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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Macho Camacho (ranked 22714 p4p, 22638 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 542 p4p, 556 weight class). Fortune Thibodeaux has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Macho Camacho's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Thibodeaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Thibodeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Camacho at a distance.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux thinks about the counter body kick.
Camacho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camacho thinking.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
 It looks like Macho Camacho has been cut.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Camacho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Camacho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Macho Camacho's cut is getting worse.
Camacho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Macho Camacho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Macho Camacho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Fortune Thibodeaux thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23052 p4p, 22915 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 596 p4p, 595 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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Solid boxing
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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 16 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain has managed to clinch.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Braddock tries to land knees in the clinch but Pain avoids the damage to the body.
Pain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Braddock looking to stall.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Pain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pain avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Braddock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Braddock up against the ropes.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Braddock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling him.
Pain has Braddock pressed against the ropes, preventing Braddock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain keeps control of Braddock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock letting Pain take a breather here.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.
Pain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pain is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock is trying to stall.
Braddock tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braddock.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock misses with an elbow over the top.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock 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.
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.
Braddock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
Pain 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.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Braddock keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braddock can do to turn this around?
Braddock is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Braddock trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
Braddock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Braddock blocks it.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Pain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to break free but Braddock pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Braddock is looking to control Pain's arms but Pain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braddock has his back to the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Braddock prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
Braddock is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Pain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Braddock can't break the clinch.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain avoiding damage.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddock's efforts to push away.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Braddock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.
Braddock is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Braddock is trying to break free.
Braddock letting Pain take a breather here.
Pain works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain tries to break free but Braddock pushes him back against the ropes.
Braddock tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain wants to break free but Braddock has control.
Braddock tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a knee to the head.
Braddock is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Pain as the two fighters clinch.
Pain has Braddock pushed against the ropes.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Braddock wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Braddock keeps him there for the moment.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Braddock has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Braddock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braddock has him pressed against the ropes.
Braddock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Braddock stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Braddock tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Braddock stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Braddock is trying to stall.
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddock blocks it with crossed arms.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Braddock is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Braddock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Pain tries to circle away but Braddock has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braddock working hard to break the clinch.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Braddock has the dominant position.
Braddock has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braddock tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
James Braddock 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.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sebastian Burger (ranked 23084 p4p, 23041 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 619 p4p, 608 weight class). Sebastian Burger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate's head.
 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.
Tate clinches up against the ropes.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
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.
Burger gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger connects with a high kick.
Tate clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.
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.
Burger gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch.
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.
Tate moves into the clinch.
Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Burger tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burger throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Burger manages to break the clinch.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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!
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burger breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
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?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Burger.
Tate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate drives through and clinches with Burger against the ropes.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
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!
 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.
Tate clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Burger tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Tate instigates a clinch.
Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
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?"
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.
Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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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pop
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