Thomas cracks Tate with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Tate get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Tate looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Thomas drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Tate onto his butt! Tate pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.#ROC#Tate is rocked!
BAM! Thomas delivers a spinning backfist that drops Tate like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jax Thomas!
After winning the bout, Jax Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Flair 58
Date: Sep 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Camacho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho moves out of range as Tate strikes.
Camacho throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Tate is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL2#
Camacho gets tackled into the cage by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch.
Camacho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Camacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Camacho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho landing knees to the body.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Camacho lands with a left to the head.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD#
Camacho is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tate can't fight it off and eventually Camacho manages to take the fight to the floor. Tate looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Camacho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Camacho working some strikes from top position.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camacho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Camacho connects with a couple of short punches.
Camacho is in close to Tate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Camacho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Camacho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Camacho postures up and lands a big shot to Tate's brow.
Camacho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate's head.#T2#
Camacho works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camacho's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC#Tate is rocked!
Camacho works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate is still in real trouble! Can Camacho finish him?#SUB#
Camacho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Camacho postures up and lands a big shot to Tate's brow.
Camacho stands and throws Tate's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Camacho is working Tate over with some ground and pound from side control.
Camacho lands a few punches from side control.
Camacho landing strikes.
Camacho lands a big left to the face of Tate, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Camacho and another - Tate is out! Camacho stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Macho Camacho! |
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Event:
Flair 52
Date: Aug 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Lang darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.#TD2#
Lang has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tate clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#SUB2#
Tate showing good submission defense here.
Lang trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tate doesn't escape. #SUB2#
Tate defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lang's arms.
Lang is riding his opponent, not letting Tate buck him off. #T1#
Lang has Tate flattened out and is raining down punches. #CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.#SUB2#
Lang is looking for the choke from the back position but Tate is controlling his hands well. #SUB2#
Lang is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lang is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lang is punishing Tate with strikes - can he finish him?!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T2##SUB2#
Lang sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Tate taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Craig Long Lang! |
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Event:
Flair 50
Date: Jul 22, 2022 |
#R1#
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Tate works over Chaelsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaelsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tate misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson. #SU#
Chaelsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tate won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate tries to improve position but can't. #T1##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.
Tate misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tate tries to kick Chaelsson off in order to stand up. Chaelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #SU#
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Tate to his feet.
Tate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tate is looking to get back to is feet but Chaelsson passes into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tate to his feet.
Tate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tate! #T2##SU#
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chaelsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Tate to his feet.
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chaelsson is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
#T3##REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tate is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control.
#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tate swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tate's guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#REVB#
Tate is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
Tate tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chaelsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Tate tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away #TD#
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tate's guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Tate throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Tate tries to kick Chaelsson off in order to stand up. Chaelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tate to his feet.
Tate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
#T1##REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tate to his feet.
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up from half guard.
Tate misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Tate fights it but they end up in guard.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#REVB#
Tate trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
#SU#
Chaelsson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Tate tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away #TD#
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tate's guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
#REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chaelsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?#T3##SU#
Chaelsson stands up.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Tate didn't expect that.
Tate is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Tate to join him on the feet.
Tate swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tate tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Chaelsson manages to move to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Chaelsson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. #T4#
Tate throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Tate is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tate scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Chaelsson manages to mount him!
Patrick Chaelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate is trying to reverse the position but instead Chaelsson has taken his back - oops!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tate throws a sloppy body shot
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Tate didn't expect that.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Chaelsson passes into side control, despite Tate's attempt to control the position.
Tate tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Tate didn't expect that.
Chaelsson is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##REVB#
Tate wants to control but Chaelsson postures up.#SU#
Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control. #T2##REVB##SU#
Chaelsson stands up from half guard.
Tate throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tate is trying to control Chaelsson's posture but Chaelsson avoids it.
Tate tries to bench press Chaelsson off him but Chaelsson keeps the position. #T3#
Tate keeps trying to improve his position.#SU#
Chaelsson stands up.
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tate tries to kick Chaelsson off in order to stand up. Chaelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #SU#
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tate looks to clinch #TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tate wants to stand back up but Chaelsson manages to pass into side control.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Chaelsson stands up.
Tate misses with a hook
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Tate fights it but they end up in guard.
Tate is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control.
#REVB##SU#
Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Tate throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tate won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Tate is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chaelsson's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Chaelsson! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Tate has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Pain and Gain
Date: Jul 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Tate Iii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tate Iii tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Iii can't break the clinch.
Tate Iii is stalling here.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate Iii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T1#
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Tate Iii has the dominant position.
Tate Iii lands a left hand.
#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate Iii stalls.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Tate Iii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tate Iii tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Iii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate tries to break free but Tate Iii pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Iii's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate Iii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate Iii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tate can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Iii controls the action.
Tate Iii can't break the clinch.
Tate keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T3#
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
Tate Iii dodges an elbow strike from Tate.
Tate Iii effectively controlling the action here.
Tate tries a body shot but Tate Iii blocks it.
Tate Iii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Iii's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate Iii blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
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.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii is controlling him.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate working aggressively here.
Come on Tate Iii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate letting Tate Iii take a breather here.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Iii is struggling to control the position.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Tate Iii.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Iii.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Tate Iii misses.
Tate Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Tate ducks right into an uppercut from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Iii. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Tate Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
As Tate looks to move away, Tate Iii throws a big counter combo but Tate just gets out of the way.
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Tate Iii gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tate dodges an elbow strike from Tate Iii.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Come on Tate Iii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tate Iii for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tate Iii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.
#T2#
Tate Iii is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate Iii stalling.
Tate Iii presses Tate against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate Iii gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate Iii lands a right hand.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate misses with the head strike.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Tate looking to stall.
#T3#
Tate keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate has Tate Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Iii lands with a short shot to the head.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Tate Iii to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tate Iii seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tate tries to circle away but Tate Iii has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate letting Tate Iii take a breather here.
Tate Iii displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tate up against the ropes.#T4#
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
Tate Iii stalling.
Tate looking to throw knees to the head but Tate Iii is blocking nicely.
Tate Iii slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Curtis Tate Iii.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Tate Iii does no damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Tate Iii swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tate Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate Iii misses the jab.
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves away
and Tate Iii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate Iii manages to avoid it.
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Tate Iii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Iii throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Tate Iii to work.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate Iii blocks a body shot from Tate. #T1#
Tate Iii taking a breather.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate Iii stalling against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii is controlling him.
Tate Iii lands a body shot.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Iii is keeping busy.
Tate Iii effectively controlling the action here.
Tate wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Iii is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate 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 Tate Iii has denied him.
Tate Iii tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.#T3#
Tate Iii slows down the pace here.
Tate Iii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tate Iii stalling against the ropes.
Tate Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tate Iii is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate Iii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tate Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Tate Iii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tate Iii just leaning against Tate, taking a breather. #T4#
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
Tate Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Tate Iii leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tate tries to break free but Tate Iii pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate Iii gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Iii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tate prevents Tate Iii from breaking the clinch.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate tries a knee to the head but Tate Iii blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Iii 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 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Iii! |
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Event:
Flair 46
Date: Jun 25, 2022 |
#R1##KD#
Dickson cracks Tate with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tate is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tate is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!#CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Dickson loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
Dickson looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Dickson shakes him off and moves away.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dickson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickson throws an off balance right hand
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Dickson backing up. Dickson nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickson jabbing away but nothing is landing. #KD#
Dickson scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Tate to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Dickson away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Tate got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!#ROC#Tate is rocked!#CUT#The cut above William Tate's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A big left from Dickson misses.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Dickson finish him?
Dickson loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate tries to get into range but Dickson steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Tate! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Dickson scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morrison Dickson!
During a confident post fight interview, Morrison Dickson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Flair 45
Date: Jun 18, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Thibodeaux moves into the clinch successfully.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux. #CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate backwards. #CUT#The cut above William Tate's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#William Tate's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#Tate is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Tate's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fortune Thibodeaux!
A relieved looking Fortune Thibodeaux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Legendary Fight Night
Date: May 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Powerhous shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Powerhous.
Powerhous content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #SUB2#
Powerhous in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tate is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boxing Powerhous! |
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Event:
FLAIR BASH
Date: May 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burger scores with a nice head shot.
Burger lands a head kick!
#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Burger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate closes the distance but Burger moves to the side
and Burger counters with a nice leg kick.
Burger works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Burger.
Burger throws a head kick that misses.
And Tate tries to counter it with a takedown but Burger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burger connects with a single shot there.
Tate throws a hook but Burger blocks it.
Burger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burger counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Burger scores with a jab. Tate acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #ROC#Tate is rocked!
Tate tries to clinch but Burger is having none of it.
Burger looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Burger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate avoids the body shot from Burger.
Tate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burger with a body shot.
Burger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
Burger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Burger misses with a head kick.
#T2#
Burger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Tate tries to clinch up
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Burger pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Burger misses the target.
Burger scores with a jab to the body.
Burger scores with the left hand. Tate knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger digs a good body shot into Tate's ribs.
Tate takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
Burger lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Burger pushes him off.
Burger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate wants to counter with a clinch but Burger pushes him away.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Burger scores with a jab to the head.
Burger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a good low kick that Tate was not able to check.
Tate tries to bum rush Burger with a series of wild strikes but Burger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate throws a right hand that Burger ducks under and follows up with a left that Burger also avoids with ease.
It looked like Burger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
Burger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tate.
Burger scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Burger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tate.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Burger finish him?
William Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Burger.
Tate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burger counters with a crisp right that sends Tate to the canvas! Burger follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Burger! |
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Event:
Flair 40
Date: Apr 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tate wants to clinch
and Gunn counters with a thumping low kick.
Gunn tries to land a front kick but Tate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice side step and Tate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by Gunn.#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Tate wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Tate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gunn under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn moves away
and Gunn counters with a head kick.
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn lands with an uppercut that bounces Tate off the ropes and back into range.
Tate avoids a kick to the body.
Gunn misses with a double jab.
Tate tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Tate is looking to clinch. #T2#
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Gunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tate's sensitive parts.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn keeps Tate at a distance using the push kick.
Tate moves out of range of the body kick.
Gunn misses with a head kick.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Gunn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gunn lands with an overhand left.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
Gunn throws a big counter combination but Tate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
Gunn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tate takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gunn.
Tate looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gunn lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gunn.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Tate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Gunn.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Tate.
Gunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tate avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Tate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gunn's head backwards.
Tate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
A low kick lands for Gunn.
Nice straight punches there by Gunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunn.
Tate misses with a combination
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Tate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gunn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn tries to counter by clinching up but Tate breaks away and moves out of range.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Tate counters with a left to the body.
Tommy Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.#KD2#
Tate closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Gunn crashing to the mat! Gunn uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate lands with a hook. Gunn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tate lands a right hook to the body.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
#T1#
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Gunn gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Gunn away but Gunn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gunn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Gunn.
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate connects with a body shot that sends Gunn's belly button to the back.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunn. That's going to slow Tate down. #T2#
Gunn scores with a head kick.
Tate misses with a combination
#CL#
and Gunn moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gunn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Gunn lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body. #CUT2#Tommy Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Tate darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3#
Tate moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tate falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a good low kick that Tate was not able to check.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate scores with a nice right hand.
#CUT2#Tommy Gunn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tate blocks the body kick.
Gunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunn misses with a low kick as Tate jumps back.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
Gunn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gunn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#KD2#
and before Gunn can reset, Tate rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Gunn is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!#ROC2#Gunn is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Gunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Tate backs away, Gunn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tate misses with the combination.
Gunn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gunn throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tate moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunn misses with a kick to the body
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tate.
A right-left combo lands from Gunn.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tate throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Tate coming out on top.
Tate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate throws a series of punches but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn throws a big counter combination but Tate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Tate as he connects with a hook.#CUT2#Jeez, Tommy Gunn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gunn moves forwards but Tate connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Gunn - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Gunn keeps him there for the moment.
Tate misses with some punches.
Gunn lands an elbow that stopped Tate in his tracks for a moment. #BC#
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Tate tries to clinch up
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Tate tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Gunn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair 39
Date: Apr 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate wants to clinch but Mrkela slips to the side
letting Mrkela counter with a right hand.
Mrkela throws a hook but Tate blocks it.
It seemed like Tate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mrkela throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Tate.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mrkela manages to avoid it.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mrkela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate tries to clinch but Mrkela moves out of range.
William Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mrkela.
Mrkela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Tate.#T1#
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mrkela looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Tate wants to clinch up but Mrkela keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Mrkela misses the target.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrkela moves away.
Mrkela keeps the fight on the outside.
Mrkela throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Mrkela definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Mrkela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mrkela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mrkela staying out of range there.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Mrkela moved out of range.
It looked like Mrkela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Tate throws a right and a left that Mrkela avoids nicely.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mrkela circles away quickly and effectively.
Mrkela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Mrkela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mrkela misses with a left hand
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Mrkela is looking to counter punch.
Mrkela throws a big shot that misses.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mrkela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Mrkela.#T3#
Tate tries to clinch up but Mrkela circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrkela throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Mrkela loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate moves out of range as Mrkela strikes.
Tate throws a body punch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Tate throws a series of punches but Mrkela moves out of range.
Mrkela throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Mrkela misses with a right hand
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mrkela is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mrkela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mrkela looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
We've been informed that Tate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mrkela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
#T4#
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mrkela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate scores with a four punch combination!
Mrkela throws a big shot that misses.
Tate wants to clinch up but Mrkela keeps it at a distance.
Mrkela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrkela. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Mrkela looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Tate slips under a jab.
Tate tries to clinch but Mrkela is having none of it.
Mrkela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate dominated that round.
That's time! Mrkela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tate tries to clinch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Tate throws a series of punches but Mrkela avoids them all with ease.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Mrkela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate throws out a loose jab but Mrkela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mrkela is looking to counter punch.
Tate throws a body punch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mrkela.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mrkela circles away quickly and effectively.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tate slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Mrkela.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mrkela just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Mrkela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Mrkela misses the jab.
Mrkela misses with an uppercut
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Mrkela looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Mrkela misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Mrkela does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mrkela looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrkela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate misses with a straight left. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Mrkela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate tries to bum rush Mrkela with a series of wild strikes but Mrkela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mrkela misses with a straight right.
Tate tries to clinch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Mrkela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Mrkela misses the target.
A jab from Mrkela misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mrkela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mrkela throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mrkela back to the ropes. Tate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Mrkela misses the target.
Mrkela misses the shot to the body.
Tate moves out of range as Mrkela strikes.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mrkela misses with an uppercut
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mrkela misses with a straight right.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Mrkela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mrkela slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mrkela.
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Mrkela swings widly with a right hand
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Mrkela misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrkela throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Mrkela swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Mrkela is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mrkela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Mrkela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate throws a body punch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Mrkela misses with a right hand
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Mrkela backing up. Mrkela nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Mrkela throws a lazy uppercut
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mrkela misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mrkela misses.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Mrkela misses with an uppercut.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Mrkela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
Mrkela throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Mrkela throws a hook but Tate blocks it.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate misses with a double jab
and Mrkela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mrkela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Mrkela misses its intended target.
Mrkela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
#T2#
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mrkela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mrkela walks into a jab.
Tate swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrkela. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate looks to throw the jab but Mrkela is out of range.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mrkela.
Mrkela misses with a straight left. #T3#
Tate misses with a hook.
Mrkela throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate slips under a jab from Mrkela.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mrkela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mrkela throws a hook but Tate blocks it.
Tate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mrkela misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Mrkela throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mrkela keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Tate looks to land a combination but Mrkela avoids it well.
Tate lands a two punch combo.
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mrkela throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Mrkela just misses with a punch to the body.
Mrkela misses the shot to the body.
Mrkela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mrkela.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Mrkela slips the punch.
Mrkela is looking to counter punch.
Mrkela misses with a looping left.
Mrkela misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair 38
Date: Apr 09, 2022 |
#R1##KD#
Durant lands a big head kick that sends Tate tumbling to the mat! Durant takes a step backwards and waves Tate back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Tate is rocked!#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Durant throws a powerful right kick. Tate tried to block low but the kick was high! Tate was taken right off of his feet! Durant jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
SPRING BASH
Date: Mar 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Tate misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Sullivan.
Tate throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Sullivan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sullivan.#CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate moves to clinch but Sullivan breaks away
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate is looking to clinch.
Sullivan scores with a hook.
Tate looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sullivan.#ROC2#Tate is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Sullivan! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Sullivan!
A very excited looking Jack Sullivan 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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Event:
Flair 34
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Martinez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tate taking a bit of punishment here - Martinez scoring with strikes. #SU#
Martinez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tate to his feet.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Martinez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tate's defenses. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.#TD#
Martinez has hold of one of Tate's legs. Tate is fighting the takedown attempt but Martinez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
Martinez is stalling in the full guard.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound. #T1#
Martinez works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Tate's brow. #SU#
Martinez gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting. #CL2#
Tate clinches with his opponent.
#TD#
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Tate's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez working the ground and pound.
Martinez scoring with punches and elbows.
Martinez cracks Tate with a big right hand but Tate just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#ROC#Tate is rocked!
Martinez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tate is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Martinez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
In his post fight interview, Javier Martinez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Flair 32
Date: Feb 26, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Tate gets caught flat footed, as Mrkela shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB#
Mrkela is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mrkela definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Mrkela drops back looking for a leg! Tate is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tate manages to kick Mrkela off! Mrkela jumps back into Tate's guard. #SUB#
Mrkela drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mrkela seems to have locked his on tight now - Tate screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mrkela, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mitar Mrkela! |
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Event:
Flair 29
Date: Feb 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Burger lands a lovely overhand right.
Tate closes the distance but Burger moves to the side
and Burger counters with a nice uppercut.
Burger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate wants to counter with a clinch but Burger pushes him away.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#KD#
Burger looks low and kicks high, catching Tate right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!#ROC#Tate is rocked!#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate looks to clinch
and as Tate loses concentration momentarily, Burger counters with a picture perfect head kick! Tate goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger! |
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Event:
Flair Legend Night
Date: Jan 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Camacho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tate slips a jab from Camacho.
Tate seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Camacho has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Camacho avoiding damage.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camacho works on Tate's body with a couple of short punches.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Camacho has the dominant position.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lands an elbow that stopped Tate in his tracks for a moment.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Tate is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
Camacho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
Camacho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Camacho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Camacho is leaning against Tate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho lands a body punch.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#William Tate's cut is getting worse.#KD2#
Camacho has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Tate to the canvas! Can Tate beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!#ROC2#Tate is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Camacho closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Oh Tate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camacho stalling.
Camacho gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT2#William Tate's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camacho.
Camacho cracks Tate with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Tate goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Tate wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macho Camacho! |
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Event:
Flair 26
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT#It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Gunn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate jabs Gunn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Gunn counters with a single leg into guard. Tate didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate working a defensive guard here.
Tate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunn controls the pace.
Tate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Gunn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tate is looking to control Gunn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tate avoid being mounted?#SU2#
Gunn stands up out of the half guard.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Tate - just one landing.
A left and a right from Tate both land. Nice combination.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate misses the shot to the body.
Gunn feints the counter takedown.#T2#
Gunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tate throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Tate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate lands a right hook to the body.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn. #KD2#
Gunn lands a big head kick that sends Tate tumbling to the mat! Gunn takes a step backwards and waves Tate back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
Tate lands a two punch combo.
#T3#
Gunn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tate seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Gunn shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Tate is backing up but Gunn catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Tate covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Gunn Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gunn! |
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Event:
Flair 23
Date: Jan 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Tate tries to clinch up.
Gunn is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
Tate rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Tate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Gunn breaks the clinch.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gunn!
Tate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tate takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Gunn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Gunn throws a counter high kick but Tate was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#KD#
Gunn lands a big head kick that sends Tate tumbling to the mat! Gunn takes a step backwards and waves Tate back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Tate is rocked!#CL2#
Tate rushes Gunn and presses him up against the cage.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?#TD#
Gunn has picked Tate up - he's going for a ride! Gunn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tate scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gunn manages to mount him!
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn controlling his opponent.
Tate is looking to improve his position but Gunn isn't that keen on the idea.#T2#
Gunn landing strikes from the mount.
Tate sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunn is looking to advance position but Tate won't allow it.
Tate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tate.#T3#
Tate looking to control.
Gunn looking to pass the guard.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tate is on top in guard.
#REVB##ES#
Gunn has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tate has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gunn is working for takedown but Tate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Gunn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Gunn jumps guard.
Gunn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gunn is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Gunn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SU#
Gunn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tate, up you get!
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Gunn throws a head kick that Tate semi-blocks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn dominated that 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!#R2#
Gunn feints and then cracks Tate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tate down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gunn.
Gunn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tate at a distance.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
and Gunn counters with a takedown into side control.
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 trying to remain calm as Gunn controls from the top position.
Gunn is working Tate over with some ground and pound from side control. #T1#
Gunn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SU#
Gunn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Gunn.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Tate swings away with a body shot that misses
#CL#
and Gunn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#TD#
Gunn tightens his grip and picks Tate up, before dumping him to the ground. Tate manages to land in guard.
Gunn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tate wants to control the position but Gunn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gunn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn working Tate over with strikes.
Gunn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gunn is thwarting Tate's attempts to control the position.
Tate tries to kick Gunn off but Gunn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gunn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gunn stalling.
Tate tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gunn manages to move to mount!
#T3#
Gunn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gunn working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Tate looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Gunn! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommy Gunn! |
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Event:
Flair 20
Date: Dec 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Dickson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Dickson backing up. Dickson nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Dickson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dickson.
We've been informed that Tate has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dickson slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Tate throws a series of punches but Dickson moves out of range.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dickson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dickson misses with an uppercut.
Tate unleashes a big counter combination but Dickson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dickson misses with a left hand
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickson loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickson. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickson lunges at Tate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tate's hand.
Dickson lands an overhand right.#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
#T1#
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate digs a good hook to Dickson's body.
Dickson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickson misses the target.
Dickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dickson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dickson swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dickson connects with a crisp jab.
Tate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dickson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tate's head. #ROC#Tate is rocked!
Dickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
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!
The fighters circling - Dickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickson. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Dickson misses the target.
Dickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dickson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
A jab from Dickson does it's job there.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Dickson finish him?
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
Dickson misses with a few strikes there.
Dickson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tate scores with a shot to the body.
Dickson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dickson throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Dickson with a jab.
Dickson scores with the left hand. Tate knows he should have avoided that one.
Tate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickson.
Dickson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickson.
Dickson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickson.#T3#
Dickson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tate counters with a two punch combo.
Dickson is breathing heavily.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Dickson moved out of range.
Dickson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickson throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Dickson misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a series of strikes. Dickson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate throws a body punch but Dickson moves out of range.
Tate wants to clinch
and Dickson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dickson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tate's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Tate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Dickson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Decent striking displayed by Dickson there.
Tate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickson throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Dickson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickson.
Dickson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tate has time to react.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dickson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickson misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickson. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Dickson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickson throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Tate lands with a good body shot.
Dickson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Dickson pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Dickson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Dickson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate throws a series of strikes that have Dickson backpedaling.
Tate tries to clinch up
enabling Dickson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
A countering left hand to the body from Tate misses.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate digs a good hook to Dickson's body.
Dickson lands a slapping body shot.
Dickson throws out a powerful jab.
Dickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Despite the aggression on Tate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morrison Dickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate moves forwards but Dickson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickson throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
Tate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dickson with a body shot.
Dickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
#T1#
Dickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tate staying out of range there.
Dickson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickson is looking to counter punch.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Dickson throws an off balance right hand
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Dickson backing up. Dickson nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate throws a series of strikes that have Dickson backpedaling.
Tate is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dickson rather than just go for the knockout.
Tate tries to clinch up.#T2#
Dickson looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate slips a straight right by Dickson.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickson throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson misses the shot to the body.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Dickson shakes him off and moves away.
Tate stuns Dickson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate defending well as Dickson loads up on a big left hand.
Tate throws the left hand but Dickson avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Dickson misses its target.
Tate on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
A big right from Dickson misses. #T3#
Dickson lands the left hand.
Tate has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tate throws a series of punches but Dickson avoids them all with ease.
Dickson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tate digs a good hook to Dickson's body.
Tate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dickson at a distance.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Dickson pushes him off.
Donk. Tate catches Dickson right on the button with a cross.
Dickson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dickson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate tries to bum rush Dickson with a series of wild strikes but Dickson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate scores with the left hand. Dickson knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Dickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Tate throws a series of strikes that have Dickson backpedaling.
#ROC2#Dickson is rocked!
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickson.
Dickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate.
Tate wants to counter the offense by Dickson and move into the clinch position.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dickson misses with a body punch
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Dickson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate connects with a stiff jab that staggers Dickson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair 16
Date: Dec 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Gunn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn swinging wildly here.
Tate tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gunn misses with a double jab.
Tate throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Gunn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunn. #BC2#
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Tate instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range. #T1#
Gunn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tate moves out of range of the body kick.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Gunn misses
and Tate counters with a two punch combo.
Tate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Tate tries to bum rush Gunn with a series of wild strikes but Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gunn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Tate blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gunn.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Tate.
Tate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tate misses with a combination
and Gunn counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Tate swinging wildly here.
#T3#
Tate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Gunn.#CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Gunn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tate has time to react.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gunn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC2#Tate is rocked!#T4#
Gunn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Tate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate is breathing heavily.
Tate throws a series of punches but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn lands a front kick.
Tate seems to have got his legs back now.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Look low, kick high! Gunn uses the oldest trick in the book to send Tate tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Gunn is absolutely delighted - when Tate wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Gunn! |
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Event:
Flair 10
Date: Nov 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Tate misses with a double jab.
A big right from Dickson misses.
Dickson loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
Dickson fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Dickson.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dickson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Dickson.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Dickson shakes him off and moves away.
Tate walks into a stiff left hand from Dickson.
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 clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate misses with a jab to the body
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Dickson.
Dickson throws a right hand that misses
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson throws the left hand but Tate avoids the punch easily.
Tate with the counter takedown but Dickson avoids it easily.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Dickson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dickson throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
Dickson scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dickson takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate throws the left hand but Dickson avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Dickson walks into a stiff left hand from Tate.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickson.
Dickson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tate off the cage and back into range.
Dickson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tate at a distance.
Tate takes one to the chin there.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Dickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickson misses with a looping left.
Dickson throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickson scores with a nice strike.
Dickson looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T3#
Dickson throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Dickson misses the jab.
Tate wants to counter the offense by Dickson and move into the clinch position.
Dickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate moves to clinch but Dickson breaks away
letting Dickson counter with a right hand.
Dickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dickson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Dickson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dickson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickson needs to keep his hands up - Tate had a free shot at his head there.
Dickson misses with a looping left.
Dickson digs a good hook to Tate's body.
#T4#
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate tries to clinch there but Dickson circles away.
Dickson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dickson misses the jab.
Tate cracks a nice hook into Dickson's ribs.
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!
Dickson misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Tate misses with the combination.
Dickson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tate's head backwards.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dickson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Dickson dominated that 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 cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Dickson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Dickson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Dickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Dickson pushes him off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tate might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dickson has got the better of the exchanges.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Tate tries to clinch there but Dickson circles away.
Dickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickson misses with a hook
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate slips a straight right by Dickson.
Dickson misses with a looping right.
Tate scores with a three punch combo!
#T1#
Dickson connects with a single shot there.
Dickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Dickson works the jab nicely.
Tate throws a right and a left that Dickson avoids nicely.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate tries to clinch up but Dickson circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickson. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate wants to clinch up but Dickson keeps it at a distance.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Dickson moved out of range.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Dickson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Dickson there.
Dickson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickson misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Tate moves away from the strike by Dickson.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tate misses with a right hand
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dickson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate slips a jab from Dickson.#T3#
Dickson misses the jab.
Dickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate throws out a counter right but Dickson avoids it with no problem.
Dickson throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison Dickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dickson takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Dickson misses with a body shot.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate avoids the body shot from Dickson.
Dickson looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Tate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Tate moves away from the strike by Dickson.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Dickson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Tate slips a jab from Dickson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickson misses the target.
A punch combination from Dickson misses.
Tate stuns Dickson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Dickson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tate tries to clinch up but Dickson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
It seemed like Tate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dickson misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Tate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickson.
Tate slips under a jab.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to clinch up
and Dickson counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate defending well as Dickson loads up on a big left hand.
Dickson misses with a hook to the body
and Tate counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dickson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Dickson connects with a looping right hand.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Dickson counter with a right hand.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
Tate drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickson defends it well.
Tate misses with an uppercut
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Dickson pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickson throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Tate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dickson throwing a counter right hand but Tate manages to avoid it.
Morrison Dickson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Dickson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dickson misses with a double jab
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickson as he connects with a hook.
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 wants to clinch
and Dickson counters with a nice body shot.
Dickson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dickson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate's hands.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.
Tate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dickson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickson looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
A nice side step and Tate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Tate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dickson swinging wildly here.
Dickson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
Dickson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dickson moves out of range as Tate strikes.
Jab by Dickson.
Dickson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate doesn't seem bothered though.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Dickson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
#T4#
Tate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Dickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickson lands with a cross.
Tate wants to clinch.
It looked like Dickson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickson misses with a wild body shot.
Tate takes a swing at Dickson's ribcage but misses.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Tate walks into a straight right hand from Dickson.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Dickson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Dickson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickson 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Dickson!
Morrison Dickson thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Flair 8
Date: Oct 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Gunn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Gunn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate.#CUT2#It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Gunn lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tate clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gunn.
Gunn lands a nice hook to Tate's body. Tate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Gunn misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a series of strikes. Gunn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gunn misses with the combination.
Gunn throws a sloppy body shot
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn is looking for a counter combo.
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Gunn takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Gunn is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.
Tate sizes up Gunn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Tate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gunn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gunn swinging wildly here.
Gunn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gunn takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gunn!
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate looks to clinch #TD#
and Gunn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gunn stopping the sweep attempt from Tate.#T3#
Gunn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SU#
Gunn gets to his feet. Tate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Tate counters with a two punch combo.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Tate clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Gunn counters by clinching up. #BC#
Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn thuds his shin into the meat of Tate's side.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Tate shakes it off.#T4#
Gunn throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Gunn is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Tate. Beautiful body shot.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gunn throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gunn counters with a three punch combo that has Tate backing up. Tate nods at Gunn to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gunn!
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Gunn misses with a left hand
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Tate wants to clinch#TD#
and Gunn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tate!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Gunn lunges at Tate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tate's hand.
Gunn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#KD#
Gunn drops Tate with a beautiful combination! Tate stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gunn is looking for the KO!#ROC#Tate is rocked!
Tate circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Gunn. Tate falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Gunn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Gunn! |
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Event:
Flair 7
Date: Oct 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Pain forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate is looking to control Pain's arms but Pain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tate is able to avoid easily.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Pain has managed to clinch.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate is trying to stall.
#T1#
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pain as the two fighters clinch.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain slowing the pace effectively.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Pain throws an elbow but it misses.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.#T3#
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Tate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain throws a leg kick
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pain lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL#
Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Pain moves into the clinch.#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Pain clinches. #BC#
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Pain.
Pain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate being controlled against the ropes.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Pain darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Pain.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.#T2##CL#
Pain moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks. #BC#
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pain throws a lazy head kick
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Pain misses with a looping right.
Tate moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Pain rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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.#CL#
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Tate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
#T4#
Pain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that second round.
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!#R3#
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Tate is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Pain is looking to chop away at Tate's legs. #CL#
Pain clinches.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain just leaning against Tate, taking a breather.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Major Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Pain scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
A head kick by Pain misses
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
Pain lands a glancing blow to the side of Tate's head.
Tate throws a hook but Pain blocks it.
Tate works the jab nicely.#CL#
Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#T2#
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Pain breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate is trying to stall.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Tate avoids a wild elbow strike from Pain.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T3#
Pain prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Tate looking to stall.
Pain avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Pain.
Pain throws an elbow that misses.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the ropes.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain blocks a body shot from Tate. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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.
Tate throws an elbow but it misses.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Pain, against the ropes.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tate misses with a body punch.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Pain on the inside.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!
Major Pain is the new light heavyweight champion! |
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Event:
Flair 6
Date: Oct 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate throwing a counter right hand but Braddock manages to avoid it.#CL#
Tate has managed to clinch.
#TD2#
Braddock turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Braddock manages to end up in side control.
Braddock controls the position.
Tate is not content to let Braddock control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate struggling a bit here.
Tate tries to buck Braddock off but Braddock is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tate's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Braddock is trying to get an arm triangle but Tate is defending well. #T1#
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braddock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU2#
Braddock decides to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Donk. Tate catches Braddock right on the button with a cross.
Tate moves away from the strike by Braddock.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Braddock misses with a straight right.
Tate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock misses with a looping right.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Tate attempts a counter takedown but Braddock avoids it well and moves away.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braddock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
A nice combination there by Tate.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Braddock backing up. Braddock nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate gets in close and tags Braddock with a short punch that almost sends Braddock to the mat! Oh Braddock is in big trouble! He turns his back on Tate, trying to create some distance but Tate rushes him, striking wildly and Braddock goes down! The referee tackles Tate into the cage to end the fight! Tate is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Tate! |
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Event:
Flair 5
Date: Oct 08, 2021 |
#R1#
Tate leaves Braddock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate looks for a takedown but Braddock sprawls well.
Tate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braddock pinned against the cage. Braddock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Braddock is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.#CL#
Braddock closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Braddock has him pressed against the cage.
James Braddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Tate.
Braddock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tate.
Braddock managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
#T1#
Tate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braddock walks away with a smile on his face. Tate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Braddock has managed to clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Braddock has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Braddock manages to pull guard.
Braddock wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Tate trying to control but Braddock is working from the bottom.
Braddock managing to control the position.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Braddock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Braddock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tate's guard. #REVR#
Braddock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tate being controlled here, momentarily.
Tate pulls Braddock in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braddock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Tate looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T3#
Braddock tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard.
Tate wants to stand up but Braddock is controlling him.
Braddock is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Tate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Braddock drives through and clinches with Tate against the cage.
Tate tries to pull guard but Braddock holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tate is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Braddock is defending well.
Tate jumps guard but Braddock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tate is trying to push Braddock away but Braddock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Braddock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tate is defending well.#TD#
Braddock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Braddock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Braddock keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Braddock looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tate passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Braddock closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Braddock pulls Tate into guard.
Braddock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Braddock wants to control but Tate passes easily into half guard.
Braddock keeping control of the position.
Tate tries to pass to full mount but Braddock defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock gets back to full guard.
#T1#
Braddock wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Tate wants to control from the top but Braddock keeps moving.
Tate stopping the sweep attempt from Braddock.
Tate postures up.
Tate stopping the sweep attempt from Braddock.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Braddock manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Braddock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Braddock lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Tate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Braddock smiles and moves away.
Braddock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Braddock closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Braddock pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braddock swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Braddock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate stuffs the takedown.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Braddock as he jumps to the side.
Braddock is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.
Tate shoots in but Braddock avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T3#
A nice combination there by Tate.
Braddock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Braddock moves into the clinch successfully.
Braddock prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Braddock is trying to pull guard but Tate has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Braddock has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tate clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tate wants to escape the position.
Tate trying to control the action but Braddock just sinks the hooks in. #T4#
Braddock throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tate could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock is looking to control Tate but Tate is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tate rolls, trying to escape but Braddock keeps control of the position.
Tate looking very determined here, making life difficult for Braddock.
#SUB#
Braddock looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Tate darts in and clinches Braddock up against the cage.#BC#
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate circles away.#CL#
Braddock closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Braddock breaks the clinch.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Braddock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Braddock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate is defended easily by Braddock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL2#
Tate rushes Braddock and presses him up against the cage.
Braddock lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1##BC#
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Braddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Tate.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braddock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tate swivels and escapes.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate darts in looking for a takedown but Braddock gets double underhooks and turns Tate into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Tate. No joy for Braddock on that attempt.
Tate tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Braddock closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Braddock pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate with the counter takedown but Braddock avoids it easily.
Braddock closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Braddock pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Braddock moves into the clinch.#T2#
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Braddock, against the cage.
Tate tries to pull guard but Braddock won't allow it.
Braddock trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate goes for a double leg but Braddock avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Braddock continues to drive forward.
Braddock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braddock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Tate clinches up with Braddock and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braddock effectively controlling the action here.#BC#
Braddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Braddock somewhat.#T3#
Braddock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate sprawls well. Tate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braddock gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate or perhaps it was just good defense by Braddock, which made it look bad.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Braddock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#CL#
Braddock moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Tate manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Braddock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Braddock is standing up over Tate. Tate looks to escape but Braddock dives into side control.
#T4##REVB#
Braddock working away.
Braddock takes a little break here. Tate wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Braddock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Braddock, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Braddock! |
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Event:
Flair 4
Date: Sep 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Braddock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a nice body kick.
#CL2#
Braddock darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.#BC2#
Braddock manages to break the clinch.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Braddock has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Braddock moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Tate slams his shin into Braddock's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Braddock rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Braddock misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Braddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Tate both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
#T1##CL2#
Braddock drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
Braddock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Braddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braddock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Tate wants to clinch.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate connects with a leg kick.
Braddock looks to land a body kick but Tate moved away.
Braddock throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Braddock wants to clinch.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Braddock.#CL2#
Braddock darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Braddock lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Braddock leaning against his opponent.
#BC2#
Braddock breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Tate clinches up with Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.#BC2#
Braddock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braddock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2#
Braddock takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Braddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Braddock.
Tate lands a head kick. Braddock smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL2#
Braddock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Braddock keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Braddock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.#T4#
Tate punishes Braddock's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tate connects with a nice cross there... Braddock is looking wobbly and Tate recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Braddock to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tate jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Tate! |
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