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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 22338 p4p, 504 weight class) and Lane Tate (ranked 24029 p4p, 515 weight class). Curtis Tate Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Tate!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate jabs Tate Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tate Jr clinches.
Tate Jr jumps guard and drags Tate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tate Jr trying to control the position.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Tate Jr blocks nicely.
Tate is looking to stand up but Tate Jr won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tate Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate Jr, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate forces Tate Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Tate can't break the clinch.
Tate Jr is stalling here.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Tate Jr coming out on top.
Tate Jr misses with a takedown
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tate uses from the top position.
Tate Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Tate is proving a slippery customer.
Tate throws a strike but Tate Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tate Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tate Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tate Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tate Jr wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Tate Jr content to stall in guard here.
Tate wants to stand but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tate is keeping the position for now.
Tate should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tate Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tate is looking to land body kicks.
Tate Jr dives in and grabs Tate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes down on Tate Jr's head and hops out.
Tate is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Tate shoots in but Tate Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good leg kick by Tate Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate has Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr pulls Tate into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tate looks for a takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown. Tate Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Tate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tate Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate. Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Tate.
Tate Jr lands a left and a right that send Tate crashing to the mat, dazed. Tate Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A jab lands there for Tate Jr.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate Jr has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate Jr prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tate Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the ropes. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate looking to stall.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr'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 Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Lane Tate has been cut.
Tate Jr is working for takedown but Tate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tate Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr lands with a nice combination. Tate backs away looking to recover.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate.
Tate Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate circles away.
Tate Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Tate Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the ropes. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate Jr tries for a takedown but Tate circles away easily
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate Jr has managed to clinch.
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr fails to land the takedown.
Tate shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lane Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown. Tate Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Tate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tate prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tate Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tate Jr swivels and escapes.
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Tate.
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tate Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate Jr taking a breather.
Tate Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate Jr is retaining full guard.
Tate Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tate is one step ahead there.
Tate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tate Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Tate Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr cracks a nice hook into Tate's ribs.
Tate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tate Jr.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Jr.
Tate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate stops a takedown attempt from Tate Jr.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr fails to land the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Tate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Tate Jr with that takedown attempt.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Tate Jr shoots in.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Lane Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Jr 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!
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