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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23847 p4p, 2416 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (ranked 229 p4p, 95 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Shewmaker enters the ring!
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine
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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 37 - 8 - 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shewmaker moves into the clinch.
Shewmaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shewmaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tate Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shewmaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate Iii's face.
It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Shewmaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Shewmaker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shewmaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shewmaker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Shewmaker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tate Iii stalling in the clinch but Shewmaker improves position.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate Iii's face.
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shewmaker digs a right hand into Tate Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Iii's gas tank.
Shewmaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Shewmaker - that landed with a thud.
Shewmaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shewmaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii takes a shot to the head.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Tate Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Shewmaker won't allow it.
Shewmaker landing knees to the body.
Shewmaker lands with a left to the head.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate Iii's face.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Shewmaker has control.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Shewmaker has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shewmaker is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Shewmaker.
A short right from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
A short right from Shewmaker on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Tate Iii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shewmaker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate Iii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tate Iii is breathing heavily.
Shewmaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shewmaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate Iii's face.
Shewmaker scores with a shot to the side of Tate Iii's head.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the body.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate Iii won't want to take too many of those.
Shewmaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Shewmaker lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
Shewmaker scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Shewmaker.
Tate Iii tries to land a knee to the head but Shewmaker blocks with his arms.
Shewmaker gets through Tate Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Curtis Tate Iii's cut is getting worse.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Shewmaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate Iii won't want to take too many of those.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tate Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shewmaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Shewmaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tate Iii misses with a double jab.
Shewmaker slips a straight right by Tate Iii.
Shewmaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shewmaker lands a head kick that bluckles Tate Iii 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 Shewmaker no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Tate Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shewmaker throws out a powerful jab.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shewmaker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shewmaker has managed to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shewmaker has him pressed against the ropes.
Shewmaker crunches a lovely knee into Tate Iii's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Shewmaker digs a right hand into Tate Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Iii's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker digs a right hand underneath Tate Iii's ribcage. Tate Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frank Shewmaker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shewmaker lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate Iii won't want to take too many of those.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Tate Iii is rocked!
Shewmaker has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Tate Iii to the canvas! Can Tate Iii beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Tate Iii was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Shewmaker is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Frank Shewmaker! Frank Shewmaker retains his super heavyweight title!
Frank Shewmaker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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