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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23220 p4p, 23043 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 381 p4p, 254 weight class). Curtis Tate Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 49 - 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 18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talbain circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Talbain avoids them all with ease.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate Iii lands a jab-cross combination.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii swinging wildly here.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii digs a good hook to Talbain's body.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Talbain avoids it well.
Tate Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talbain flicks out a counter leg kick but Tate Iii steps away.
Tate Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talbain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Tate Iii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that Talbain avoids nicely.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that Talbain avoids nicely.
Talbain unleashes a big counter combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain wants to clinch up but Tate Iii keeps it at a distance.
Tate Iii lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Talbain misses.
Good shot there by Tate Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talbain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate Iii takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Talbain tries to clinch up.
Tate Iii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talbain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate Iii counters by clinching up.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Talbain has double underhooks.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Talbain to work.
Tate Iii is trying to force a seperation but Talbain has the dominant position.
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain dodges the punch combination from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii throws a combination that misses
and Talbain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Talbain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate Iii tries to break free but Talbain pushes him back against the ropes.
Talbain breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Talbain misses
and Tate Iii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii is trying to push Talbain away but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talbain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tate Iii.
Talbain looking to stall.
Talbain misses with a punch to the body.
Talbain is trying to stall.
Talbain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate Iii avoids the damage to the body.
Tate Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Talbain won't allow it.
Talbain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tate Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Talbain throws a lazy head kick
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Talbain has control.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Talbain has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Tate Iii.
Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Tate Iii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Iii. Talbain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Talbain misses with an uppercut
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain trying to stall but Tate Iii improves his position.
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain is looking to slow Tate Iii down with leg kicks.
Tate Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tate Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talbain.
And Talbain responds with a good body kick, but Tate Iii manages to step out the way in time.
Tate Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Talbain misses
and Tate Iii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Talbain has control.
Tate Iii being controlled against the ropes.
Tate Iii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Talbain avoiding damage as Tate Iii throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii just leaning against Talbain, taking a breather.
Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbain manages to avoid it.
Talbain misses with a leg kick
and Tate Iii moves into the clinch.
Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Talbain misses with a shot to the body
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii tries to break free but Talbain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Iii displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talbain up against the ropes.
Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Talbain looks to move away, Tate Iii throws a big counter combo but Talbain just gets out of the way.
Talbain tries to clinch up but Tate Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Talbain unleashes a big counter combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Tate Iii is avoiding it.
It looked like Tate Iii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good shot there by Tate Iii.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Iii throws a big counter combination but Talbain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain throws a combination that misses
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Iii.
Knees in the clinch landing for Talbain.
Curtis Tate Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate Iii working hard to break the clinch.
Tate Iii prevents a body shot from Talbain.
Tate Iii just leaning against Talbain, taking a breather.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talbain throws a combination that misses
and Tate Iii counters by clinching up.
Talbain breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbain tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Talbain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate Iii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tate Iii stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate Iii.
Talbain slows down the pace here.
Tate Iii 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.
Tate Iii can't break the clinch.
Tate Iii connects with a knee to the head.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Talbain prevents Tate Iii from breaking the clinch.
Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate Iii connects with a body shot.
A head kick by Talbain misses
and Tate Iii moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Iii throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Talbain has double underhooks.
Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?
Tate Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talbain moves away.
Tate Iii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tate Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Talbain goes down! The ref sends Tate Iii to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Talbain 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!
It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbain misses with a leg kick
and Tate Iii moves into the clinch.
Tate Iii manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Talbain trying to control the position but instead, Tate Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Talbain into the ropes.
Tate Iii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Talbain tries to work over Tate Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tate Iii is trying to force a seperation but Talbain has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Talbain.
Tate Iii tries to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling the position.
Tate Iii cracks Talbain with a nice body shot.
Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Tate Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbain manages to avoid it.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain misses with a leg kick
and Tate Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbain was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Iii.
Talbain scoring well with a low kick there.
Talbain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Talbain is just out of range.
Tate Iii is looking to wear down Talbain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate Iii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate Iii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tate Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talbain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii slows down the pace here.
Tate Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Iii 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii retains his super heavyweight title!
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