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Flair 78 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 23732 p4p, 23964 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 637 p4p, 622 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate closes the distance and pushes Crusader back into the ropes.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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 .
 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
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!
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
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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 .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Tate gets a clinch.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Crusader improves position.
Tate stalling against the ropes.
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 .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Talbain (ranked 23676 p4p, 23580 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 269 p4p, 256 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Powerhous throws a lazy head kick
and Talbain counters with a right hand to the body.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain throws a big counter combination but Powerhous scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Talbain misses with a low kick as Powerhous jumps back.
Powerhous attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Powerhous just misses with a punch to the body.
Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talbain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powerhous circles away quickly and effectively.
Talbain tries a head kick but it misses.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Talbain pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain wants to clinch up but Powerhous keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Talbain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powerhous lands a jab to Talbain's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Powerhous is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Powerhous tries to clinch up but Talbain circles away and keeps his distance.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powerhous steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Powerhous circles away.
Talbain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powerhous slips a straight right by Talbain.
Talbain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Talbain pushes him off.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous checks a leg kick.
Talbain blocks a head kick by Powerhous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Powerhous misses
and Talbain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talbain avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Talbain does no damage.
Powerhous closes the distance looking to clinch
and Talbain counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain misses with the combination.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talbain misses with a low kick.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Powerhous moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous moves out of range.
Powerhous uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Talbain has time to react.
 It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Talbain scores with a one two! Powerhous had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbain circles away.
As Powerhous tries to get set, Talbain tries to push him back and clinch up but Powerhous manages to avoid the attempt.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Powerhous throws out a loose jab but Talbain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talbain tries a low kick but Powerhous avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Talbain. Those never looked like landing.
Talbain misses with a kick to the body.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Talbain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Talbain sets himself, and Powerhous steps forward looking for the clinch! Talbain avoids it this time.
We've been informed that Powerhous has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch but Talbain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powerhous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powerhous keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Powerhous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powerhous tries to counter with a clinch but Talbain shakes him off and moves away.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous throws the kick towards the body but Talbain avoids it.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Talbain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Talbain'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.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powerhous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous unleashes a big counter combination but Talbain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Powerhous misses with a low kick.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Talbain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbain circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powerhous circles away quickly and effectively.
Talbain looks for the body kick but Powerhous saw that one coming.
Powerhous is looking to clinch.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain wants to clinch.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain is having none of it.
Talbain misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerhous throws a head kick but Talbain moves out of range.
As Powerhous looks to move away, Talbain throws a big counter combo but Powerhous just gets out of the way.
Powerhous tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jon Talbain is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain lands with a nice combination. Powerhous backs away looking to recover.
Powerhous throws the kick towards the body but Talbain avoids it.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Talbain is looking for a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbain throws a leg kick
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combo that has Talbain backing up. Talbain nods at Powerhous to acknowledge the strikes.
Powerhous wants to slow Talbain down by chopping away at his legs.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Talbain throws a combination. Powerhous tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Boxing Powerhous has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous tries to land a leg kick but Talbain saw it coming and moves away.
Jon Talbain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powerhous tries to clinch up.
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.
Powerhous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous tries a head kick but it misses.
Powerhous keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powerhous misses with a looping left.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talbain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Powerhous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Powerhous moves to clinch but Talbain breaks away
and Talbain counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Powerhous to the mat! Talbain runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Powerhous is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Talbain will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
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!
Talbain wants to clinch up but Powerhous keeps it at a distance.
Powerhous wants to clinch up but Talbain keeps it at a distance.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain tries to counter by clinching up but Powerhous breaks away and moves out of range.
Powerhous wants to clinch
and Talbain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powerhous tries to clinch up but Talbain circles away and keeps his distance.
Powerhous tries to bum rush Talbain with a series of wild strikes but Talbain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Powerhous pushes him off.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a one two combo.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
letting Powerhous counter with a right hand.
Talbain dodges the punch combination from Powerhous.
Talbain throws out a loose jab but Powerhous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous moves away
and Powerhous counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Talbain thinking.
Powerhous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powerhous throws a head kick but Talbain moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous lands a glancing blow to the side of Talbain's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbain misses with a body kick.
Talbain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Powerhous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talbain blocks a head kick by Powerhous.
Talbain misses with a series of wild punches.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous throws the kick towards the body but Talbain avoids it.
Talbain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powerhous unleashes a big counter combination but Talbain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Talbain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Powerhous throws a nice looking combination but Talbain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Powerhous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Powerhous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Powerhous misses.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain throws a chopping leg kick but Powerhous manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Powerhous moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous misses with a few strikes there.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous checks the leg kick.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powerhous counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talbain throws a front kick aimed at Powerhous's knee but Powerhous avoids it well.
Powerhous tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain throws a head kick but Powerhous moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boxing Powerhous comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powerhous 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Talbain!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23893 p4p, 23398 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 205 p4p, 220 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii digs a good hook to Gunn's body.
Gunn scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Tate Iii throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate Iii blocks the body kick.
Tate Iii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gunn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tate Iii works over Gunn's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Iii lands a nice hook to Gunn's body. Gunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tate Iii cracks a nice hook into Gunn's ribs.
Tate Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tate Iii lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Gunn goes down! The ref sends Tate Iii to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Gunn 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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Tate Iii.
Gunn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tate Iii counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Gunn on his ass! Gunn 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!
Tate Iii drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Gunn onto his butt! Gunn pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
 Gunn is rocked!
That has opened up Tommy Gunn's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate Iii finish him?
Tate Iii is looking to wear down Gunn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.
Gunn walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Gunn is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Curtis Tate Iii!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 6363 p4p, 24015 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 603 p4p, 645 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand Jr lands a jab to Burger's midsection.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burger misses with an uppercut. Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Durand Jr takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
Burger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Burger.
Durand Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durand Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Burger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durand Jr. Durand Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Durand Jr connects with the punch.
Durand Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burger tries a head kick but it misses.
Burger misses with a right hand
and Durand Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Durand Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Burger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr landing knees to the head.
Durand Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durand Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Durand Jr lands a nice hook to Burger's body. Burger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durand Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Durand Jr with a nice cross.
Durand Jr scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr closes the distance and pushes Burger back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand Jr gets a clinch.
Durand Jr blocks an uppercut.
Durand Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durand Jr works on Burger's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Durand Jr.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Durand Jr - that landed with a thud.
Durand Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burger looks winded!
Good body shot from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr works on Burger's body with a couple of short punches.
Durand Jr lands a knee to the head.
Durand Jr landing knees to the body.
Durand Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a head kick. Burger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Burger is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Durand Jr. Burger shrugs it off though.
Burger is still on wobbly legs! Can Durand Jr finish him?
Durand Jr ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Burger out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Durand Jr!
Jacques Durand Jr is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jacques Durand Jr 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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