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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 22837 p4p, 23091 weight class) and Morrison Dickson (ranked 318 p4p, 248 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn walks into a big right hand from Dickson and goes down! The referee sends Dickson to a neutral corner as Gunn gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
 It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Dickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dickson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickson.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Dickson.
Dickson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Gunn.
Dickson takes a shot to the head.
Dickson breaks from the clinch.
Dickson misses with a hook
and Gunn moves into the clinch.
Dickson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Dickson.
Gunn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Dickson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gunn out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 23014 p4p, 23100 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 252 p4p, 261 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 15 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain digs a good body shot into Powerhous's ribs.
Talbain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powerhous, pushing him back against the ropes.
Talbain manages to break the clinch.
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 has Powerhous up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous trying to stall but Talbain improves his position.
Powerhous is trying to maintain a safe position but Talbain gets an underhook and turns Powerhous into the ropes.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talbain pushes Powerhous up against the ropes in a clinch.
Talbain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes.
Powerhous misses with a punch to the body.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Powerhous wants to stall.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Talbain does it's job there.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talbain pushes Powerhous up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous tries to work over Talbain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talbain breaks the clinch.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.
Talbain closes the distance and pushes Powerhous back into the ropes.
Talbain lands a shot to the body.
Powerhous working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Talbain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Talbain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talbain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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 clinches up with Powerhous and pushes him back against the ropes.
Talbain breaks the clinch.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain throws a nice looking combination but Powerhous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talbain ducks under a wild hook from Powerhous.
Talbain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talbain effectively controlling the action here.
Powerhous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
Powerhous can't break the clinch.
Powerhous misses with some punches.
Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Talbain misses with a head kick.
Powerhous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talbain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Powerhous wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Powerhous prevents a body shot from Talbain.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talbain tries to circle away but Powerhous has him pinned against the ropes.
Talbain looking to slow down the pace here.
Talbain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powerhous is defending well for now.
Powerhous with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Powerhous tries to land knees in the clinch but Talbain avoids the damage to the body.
Talbain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talbain lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Talbain 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.
Talbain is looking to land body kicks.
Powerhous tries to clinch up but Talbain circles away and keeps his distance.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbain circles away.
Powerhous is looking to clinch but Talbain is avoiding it.
Talbain has Powerhous up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Powerhous throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powerhous tries to circle away but Talbain has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Talbain trying to stall but Powerhous improves his position.
Talbain has Powerhous pressed against the ropes, preventing Powerhous from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to maintain a safe position but Powerhous gets an underhook and turns Talbain into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powerhous working hard to break the clinch.
Talbain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Powerhous up against the ropes.
Powerhous is looking to control Talbain's arms but Talbain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powerhous has his back to the ropes.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talbain as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Powerhous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talbain.
Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talbain blocks a low kick nicely.
Talbain wants to counter the offense by Powerhous and move into the clinch position.
Talbain digs a good body shot into Powerhous's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain throws a low kick but Powerhous moves out of range easily.
Talbain wants to clinch.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Powerhous backs off Talbain throws a huge counter combo but Powerhous manages to avoid it all.
Powerhous takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Talbain moves into the clinch successfully.
Powerhous working aggressively here.
Talbain breaks from the clinch.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain avoids the body shot from Powerhous.
Talbain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a body kick that misses.
Talbain misses with a low kick as Powerhous jumps back.
Talbain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powerhous checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boxing Powerhous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powerhous wants to clinch up but Talbain keeps it at a distance.
Talbain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 misses with a kick to the body.
Talbain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powerhous.
A punch combination from Talbain misses.
Talbain rushes Powerhous and presses him up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Powerhous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Powerhous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Talbain has managed to clinch.
Talbain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Talbain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Powerhous throws a lazy uppercut
and Talbain counters by clinching up.
It looks like Boxing Powerhous has been cut.
Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Powerhous closes the distance looking to clinch
and Talbain counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Powerhous on his ass! Powerhous wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.
Talbain unleashes a big counter combination but Powerhous bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain throws a push kick but Powerhous slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Powerhous does no damage.
Powerhous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jon Talbain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powerhous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbain manages to avoid it.
Talbain misses with a kick to the body.
Talbain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powerhous tries to throw a body punch but Talbain avoids it by throwing Powerhous back against the ropes.
Jon Talbain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Powerhous misses with a knee strike.
Powerhous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Talbain struggles to land a body shot inside as Powerhous controls his hands.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talbain as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Talbain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Talbain is trying to break free.
Talbain has Powerhous pressed against the ropes, preventing Powerhous from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Talbain.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powerhous as Talbain tries to tie him up.
Powerhous wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talbain's efforts to push away.
Talbain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Powerhous tries to break free but Talbain pushes him back against the ropes.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Powerhous appears to be looking for a big counter.
Talbain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous tries to clinch there but Talbain circles away.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Talbain throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous avoids the head kick by Talbain.
Powerhous misses with a body punch
and Talbain counters with a stiff right hand.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous is having none of it.
Powerhous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talbain lands a nice hook to Powerhous's body. Powerhous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses.
Talbain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Powerhous blocks the low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talbain has closed the distance and engaged Powerhous in a clinch.
Powerhous trying to control the position but instead, Talbain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powerhous into the ropes.
Boxing Powerhous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Talbain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Talbain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Talbain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talbain 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Talbain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 23147 p4p, 23338 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 586 p4p, 574 weight class). William Tate acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
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.
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crusader clinches up against the ropes.
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Crusader 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Crusader misses the target.
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to stall.
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.
Crusader gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crusader lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like William Tate has been cut.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
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.
Crusader takes the fight into the clinch.
Crusader with a knee to the head.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
Crusader moves into the clinch.
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!
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.
Crusader pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate letting Crusader take a breather here.
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.
Tate drives through and clinches with Crusader against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Crusader jabs Tate right on the nose. Tate blinks but takes it well.
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!
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Crusader .
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!
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.
Crusader drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Crusader clinches.
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Crusader takes the fight into the clinch.
Crusader breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Crusader breaks the clinch.
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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23348 p4p, 23379 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 582 p4p, 560 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 23 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain gets a clinch.
Pain lands a shot to the body.
Pain scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
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 breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain presses Burger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Major Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger avoids the head kick by Pain.
It seemed like Burger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Sebastian Burger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burger throws a lazy head kick
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pain.
Pain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burger jabs Pain right on the nose. Pain blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Burger tenderised Pain's leg. Pain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Pain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pain clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain clinches up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pain!
A nice leg kick from Burger, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Pain.
Burger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Burger's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burger is defending well for now.
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burger scores with a head kick. Pain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain pushes Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch.
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Pain clinches up against the ropes.
Pain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pain 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.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain moves into range and clinches up with Burger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Burger.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burger can do to turn this around?
Pain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burger.
Jab from Pain.
Pain rushes Burger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Burger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pain rushes Burger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Major Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Burger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pain counters by clinching up.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain defending well as Burger loads up on a big left hand.
Pain misses with a combination
and Burger counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger scores with a head kick.
Pain looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain is pushing Burger up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger letting Pain take a breather here.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pain counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain tries to land a body kick
and Burger counters with a nice leg kick.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Pain.
Pain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burger misses with a body shot
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pain.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain has managed to clinch.
Burger letting Pain take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pain breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain avoids the head kick by Burger.
Pain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Burger misses
and Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger lands with an overhand left.
Burger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pain at a distance.
Burger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Burger.
A head kick by Pain misses
and Burger counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Pain
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain has managed to clinch.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Burger swings for the body but Pain moves out of range.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Burger misses with a left hand
and Pain counters by clinching up.
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain pushes Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain just leaning against Burger, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Pain.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pain rushes Burger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger lands a front kick to the face, that drops Pain to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burger throws an off balance right hand
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burger lands a head kick that sends Pain down! Pain is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Burger is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger!
Sebastian Burger is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 18424 p4p, 23216 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 556 p4p, 572 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 56 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Braddock!
It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Braddock digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Braddock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Braddock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Braddock catches Thomas napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Thomas crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Braddock raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Braddock!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 19628 p4p, 23026 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 567 p4p, 609 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 60 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Camacho misses
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho misses with a body shot
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho throws a front kick that sends Chaelsson stumbling back into the ropes.
Camacho tries to land a body kick
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Camacho tries to land a body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho wants to clinch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaelsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camacho misses with a body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho misses with a hook to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaelsson takes one to the side of the head.
Camacho moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaelsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Camacho looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Camacho thows a leg kick but Chaelsson checks it
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho misses with a hook
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho tries to clinch up
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Camacho misses
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Camacho misses
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a jab to the body
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Camacho throws a leg kick
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho misses with a hook
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Camacho works the jab nicely.
Camacho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho misses with a hook to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Camacho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho throws a body kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Camacho throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patrick Chaelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Camacho connects with a body shot.
Camacho looks to throw a body kick
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chaelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Camacho cracks a nice hook into Chaelsson's ribs.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Camacho misses with a jab to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho misses with a kick to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Camacho throws a lazy body kick
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho throws a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Camacho misses
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Camacho tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho thows a leg kick but Chaelsson checks it
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries to clinch up
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho misses with a hook to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho misses with a combination
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho thows a leg kick but Chaelsson checks it
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho misses with a hook to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaelsson takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Camacho tests Chaelsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho tries to clinch
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho misses with a hook
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho throws a right hand that misses
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Camacho misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick by Camacho misses
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho wants to clinch
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Camacho is rocked!
A low kick from Camacho is predictable there
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaelsson finish him?
A head kick by Camacho misses
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho misses with the body kick
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Camacho misses
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Camacho
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Camacho moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Macho Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho tries to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Camacho swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Camacho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho looks to clinch
and as Camacho tries to reset, Chaelsson cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Camacho is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Patrick Chaelsson!
Patrick Chaelsson retains his heavyweight title!
Patrick Chaelsson 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23276 p4p, 22947 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 331 p4p, 243 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii misses with a double jab
and Thibodeaux counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tate Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux works Tate Iii's body with a nice hook.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thibodeaux throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii tries to bum rush Thibodeaux with a series of wild strikes but Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thibodeaux shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thibodeaux.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Iii takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Tate Iii misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a head kick.
Tate Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate Iii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
Tate Iii jabs at Thibodeaux's body.
Tate Iii misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Tate Iii misses.
Thibodeaux looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tate Iii takes a step back to recover.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux slips a jab and a cross from Tate Iii.
Fortune Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate Iii throws a nice looking combination but Thibodeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thibodeaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thibodeaux lands a high kick!
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a high kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Tate Iii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thibodeaux forces Tate Iii back against the ropes and clinches.
Thibodeaux effectively controlling the action here.
Tate Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Thibodeaux won't allow it.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Tate Iii shrugs off.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Curtis Tate Iii's cut is getting worse.
Tate Iii takes an elbow to the temple.
Curtis Tate Iii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tate Iii's defenses.
Thibodeaux taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thibodeaux takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tate Iii's defenses.
Jeez, Curtis Tate Iii's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Curtis Tate Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Fortune Thibodeaux is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Fortune Thibodeaux 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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