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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 23732 p4p, 23964 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 637 p4p, 622 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Tate misses with a punch to the body.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
Crusader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate closes the distance and pushes Crusader back into the ropes.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader clinches with his opponent.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Crusader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crusader working hard to break the clinch.
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Tate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crusader lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crusader .
It looks like William Tate has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Crusader pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Tate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate feints a jab promting Crusader to slip. Tate then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crusader slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Tate instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Crusader 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate tries to work over Crusader 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a body shot but no joy.
Crusader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader taking a breather.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate can't break the clinch.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Crusader gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
It looked like Crusader was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Crusader misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters by clinching up.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate keeps control of Crusader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Crusader trying to control the position but instead, Tate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crusader into the ropes.
Crusader can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.
Crusader breaks the clinch.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Crusader walks into a straight right hand from Tate.
Crusader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Crusader throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crusader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crusader tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Crusader avoids the damage to the body.
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader with a nice cross.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Crusader . Crusader maintains the clinch.
Tate prevents Crusader from breaking the clinch.
Crusader being controlled against the ropes.
Tate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Crusader - just one landing.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Tate misses with a combination
and Crusader counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Crusader darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader lands a nice elbow.
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Crusader is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crusader drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crusader closes the distance but Tate moves to the side
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate gets a clinch.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Crusader improves position.
Tate stalling against the ropes.
Tate breaks the clinch.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Tate throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crusader is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate lands with a shot to the body.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate clinches up with Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Tate blocks a body shot from Crusader .
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
William Tate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate has Crusader pressed against the ropes, preventing Crusader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Crusader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Crusader .
Tate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a combination. Crusader tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader throws a sloppy body shot
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Crusader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Tate misses.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate!
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