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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 22675 p4p, 22859 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 513 p4p, 554 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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 9 - 32 - 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 13 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Crusader was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crusader darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Tate tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusader breaks the clinch.
Crusader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Crusader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader moves into the clinch.
Crusader breaks the clinch.
Crusader moves into the clinch successfully.
Crusader leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader clinches.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Crusader avoids the damage to the body.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Crusader gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader has Tate pressed against the ropes.
Crusader using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch.
Crusader '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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crusader scores with a knee to the head.
Tate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tate tries to stall but Crusader uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crusader has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crusader leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Tate has Crusader up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Tate.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Tate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crusader has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crusader is stalling here.
Crusader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tates head.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate darts in trying to clinch
and Crusader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate cracks Crusader with a nice body shot.
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Righteous Crusader dominated that round.
That's time! Crusader 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
Crusader has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Crusader . Crusader maintains the clinch.
Crusader using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate has Crusader pushed against the ropes.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Righteous Crusader has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate gets a clinch.
Crusader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate's elbow.
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crusader clinches up against the ropes.
The referee calls for Crusader to work.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to stall.
Crusader '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.
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader lands an overhand right.
Tate clinches up against the ropes.
Crusader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate taking a breather.
Come on Crusader - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crusader looking to stall.
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crusader gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Crusader has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crusader keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Crusader moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader swings widly with a right hand
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Righteous Crusader 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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Crusader .
Crusader tries to move into range but Tate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader taking a breather.
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a series of strikes. Crusader will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusader .
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.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Crusader darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Crusader on his ass! Crusader 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!
Crusader is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Tate does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a series of punches but Crusader moves out of range.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Crusader throws out a powerful jab.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Crusader connects with the punch.
Crusader tries to clinch
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Crusader clinches.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.
Tate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crusader .
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Crusader has the dominant position.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crusader blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crusader connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Crusader .
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crusader gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader swinging wildly here.
Crusader rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crusader darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader prevents a body shot from Tate.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Tate.
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 George Francis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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