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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23206 p4p, 23195 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 600 p4p, 590 weight class). Major Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 18 - 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 9 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate misses with a combination
and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pain prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pain.
It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate looking to stall.
Tate seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Tate back against the ropes.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Major Pain has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain stalling.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain blocks a body shot from Tate.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Tate is trying to break free.
Pain lands an elbow inside that Tate shrugs off.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pain cracks Tate with a nice body shot.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pain's elbow.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Tate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Tate back against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
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 Major Pain will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate misses with the combination.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate takes an elbow to the temple.
Pain blocks an elbow strike from Tate.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tate tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
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 Major Pain will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pain.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate.
Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Tate looking to stall.
Tate is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Pain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain wants to break free but Tate has control.
Tate taking a breather.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Pain tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pain's elbow.
Tate landing knees to the body.
Tate tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Tate can't break the clinch.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain stalling against the ropes.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Major Pain.
Well Pain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Major Pain!
Major Pain retains his light heavyweight title!
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