Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AW 31
Date: Mar 01, 2020

#R1#
Tate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Tate Jr to work.
Tate Jr stalling the fight. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate Jr has double underhooks.
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.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tate Jr for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.#T1#
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the cage. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.
Tate Jr missing with a left hand there. Tate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #T2##CL2#
Tate clinches up against the cage.
Come on Tate Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate Jr pushes Tate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate Jr lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Lane Tate has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tate Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tate Jr lands with a left to the head.
Tate Jr prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Tate prevents a body shot from Tate Jr. #T3#
Tate Jr stalls.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Tate is trying to break free.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate Jr's brow.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#T4##BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Tate Jr drives through and clinches with Tate against the cage.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.
Tate tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tate manages to circle out of the way.
Tate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tate Jr. Tate Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
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!#KD#
Tate Jr clips Tate with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Tate a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Tate throws a right and a left that Tate Jr avoids nicely.
Tate Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tate. That did some damage!
Tate Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tate tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Lane Tate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tate Jr looks for the body kick but Tate saw that one coming. #CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Tate is trying to push Tate Jr away but Tate Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Tate Jr has the dominant position.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tate Jr backing away here, and Tate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the liver by Tate Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Tate throws the kick towards the body but Tate Jr avoids it.#CL#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that half lands. #T1##CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the cage.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate wants to break free but Tate Jr has control.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw! #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr throws a leg kick which misses Tate's front leg but catches the back leg as Tate tries to avoid it.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate Jr thuds a left hand into Tate's body.#CL#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #T2##CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.
Tate Jr avoiding damage.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate Jr is struggling to control the position.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3##CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Tate Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tate looking to throw knees to the head but Tate Jr is blocking nicely.
Tate Jr taking a breather.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the cage, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the cage, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Tate Jr. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate wants to clinch.#T4#
Tate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tate Jr. Tate Jr obviously looking to wear him down. #CL2#
Tate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate Jr missing with knees to the body.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tate backwards. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate content to slow the pace in the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
A head kick by Tate misses
and Tate Jr counters with a left to the body.
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Jr is having none of it.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Tate Jr pushes him off.#CL2#
Tate drives through and clinches with Tate Jr against the cage. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#KD#
Tate Jr closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Tate crashing to the mat! Tate uses the cage to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Jr.#KD#
Tate walks into a big right hand from Tate Jr and goes down! The referee sends Tate Jr to a neutral corner as Tate gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1#
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Tate Jr catches Tate napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Tate goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: AW 28
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Young was just out of range.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tate Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Young tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr slips a jab and a cross from Young .
Tate Jr checks a low kick from Young .
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Young and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T1##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Young just leaning against Tate Jr, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Young 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tate Jr. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch. #T2##BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young thows a leg kick but Tate Jr checks it
and Tate Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Young . #CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
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!
Young pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate Jr is defending well for now.#BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Young tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr with a knee to the head. #T3##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate Jr is just out of range.
Tate Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Young .
Young misses with a low kick.
Tate Jr connects with a body shot that sends Young 's belly button to the back.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.#T4##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tate Jr with a body shot.
Tate Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate Jr is looking for a counter combo.
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!
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young missing with a left hand there. Tate Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tate Jr throws a nice head kick!
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Young clinches. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Young throws a wild body kick that Tate Jr sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Tate Jr has the dominant position.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1##CL2#
Young closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tate Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Young is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Young clinches.
Young taking a breather. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Young takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T2#
Tate Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tate Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Young forces Tate Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young avoids the head kick by Tate Jr. #CL2#
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Tate Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
Young is trying to break free.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Young tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.#T4##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr scores a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate Jr is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Young 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Tate Jr forces Young back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr throws a combination. Young tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tate Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #T1##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Tate Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Young . Young maintains the clinch.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Tate Jr has the dominant position.
Tate Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Tate Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T2#
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Young .
Tate Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young swinging wildly here.
Young tries a low kick but Tate Jr avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young . Tate Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Tate Jr throws a one two combo.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Tate Jr to work.
Tate Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#T4##BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Tate Jr.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.
Young wants to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.
Tate Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tate Jr.
Young throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Tate Jr counters by clinching up. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Young throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tate Jr counters with a left to the body.
Rick Young Young 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.#CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.

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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: AW 2 7
Date: Dec 23, 2019

#R1#
No luck for Tate Jr with that takedown attempt.
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Fossmo, looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes Fossmo against the cage but Fossmo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fossmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Fossmo tries to sprawl out of it but Tate Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fossmo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fossmo leaves Tate Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr wants to clinch but Fossmo slips to the side
and Fossmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Fossmo moves out of range easily. #T1#
Tate Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but Fossmo shows good takedown defense.
Fossmo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate Jr.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate Jr is defended easily by Fossmo.
Fossmo throws a fast counter high kick but Tate Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Fossmo circles away.
Fossmo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tate Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fossmo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fossmo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tate Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T2#
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Fossmo moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Tate Jr gets caught napping as Fossmo dives in and scores a takedown. Tate Jr manages to retain guard.
Fossmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Tate Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fossmo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Fossmo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fossmo wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving.
Fossmo landing with the ground and pound.
Tate Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fossmo postures up in Tate Jr's guard and throws a big left but Tate Jr blocks it. #T3#
Tate Jr controls Fossmo momentarily but Fossmo frees himself.
Tate Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fossmo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fossmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fossmo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fossmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fossmo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate Jr's head.
Fossmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tate Jr controls Fossmo momentarily but Fossmo frees himself.
Tate Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Tate Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4#
Fossmo cracks Tate Jr with a solid left hand.
Fossmo wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving.
Fossmo looking to pass the guard.
Fossmo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Fossmo from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fossmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fossmo wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving.
Tate Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helge Fossmo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tate Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Fossmo blocks with his arms.
Tate Jr jumps guard but Fossmo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fossmo just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fossmo blocks a head kick by Tate Jr.
It seemed like Fossmo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fossmo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#T1#
Fossmo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate Jr lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Tate Jr manages to pull guard.
Fossmo looking to sit in guard and control but Tate Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Fossmo keeping moving, preventing Tate Jr from controlling successfully.
Fossmo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tate Jr's guard. #REVB#
Helge Fossmo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fossmo postures up.
Fossmo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fossmo postures up in Tate Jr's guard and throws a big left but Tate Jr blocks it.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Fossmo from controlling successfully.
Fossmo cracks Tate Jr with a solid left hand.#T2#
Tate Jr is looking to stand up but Fossmo isn't so interested in that idea.
Fossmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fossmo is one step ahead there.
Fossmo landing some decent shots from guard.
Fossmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fossmo tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate Jr is retaining full guard.
Tate Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Fossmo is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Fossmo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tate Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fossmo has managed to get both his arms back between Tate Jr's legs - danger averted.#T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fossmo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tate Jr wants to control but Fossmo passes easily into half guard.
Tate Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Fossmo sits in half guard.
Tate Jr is trying to stand up here but Fossmo is controlling him well.
Fossmo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Fossmo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tate Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fossmo. #SUB2#
Fossmo is looking for a kimura here. #T4#
Fossmo lands strikes from half guard.#SUB2#
Fossmo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tate Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fossmo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tate Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Jr is pressing down on Fossmo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tate Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fossmo is controlling him.
Fossmo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Curtis Tate Jr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
#R3#
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fossmo! But no joy.
A head kick by Tate Jr misses
and Fossmo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tate Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fossmo stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate Jr. Tate Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fossmo! But no joy.
Fossmo moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate Jr.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Fossmo keeps it at a distance.
Fossmo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.#TD2#
Fossmo dives in and scores a takedown into Tate Jr's guard.#T2#
Tate Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fossmo with a nice head shot there.
Fossmo wants to pass the guard but Tate Jr is keeping the position.
Fossmo trying to control but Tate Jr is working from the bottom.
Fossmo prevents Tate Jr from getting back to his feet.
Tate Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fossmo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fossmo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tate Jr being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Tate Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Fossmo lands a couple of digs.
Fossmo stands up over Tate Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fossmo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fossmo wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving.
Fossmo with a nice head shot there.
Fossmo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fossmo trying to control but Tate Jr is working from the bottom. #T4#
Fossmo chips away with some ground and pound.
Tate Jr tries to strike from the bottom.
Fossmo chips away with some ground and pound.
Tate Jr throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tate Jr has Fossmo pulled in close to control his posture.
Tate Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fossmo's guard. #REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fossmo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU#
Tate Jr stands up from Fossmo's guard - Tate Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helge Fossmo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fossmo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helge Fossmo!
Helge Fossmo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Helge Fossmo thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: AW 26
Date: Dec 04, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Escobar instigates a clinch.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Escobar avoiding damage as Tate Jr throws knees to the body.
Tate Jr looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate Jr.
Escobar avoiding damage. #BC2#
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Tate Jr is out of range.
Tate Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tate Jr.
Escobar swinging wildly here.
Tate Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Tate Jr throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobar tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Escobar has Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Escobar tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T2#
Tate Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr throws a series of strikes that have Escobar backpedaling. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.#CL2#
Escobar pushes Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3##CL2#
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch.
Tate Jr blocks the elbow strike. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC2#
Escobar breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Escobar misses
and Tate Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL#
Tate Jr rushes Escobar and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar 's efforts to push away.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Escobar is looking for the big counter here.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#
It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Escobar tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar takes a swing at Tate Jr's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Tate Jr avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Escobar instigates a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Tate Jr tenderised Escobar 's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Curtis Tate Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tate Jr throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Escobar drives through and clinches with Tate Jr against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
Tate Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Escobar , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Tate Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Escobar counters with a body kick.#T1#
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
Tate Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar misses with a low kick. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr lands a knee to the head.
Escobar wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it.
Escobar misses with a knee to the head.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Jr is trying to stall. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch.
Tate Jr keeps Escobar at a distance using the push kick. #CL2#
Escobar moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Escobar 's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar is looking to land body kicks.
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tate Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Escobar 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar . Tate Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Tate Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Escobar instigates a clinch.
Escobar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate Jr is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Escobar is trying to break free.
Tate Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Escobar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Escobar prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Tate Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land. #T4#
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Jr's efforts to push away.
Tate Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Escobar stalling against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr thumps Escobar with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Tate Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tate Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar doesn't seem bothered though.
Tate Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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 Pablo Escobar 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr feints and then cracks Escobar 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar down. #CL2#
Escobar closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Tate Jr tries to tie him up.
Tate Jr tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar walks into a jab.
Tate Jr tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1##CL2#
Tate Jr tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar is looking for the big counter here.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Tate Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.#T2#
Escobar tries to work over Tate Jr's front leg with a kick but Tate Jr checks it.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr misses with a wild combination. #CL2#
Escobar rushes Tate Jr and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Escobar wants to clinch#KD#
and Tate Jr counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Escobar to the mat, face first! Tate Jr goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Escobar is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!#ROC#
Escobar is rocked!#T3#
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Tate Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar .
Tate Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Escobar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Escobar up against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #KD#
Tate Jr lands a head kick that bluckles Escobar and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Tate Jr no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate Jr finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Escobar seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it. #CL2#
Tate Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Escobar . Escobar maintains the clinch. #T4#
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Tate Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Tate Jr is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tate Jr throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Tate Jr sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escobar slips a jab from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar .
Pablo Escobar 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.
Nice body punch from Escobar .

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr is the new super heavyweight champion!

Event: AW 23
Date: Nov 15, 2019

#R1#
Tate jabs Tate Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches. #TD#
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.#T1#
Tate Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate Jr, not yet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
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. #BC#
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.#T2#
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.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.#TD#
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. #REVR##SUB2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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. #REF3#
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!#CL2#
Tate has Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch. #TD#
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!
#R2#
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.#KD#
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.#CL#
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.#T1#
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. #BC#
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. #CL#
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.#T2#
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! #CUT#
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. #T3#
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. #CL#
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.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #T4#
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.#CL#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch. #BC#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL#
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?#T1#
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.#CL#
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. #BC#
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.#CL#
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.#TD#
Tate Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving. #T2#
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. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
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.#CL#
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.#BC#
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.#T4#
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!

Event: AW 21
Date: Oct 31, 2019

#R1#
Young tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Tate Jr backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Tate Jr manages to avoid it all.
Young throws a series of punches but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Young and move into the clinch.
Young looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.#CL#
Tate Jr has Young up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Tate Jr into the ropes.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks with his arms.
Young misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Young breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
Young can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1##BC2#
Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young is trying to stall. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Young up against the ropes.
Young is trying to break free.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#T2#
Tate Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young 's defenses.
Tate Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young trying to stall but Tate Jr improves his position.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
No joy there for Tate Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tate Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T3#
Tate Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Young tries to get set, Tate Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Young gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Young 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young .
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Young circles away. #T4#
Tate Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young misses with the combination.
Tate Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Young breaks away and moves out of range.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Tate Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Young . #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tate Jr tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Tate Jr back against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Tate Jr scores with a leg kick.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tate Jr checks a low kick from Young .
Tate Jr misses with a low kick.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
Tate Jr is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young slips under a jab.#CL2#
Young has Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Young throws a right and a left that Tate Jr avoids nicely.
Tate Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Crunch! Tate Jr slams his shin into Young 's torso.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tate Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Tate Jr throws a leg kick which misses Young 's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young tries to clinch up.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate Jr. #T2##CL2#
Young has managed to clinch.
Tate Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young is breathing heavily.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Young back into the ropes.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Jr throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
Tate Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Young gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling him.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Tate Jr trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate Jr is looking to control Young 's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch.
Tate Jr trying to stall but Young improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Curtis Tate Jr.
Tate Jr lands a head kick!
Young misses with the combination.
Tate Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Young closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.#BC2#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Young .
Tate Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Young and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Tate Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate Jr avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Tate Jr avoids it.#CL2#
Young rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr prevents Young from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tate Jr moves out of range easily.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT#
It looks like Rick Young Young has been cut.#CL2#
Young pushes Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Tate Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
As Tate Jr backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Tate Jr manages to avoid it all.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young misses with a head kick.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Tate Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young 's calf.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3##CL#
Tate Jr rushes Young and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Tate Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Young . Young maintains the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Young circles away. #T4#
Tate Jr misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Tate Jr cracks Young with a good jab.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Young pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr avoiding damage.
Tate Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Tate Jr trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.

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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody 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!

Event: AW 17
Date: Sep 18, 2019

#R1#
Tact wants to clinch.#CL#
Tate Jr forces Tact back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate Jr letting Tact take a breather here.
Tate Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tact takes the fight into the clinch.
Tact 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.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tact looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Tact takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CUT#
It looks like Ricky Tact has been cut.
Tate Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tact closes the distance but Tate Jr moves to the side #KD#
and before Tact can reset, Tate Jr rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Tact is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!#ROC#
Tact is rocked!#CL2#
Tact has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tact throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tact takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tact closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Tact tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tact wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tact trying to stall but Tate Jr improves his position. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #KD#
Tate Jr closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Tact crashing to the mat! Tact uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Tact is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate Jr finish him?
Tact throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tact is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tate Jr just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Tact has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: AW 13
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Tate moves into range and clinches up with Tate Jr.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch.
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.
Tate Jr digs a right hand underneath Tate's ribcage. Tate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tate Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Tate Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tate Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Tate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate Jr doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Jr as Tate tries to tie him up.
Tate can't break the clinch. #T2##BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tate avoids it by throwing Tate Jr back against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Tate Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Tate Jr.
Tate throws a wild body kick that Tate Jr sees coming a mile off.
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate Jr. #CL2#
Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr with a knee to the head. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Tate Jr.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.#T4##CL2#
Tate closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate is looking to clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Tate Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away.
Tate wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target. #CL2#
Tate clinches up with Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Tate Jr misses.
Tate Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick#CL2#
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate avoiding damage as Tate Jr throws knees to the body. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Tate clinches with his opponent.
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!
Tate is trying to break free.#T1#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a leg kick
and Tate Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #CL#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Jr is having none of it.
Tate Jr moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate wants to clinch.#CL#
Tate Jr drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes. #T2#
Tate pushes Tate Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tate tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Tate clinches up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a series of punches but Tate Jr avoids them all with ease.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Tate Jr pushes him off.#T3#
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr connects with a leg kick. Tate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate wants to counter the offense by Tate Jr and move into the clinch position.#CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Tate Jr working Tate over with knees to the body.
Tate is breathing heavily.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.#T4##BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate ducks right into an uppercut from Tate Jr. #CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Tate Jr - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
Tate Jr stalling against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tate Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Tate Jr lands with a straight right. Tate didn't see that one coming.
Tate avoids the head kick by Tate Jr.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Tate clinches.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #T1#
Tate Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Tate Jr tenderised Tate's leg. Tate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tate Jr looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tate Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Tate Jr improves position. #T2#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tate Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate controls his hands. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#KD#
Tate Jr lands a head kick that bluckles Tate and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Tate Jr no doubt looking to push for a finish!#CUT#
It looks like Lane Tate has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate throws a series of punches but Tate Jr avoids them all with ease.
Tate Jr throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
Tate is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
A combination from Tate does no damage. #CL#
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate Jr's elbow.
Tate Jr lands an elbow inside. #T4#
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Tate Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
Tate taking a breather. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr connects with a high kick.
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!
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
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.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.

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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: AW 9
Date: Jul 30, 2019

#R1#
Tate Jr stuffs the takedown.
It appears Tate Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
No luck for Tate with that takedown attempt.
Tate looks for the body kick but Tate Jr saw that one coming.
Tate Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate sprawls well. He's pushed Tate Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tate tries for a takedown but Tate Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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 connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
Tate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch.
Tate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate Jr prevents it. #T1##TD#
Tate Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Tate postures up. #SUB#
Tate Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tate has passed into half guard!
Tate Jr trying to control here.
Tate blocks the strikes from Tate Jr.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tate Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T2#
Tate Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Tate is proving a slippery customer. #SU2#
Tate stands up and waves to Tate Jr to follow him. #CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the cage.
Tate Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate has Tate Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tate Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Tate Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tate Jr. #T3#
Good body shot from Tate Jr.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tate Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tate gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Tate Jr successfully pulls guard. #SU2#
Tate gets to his feet. Tate Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tate Jr.
Tate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tate Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tate Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
Tate Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Tate Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Tate Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tate Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tate Jr is on top in guard. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Tate Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Tate takes a swing at Tate Jr's ribcage but misses.
Tate Jr misses with a wild combination.
Tate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the cage.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tate wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.
Tate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tate Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
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.#T1##CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr stuffs the takedown.
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 throws a nice head kick!
Tate looks for a takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the cage.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr stands there with Tate around his waist. Tate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T2#
Tate Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tate up against the cage.#TD#
Tate Jr jumps into guard, dragging Tate to the mat. #SUB#
Tate Jr has his foot on Tate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tate works his way back into a safe position though.
Tate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tate Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tate is controlling him. #T3#
Tate Jr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tate Jr wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Tate Jr is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#TD#
Tate Jr pulls Tate into guard.
Tate Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tate Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
Tate Jr pulls Tate in close to prevent any damage.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Tate Jr has wrist control.#SU2#
Tate stands up from Tate Jr's guard - Tate perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tate Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate defends well and Tate Jr ends up having to push Tate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Tate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tate Jr is looking to improve his position. #ES#
Tate Jr has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tate is on him like a limpet, forcing Tate Jr back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate is defended easily by Tate Jr.
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Tate Jr shoots in.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Tate Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Tate Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the 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 shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr lands a head kick. Tate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Tate Jr shows good takedown defense. #T1#
Tate stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Tate Jr does no damage.
Good leg kick by Tate Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tate Jr shoots in for a double leg but Tate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tate throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Tate Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tate Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tate fails to pull guard.
Tate tries to pull guard but Tate Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate trying to stall but Tate Jr improves his position.
Tate Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate's face. #CUT#
It looks like Lane Tate has been cut.
Tate Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Tate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T2##TD#
Tate Jr tightens his grip and picks Tate up, before dumping him to the ground. Tate manages to land in guard.
Tate is wriggling around but Tate Jr manages to pass to half guard. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate is not content to let Tate Jr control the position.
Tate Jr is controlling the pace. #SU#
Tate Jr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Tate Jr.
Tate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr shoots in but Tate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate is looking to control Tate Jr's arms but Tate Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage.
Tate Jr lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #TD#
Tate Jr shoots in and bounces Tate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tate Jr advances to half guard. #T4#
Tate Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SU#
Tate Jr stands up out of the half guard.
Tate Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Tate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Tate gets tackled into the cage by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
Tate is trying to push Tate Jr away but Tate Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but Tate holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate Jr drops back down to his feet.
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 effectively controlling the action here.

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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: AW 6
Date: Jul 12, 2019

#R1#
Tate Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fossmo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tate Jr somewhat.
Fossmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tate Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fossmo tries a quick counter leg kick but Tate Jr is wise to it.
Tate Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Fossmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Fossmo blocks a head kick by Tate Jr.
Fossmo tries a quick counter leg kick but Tate Jr is wise to it.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Fossmo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Fossmo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr shoots and misses
and Fossmo counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Fossmo has Tate Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tate Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fossmo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1##BC2#
Fossmo manages to break the clinch.
Fossmo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fossmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fossmo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tate Jr throws a combination that misses
and Fossmo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tate Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Fossmo counter with a right hand.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the cage.#T2#
A short uppercut from Tate Jr.
Fossmo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fossmo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helge Fossmo.
Tate Jr is trying to drag Fossmo to the mat but Fossmo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tate Jr is trying to pull guard but Fossmo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fossmo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tate Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Fossmo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tate Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Fossmo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fossmo thows a huge punch but Tate Jr dodges it nicely. #T3#
Tate Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Fossmo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tate Jr is trying to maintain the position but Fossmo is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Tate Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Fossmo seems content to control.#SUB2#
Fossmo is trying to work for a kimura but Tate Jr is defending well.
Tate Jr wants to improve his position but Fossmo is controlling well. #T4#
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.
Fossmo wants to control but Tate Jr is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Fossmo seems content to control.
Fossmo trying to control from half guard but Tate Jr is working away.
Tate Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Fossmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate Jr's head.
Tate Jr trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Fossmo is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fossmo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helge Fossmo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tate Jr looks to land a body kick but Fossmo moved away.
Fossmo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fossmo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fossmo! But no joy.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fossmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fossmo circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Fossmo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Fossmo moves out of range easily.
Fossmo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tate Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fossmo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tate Jr somewhat.#T1#
Tate Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fossmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fossmo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Curtis Tate Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses. #T2##CL#
Tate Jr has Fossmo up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate Jr is pressed up against the cage. Fossmo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tate Jr down to the mat. Tate Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tate Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tate Jr fails with the takedown.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fossmo as he jumps to the side.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Fossmo tries to sprawl out of it but Tate Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fossmo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fossmo is trying to counter with his kicks.#T3#
Tate Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tate Jr shoots in but Fossmo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate Jr wants to clinch
and Fossmo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Helge Fossmo seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4##TD2#
Tate Jr tries to sprawl but Fossmo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate Jr is looking for a sweep. Fossmo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fossmo is trying to control the action in half guard but Tate Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tate Jr trying to hold on to Fossmo's head to control him but Fossmo postures up.
Fossmo winds up and cracks Tate Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tate Jr is looking to improve his position.
Fossmo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fossmo works his way into side control.
Tate Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helge Fossmo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fossmo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tate Jr fails with the takedown
and Fossmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Fossmo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tate Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tate Jr is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Tate Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Fossmo. #SUB2#
Fossmo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tate Jr defend it? Fossmo steps over the head and cranks it - Tate Jr is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fossmo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Helge Fossmo! Helge Fossmo retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Helge Fossmo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AW 4
Date: Jul 04, 2019

#R1#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Tact , looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes Tact against the cage but Tact circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr shoots in but Tact avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tact displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tate Jr.
Tact tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tact tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tact on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tact tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tact ends up having to push Tate Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tact fails with a takedown attempt.
As Tact looks to move away, Tate Jr throws a big counter combo but Tact just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tact gets tackled into the cage by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
Tact tries for a takedown but Tate Jr manages to get underhooks.
Tact has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tact fails to pull guard. #T1#
Tact tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate Jr smiles and moves away. #CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Tact stops a takedown attempt from Tate Jr. #BC2#
Tact breaks from the clinch. #TD2#
Tact closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tate Jr did well to prevent Tact getting side control.
Tact not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tate Jr is trying to control but can't.
Tact has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tate Jr is looking to escape.#T2#
Tate Jr is doing well to control the position and prevent Tact from advancing to side control.
Tact thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tate Jr trying to control here.
Tate Jr is staying active underneath Tact , who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate Jr dives in and grabs Tact 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tact pushes down on Tate Jr's head and hops out.#CL2#
Tact moves into range and clinches up with Tate Jr.
Tact 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tate Jr is trying to drag Tact to the mat but Tact just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T3##TD2#
Tact has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tate Jr regains guard immediately.
Tate Jr striking off his back but it's not causing Tact any problems.
Tate Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tate Jr looking to control but Tact passes into half guard.
Tact wants to pass to mount but Tate Jr is defending the position.
Tact is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped. #T4##ES#
Tate Jr kicks Tact off and gets back to his feet.#TD2#
Tate Jr gets caught flat footed, as Tact shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Tate Jr pushes Tact off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tact 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.
Tact looks for a takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well.
Tact looks winded!
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tact swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tact misses with a takedown
and Tate Jr counters with a series of strikes. Tact will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tate Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tact with a lazy takedown attempt #TD#
and Tate Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tact has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tate Jr is working away from the top position though.
Tact misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Tate Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tact has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tate Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tact can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tact trying to hold on to Tate Jr's head to control him but Tate Jr postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T1#
Tate Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Tate Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tact has managed to free his arm - good work. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tate Jr shoots in but Tact avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#TD#
Tate Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tate Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tate Jr wants to control but Tact passes easily into half guard. #T2#
Tact thows a huge punch but Tate Jr dodges it nicely.
Tate Jr tries to get to full guard but Tact has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tact in particular looking to stall.
Tate Jr is holding on to half guard well.
It looks like Tact is going to stand back up. #T3#
Tact missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tate Jr wants to control but Tact is keeping busy.
Tate Jr is looking to escape.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tate Jr shoots in but Tact avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tact closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate Jr circles away.
Tact closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Tact and move into the clinch.#TD2#
Tact shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tact is breathing heavily.
Tate Jr gets full guard.#SUB#
Tate Jr is looking for a triangle but Tact pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Jr is pulling down on Tact 's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice sprawl there from Tate Jr as Tact shoots in.
Tact tries to clinch but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tact showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Jr.
Tact takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tate Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Tact sprawls well. He's pushed Tate Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD#
Tate Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tate Jr wants to control but Tact is keeping him busy.
Curtis Tate Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tact trying to control here. #SUB#
Tate Jr is looking for a kimura here. #T1#
Tact is refusing to be controlled, as Tate Jr sits in half guard.
Tate Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tact trying to control from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tate Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tact keeps working. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD2#
Tact has Tate Jr pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tact pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tate Jr tumbling to the mat - Tact dives into Tate Jr's guard.
Tact trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tact wants to stand and escape but instead Tate Jr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Tate Jr postures up. #T3#
Tact preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tact is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tate Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tate Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tact on the ground.
Tact takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SU#
Tate Jr decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tact to his feet. #CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tact , pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Tate Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tate Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T4#
Tact prevents Tate Jr from getting back to his feet.
Tact trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate Jr tries to strike from the bottom.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Tact from controlling successfully.
Tate Jr striking off his back but it's not causing Tact any problems.
Tate Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tact has passed into side control.

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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: AW 1
Date: Jun 08, 2019

#R1#
Tact moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tact 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.
Tact has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr connects with a body shot.
Tate Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tact and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Tact is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr forces Tact back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate Jr presses Tact against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tact looks winded!#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tact .#T1##CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tact and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tact up against the ropes.
Tate Jr scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Tact gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tact wants to clinch.#CL#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch. #T2##BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tact fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tact misses with a jab to the body
and Tate Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Tact .
Tact is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tact .#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tact blocks a head kick by Tate Jr.
Tact replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tate Jr blocks it well.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
Tate Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tact tries to stall but Tate Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T3##BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tact tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tact tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tact looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate Jr is just out of range.#CL#
Tate Jr drives through and clinches with Tact against the ropes.
Tate Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Ricky Tact has been cut.
Tate Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Tate Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tate Jr digs a right hand into Tact 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tact 's gas tank. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Tate Jr scores with a four punch combination!#CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tact , pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tact tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tact shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tact is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Tact 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tate Jr scores with a head kick. Tact tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tact throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#KD#
Tate Jr clips Tact with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Tact a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#ROC#
Tact is rocked!
Tact throws a front kick aimed at Tate Jr's knee but Tate Jr avoids it well. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Tact wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it.
Tate Jr tries a knee to the head but Tact blocks it. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tact throws a right and a left that Tate Jr avoids nicely.
Tate Jr thuds a left hand into Tact 's body.#CL#
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
Tact has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tact is breathing heavily.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Tate Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tact doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
Tate Jr closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Tact back against the ropes! Tate Jr follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Tact out cold! What a finish! Tate Jr looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: May Day
Date: May 12, 2019

#R1#
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate Jr as he avoids it easily.
Tate Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tate swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Tate .
Tate Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate Jr sprawls well. Tate Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tate gets slowly back to his feet.#CL#
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr pushes Tate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tate is defending well.
Tate Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tate pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tate Jr goes for a double leg but Tate avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tate continues to drive forward.#T1#
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tate Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Tate Jr is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate Jr wants a takedown.
Tate Jr leaning against his opponent.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Tate Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tate Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tate Jr looking to control.
Tate Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tate Jr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tate Jr is looking to stand up but Tate isn't so interested in that idea. #T2##ES#
Tate Jr wriggles free and stands up.
Tate Jr tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#TD#
Tate Jr gets control of Tate 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tate Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Tate Jr managing to control the position. #SUB#
Tate Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3##SUB#
Tate Jr has his foot on Tate 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tate works his way back into a safe position though.
Tate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate Jr trying to strike off his back.
Tate Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tate Jr looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tate Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Tate gets double underhooks and turns Tate Jr into the cage.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the cage.
Tate is stalling here.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate Jr is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr is trying to pull guard but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Tate Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate smiles and moves away.
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Tate .
Tate Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate . Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Tate Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tate Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Tate , looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Tate Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Tate gets double underhooks and turns Tate Jr into the cage.
And Tate tries to counter it with a takedown but Tate Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense.
Tate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate Jr, which made it look bad.
Tate Jr fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the cage.
Tate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tate is looking to control Tate Jr's arms but Tate Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 cage. Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tate Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate .
Tate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tate steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tate Jr.#T2#
Tate Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a series of strikes. Tate Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate Jr.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate punishes Tate Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tate throws a right hand that Tate Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate Jr also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away. #T3#
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tate Jr slips under a jab from Tate .
Tate fails with the takedown#CL#
and Tate Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tate trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr sets himself, and Tate steps forward looking for the clinch! Tate Jr avoids it this time.
Tate Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate Jr has double underhooks. #T4#
The referee calls for Tate Jr to work.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tate tries to pull guard but Tate Jr won't allow it.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Tate Jr stalls.
Tate gets underhooks to prevent Tate Jr's takedown attempt. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tommy Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Tate Jr with that takedown attempt.
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 Tommy Tate 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Tate 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Tate gets control of Tate Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tate will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Tate Jr from controlling successfully.
Tate Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tate Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Tate Jr stands up.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
Tate Jr misses with a takedown
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Tate Jr shows good takedown defense.
Tate Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tate Jr!
Tate shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.
Tate misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate .
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Tate .
Tate Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate .
Tate wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.#TD#
Tate Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Tate Jr is dominant here and he's now got Tate 's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tate Jr.
Tate wants to escape the position. #T3##SUB#
Tate Jr looking for the RNC. #SUB#
Tate Jr is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Tate Jr wants to control but Tate is keeping busy.
Tate Jr throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Tate Jr just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tate trying to control the position but Tate Jr manages to sink in the hooks. #SUB#
Tate defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tate Jr's arms. #T4#
Tate is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr throwing sloppy strikes.
Tate tries to break free. #SUB#
Tate Jr working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Tate Jr controlling the position well here. Tate rolled but Tate Jr kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!

Event: BGKT 11
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1#
Tate Jr misses with the combination. #CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tate Jr crunches a lovely knee into Tate 's ribcage.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch.
Tate Jr is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr stalling.
Tate Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#T1#
Tate misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Tate Jr has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Tate rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tate throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Tate Jr counters by clinching up.
Tate Jr has Tate pushed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tate Jr. #T2#
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a push kick but Tate Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Tate looks to land a combination but Tate Jr avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Jr. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Tate Jr digs a right hand into Tate 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate 's gas tank.
Tate tries to circle away but Tate Jr has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch. #T3#
Tate tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it. #BC2#
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tate . Those never looked like landing.
Tate jabs at Tate Jr's body.
Tate Jr scores with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Tate rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tate in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Jr taking a breather.
Tate Jr stalling against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tate 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Jr stalling the fight. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr scores with a head kick. Tate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Tate . #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Tate instigates a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr backing away here, and Tate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Tate avoided it.
Tate Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Tate Jr misses its target.
Tate sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate throws a hook to the side of Tate Jr's head but Tate Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tate manages to circle out of the way.
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.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate throws a counter combo.#T3##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tate Jr slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a series of punches but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate Jr feints and then cracks Tate 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tate down. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate Jr lands an elbow just above Tate 's eye.
Tate is looking to control Tate Jr's arms but Tate Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr connects with a high kick.
Tate Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate Jr can pounce on him.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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 Tommy Tate 's cut.
That's time! Tate Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Tate . #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Tate Jr both land. Nice combination. #CUT#
That has opened up Tommy Tate 's cut even more.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position. #T1#
Tate Jr lands an elbow inside.
Tate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#
The cut above Tommy Tate 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the ropes.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses. #T2##BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr misses with a wild combination.
Tate Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
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!
Tate Jr throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Tate Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tate .
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3##CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate tries to land a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks with his arms.
Tate Jr lands an elbow inside that Tate shrugs off.
Tate trying to stall but Tate Jr improves his position. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
Tommy Tate 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Tate 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Jr is working Tate over against the ropes.
Tate Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Tate Jr prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Tate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Tate Jr.
A bit of stalling here from Tate Jr. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Jr throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Tate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tommy 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!

Event: BGKT 10
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch.
Tate could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a leg kick but Tate Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tate wants to clinch.#CL2#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate Jr.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate throws a head kick that misses. #T1##CL2#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate .#BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr lands an elbow just above Tate 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Jr takes a swing at Tate 's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Tate Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the ropes.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling him.
Tate Jr keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Tate Jr clinches.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr lands a high kick! #CL2#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch.
Tate blocks an elbow strike.#T3##BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate .
Tate Jr lands a left hand.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it.
Tate Jr leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate tries to stall but Tate Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr jabs Tate to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Jr moves out of range. #CL#
Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate being controlled against the ropes.
Tate Jr lands a right hand. #BC2#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate throws a low kick but Tate Jr moves out of range easily.
Tate Jr throws a shot to the body.
Tate Jr throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range. #CL2#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Tate Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tate '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.
#R2#
Tate Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate Jr throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate Jr scores with a four punch combination!#CL2#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tate 's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Tate is looking to control Tate Jr's arms but Tate Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes.
Tate is stalling here. #BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Jr. #CL2#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tate Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Tate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tate Jr tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tate Jr checks it well.
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Jr. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Tate Jr pushes him off.#CL#
Tate clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Curtis Tate Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tate . #BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Tate Jr.
Tate wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
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!
Tate Jr throws a front kick that sends Tate stumbling back into the ropes.
Tate Jr throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Tate takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3##CL2#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate .
Tate controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action. #BC2#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#
Tommy Tate 's cut is getting worse.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr 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.#CL2#
Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch. #T4#
Tate tries to stall but Tate Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tate Jr.
Tate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tate Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Tate .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
Tate is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tate 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tate wants to clinch.#CL2#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.#BC2#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease. #T1#
A head kick misses from Tate .
Tate misses with a body kick.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Tate Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate being controlled against the ropes.#BC2#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL#
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch. #BC2#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Tate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tate is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.#BC2#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
A nice side step and Tate Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tate is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it. #CL2#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch. #T3#
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw! #BC#
Tate 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tate rather than just go for the knockout.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T4#
Tate Jr thumps Tate with a low kick.
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Tate Jr. #CL2#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate Jr tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tommy Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Jr prevents a body shot from Tate .

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate Jr 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!

Event: CT 23
Date: Mar 22, 2019

#R1#
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Biernat as he avoids it easily.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Biernat moves away
and Biernat counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate Jr misses with a jab to the body
enabling Biernat to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Biernat there.
Biernat feints with a jab and clips Tate Jr right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Tate Jr is sent crashing into the canvas and Biernat leaps in for the kill! Tate Jr tries to get to his feet but Biernat is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Tate Jr is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mateusz Biernat!
Mateusz Biernat is the new heavyweight champion!
Mateusz Biernat decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

Event: BGKT 8
Date: Feb 11, 2019

#R1#
Tate Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr lands a nice looking body kick.#CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Tate Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Tate looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.
Tate Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Tate rushes Tate Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tate Jr.
Tate Jr stalling the fight. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Tate throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate Jr. #CL#
Tate Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate Jr has double underhooks.
Tate Jr is looking to control Tate 's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes.
Tate Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tate is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate Jr pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tate Jr is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Curtis Tate Jr.
Tate Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate .
Tate looks to land a combination but Tate Jr avoids it well. #T2##CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a front kick aimed at Tate Jr's knee but Tate Jr avoids it well.
Tate Jr throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
A jab from Tate Jr does it's job there.
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 is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate .
Tate Jr throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate Jr.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tate scores with a body shot. #CL#
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.#T3##BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tate being controlled against the ropes.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch. #T4#
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 tries to circle away but Tate Jr has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Tate Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL#
Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
Tate Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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!
#R2##CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr taking a breather.
Tate Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Jr is keeping busy.
Tate Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #T1#
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Tate Jr moves out of range easily.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.#T2#
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr throws the kick towards the body but Tate avoids it.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate throws out a counter right but Tate Jr avoids it with no problem.
Tate Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#
It looks like Curtis Tate Jr has been cut.
A head kick by Tate misses
and Tate Jr counters with a big head kick but Tate shrugs it off.
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!#CL#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch.
Tate Jr controlling the action here for a moment. #T3##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tate takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4##CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr looking to stall.
Tate Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate letting Tate Jr take a breather here.
Tate Jr working Tate over with knees to the body.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
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!
#R3#
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling him.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Tate Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate throws a series of punches but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate Jr 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.
Tate Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Tate Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate misses with the combination. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate .
Tate Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
A left and a right from Tate Jr both land. Nice combination.
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 avoids the body shot from Tate .
Tate Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate unleashes a big counter combination but Tate Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr scores with a push kick.
Tate slips a jab from Tate Jr.#T3#
Tate Jr throws a nice head kick!
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate 's hands.
Tate tries to clinch but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Tate Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Tate Jr feints and then cracks Tate 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tate down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4#
Tate Jr lands a high kick!
Tate Jr scores with a head kick. Tate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#
That has opened up Tommy Tate 's cut even more.#CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr misses with a body punch.
Tate letting Tate Jr take a breather here.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr scores with a head kick.
Tommy 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.
A combination from Tate does no damage.

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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: CT 20
Date: Dec 28, 2018

#R1#
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Tate .
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
And Tate tries to counter it with a takedown but Tate Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
As Tate looks to move away, Tate Jr throws a big counter combo but Tate just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from Tate Jr misses.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tate Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate Jr fails to land the takedown.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .
Tate Jr lands a high kick! #CL#
Tate Jr has Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a body punch. #T2#
Tate Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tate stops a takedown attempt from Tate Jr.
Tate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate Jr smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Tate Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tate Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate Jr managing to control the position.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Tate Jr is trying to control the position but Tate postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Tate Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tate Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt - Tate Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tate Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Tate Jr is trying to drag Tate to the mat but Tate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tate drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tate Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate looking for a takedown.
Tate Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tate avoids it by throwing Tate Jr back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tate 's cut.
That's time! Tate Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Tate Jr gets control of Tate 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tate Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tate postures up. #SU2#
Tate gets to his feet - Tate Jr follows without any prompting.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tate ends up having to push Tate Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Tate Jr connects with the punch.
Tate Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tate Jr throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate Jr throws a big counter combination but Tate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Jr.
Tate steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate defends well and Tate Jr ends up having to push Tate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate with the counter takedown but Tate Jr avoids it easily.#T1#
Nice takedown defense from Tate Jr. No joy for Tate on that attempt.
Tate Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Tate Jr moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Tate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tate lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate Jr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tate Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate Jr keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tate Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Tate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Tate .
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Tate , looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate as he avoids it easily.
Tate tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Tate Jr pushes him off.
Tate Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tate Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T3#
Tate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate Jr but Tate Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tate fails to land the takedown.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate dives in for a single leg takedown but Tate Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tate misses with the body kick
and Tate Jr counters with a series of strikes. Tate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tate Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Tate Jr.
Tate Jr scores with a head kick.
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 is breathing heavily.#T4#
Tate Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate Jr.
Tate wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Jr pushes him away.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate shoots for a takedown but Tate Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate Jr as he jumps to the side.
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 Tommy Tate 's cut.
That's time! Tate Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate . Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tate tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses. #T1##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the cage.
Tate Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt - Tate Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate punishes Tate Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tate Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate is defended easily by Tate Jr.#T2#
Tate shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Tate 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tate Jr. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tate ends up having to push Tate Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate misses with a kick to the body.
Tate Jr tries for a takedown but Tate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Tate , looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3##CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tate Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate sprawls well. Tate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tate Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate Jr avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL2#
Tate clinches up against the cage.#T4#
Tate Jr is stalling here.
Tate working aggressively here.
Tate prevents the takedown attempt.
Tate Jr is pressed up against the cage. Tate has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tate Jr down to the mat. Tate Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate , which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tate throws a big counter head kick but Tate Jr avoids it with no problem.
Tommy 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 closes the distance and clinches up with Tate , looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Tate .
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: CT 19
Date: Dec 09, 2018

#R1#
Tate Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tate Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Curtis Tate Jr has been cut.
Tate Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and BangYou counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, BangYou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from BangYou.
BangYou lands a left hand.
BangYou lands an elbow inside that Tate Jr shrugs off.
BangYou lands a body shot.
BangYou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tate Jr is breathing heavily.
BangYou lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by BangYou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. BangYou avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
BangYou pushes Tate Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
BangYou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #KD2#
BangYou drops Tate Jr with a big knee straight up the middle! Tate Jr is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC2#
Tate Jr is rocked!#CUT2#
Curtis Tate Jr's cut is getting worse.
Tate Jr circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by BangYou. Tate Jr falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for BangYou!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aiu BangYou! Aiu BangYou retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: CT 17
Date: Nov 19, 2018

#R1#
Tate Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tate swivels and escapes.
Tate could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate tries for a takedown but Tate Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate .#TD2#
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tate is trying to defend but Tate Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tate Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tate Jr. #T1#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tate Jr in particular looking to stall.
Tate Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tate Jr is controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tate Jr. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tate Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tate swivels and escapes.
Tommy Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Tate Jr.
Tate Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Tate Jr persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Tate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr blocks a head kick by Tate .
Tate Jr feints the counter takedown.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Tate Jr shows good takedown defense.
Tate stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate Jr. Tate Jr gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch. #T3#
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tate walks away with a smile on his face. Tate Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Tate gets tackled into the cage by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Tate Jr misses with some punches.
Tate fails to pull guard. #TD2#
Tate Jr pulls guard successfully.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Tate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tate won't allow Tate Jr to sweep him here.
Tate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Tate Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Tate Jr looking for subs off his back but Tate has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tate Jr defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Tate Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr stands there with Tate around his waist. Tate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tate Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Tate Jr has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed against the cage.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the cage. #TD2#
Tate Jr jumps into guard, dragging Tate to the mat.
Tate Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tate 's guard. #REVB##T1##SU2#
Tate Jr gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting.
Tate Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tommy Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Tate Jr.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Tate was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like Curtis Tate Jr has been cut.#CL2#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tate .
Tate tries to pull guard but Tate Jr won't allow it. #T2##TD#
Tate ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Tate Jr from controlling successfully.
Tate Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SU2#
Tate Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate Jr is defended easily by Tate .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Tate Jr tries to get set, Tate tries to push him back and clinch up but Tate Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Tate Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate sprawls well. He's pushed Tate Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T3#
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate Jr throws a counter combo.
Tommy Tate is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Jr jumps guard but Tate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tate Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tate after a bit of a struggle.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD2#
Tate Jr pulls guard successfully.
Tate Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
Tate Jr controlling the position.
Curtis Tate Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tate Jr wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Tate Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Jr'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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tate Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tate !
No luck for Tate Jr with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Tate Jr tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Tate Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate Jr has double underhooks. #TD2#
Tate Jr pulls guard effortlessly. #T1#
Tate is fighting to break Tate Jr's control of his arms but Tate Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tate preventing the sweep.
Tate postures up.
Tate Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Tate Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tate wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving.
Tate Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T2#
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.#SUB2#
Tate Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate Jr shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tommy Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Tate Jr.
Tate Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tate Jr backs up against the cage.
Tate Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Tate Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body. #T3#
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Tate circles away. #KD#
Tate drops Tate Jr with a beautiful combination! Tate Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tate is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Tate Jr is rocked!#CL#
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Tate .
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Tate tries to pull guard but Tate Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet.
Tate Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tate walks away with a smile on his face. Tate Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate .
Nice sprawl there from Tate Jr as Tate shoots in.
Tate connects with a right that clearly hurt Tate Jr. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Tate proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Tate Jr collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Tate !
Tommy Tate is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tommy Tate decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

Event: Rowdy 1
Date: Oct 28, 2018

#R1##CL#
Tate Jr has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Tate Jr avoids it by throwing Tate back against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Tate Jr closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Tate crashing to the mat! Tate uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
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!
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Tate Jr tenderised Tate 's leg. Tate is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate Jr blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Tate Jr blocking some punches. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Tate Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Tate Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tate 's defenses. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr pressing his opponent against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tate up against the ropes.
Tate Jr stalls. #T3#
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it.
Tate Jr is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Tate Jr. #T4##CL2#
Tate rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Tate drives through and clinches with Tate Jr against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.#T5##BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate .#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away.
It looked like Tate Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.
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.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tate Jr.#T6##CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate Jr. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .
Tate avoids the head kick by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .#CL2#
Tate clinches up with Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate can't break the clinch.
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 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.#T7#
Tate Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tate Jr is looking to control Tate 's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Jr leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr 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.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T8#
A combination from Tate Jr does no damage.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate Jr. #CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr stalling.
Tate Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate 's efforts to push away.
Tate Jr digs a right hand underneath Tate 's ribcage. Tate let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T9#
Tate Jr lands a right hand.
Tate Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tate backwards. #CUT#
That has opened up Tommy Tate 's cut even more.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Tate 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Tommy 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.
#R2#
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tate Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.
Tate tests Tate Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate .
Tate looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.#T1#
Tate Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate 's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.#CL#
Tate Jr drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Jr lands a left hand. #CUT#
The cut above Tommy Tate 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tate Jr is looking to control Tate 's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Jr working Tate over with knees to the body.
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tate Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Tate wants to break free but Tate Jr has control.
Tate prevents a body shot from Tate Jr.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
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!
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3##BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tate tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate Jr moves away.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Tate Jr. #T4##CL#
Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate Jr has double underhooks.
Tate Jr lands a nice elbow.
Tate Jr tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tate Jr.
Tate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Tate Jr.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Tate Jr improves position. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #T5##CL2#
Tate takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Tate Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Tate .#CL#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch. #T6#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate as Tate Jr tries to tie him up.
Tate Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Tate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Tate clinches up with Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Tate Jr tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #T7#
Tate wants to slow Tate Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Jr lands a right hand.
Tate Jr prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Tate Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr 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 clinch up.
Tate Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Tate . #T8#
Tate Jr scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tate Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tate .
Tate Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Tate is breathing heavily.
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 tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
As Tate backs away, Tate Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr lands a head kick! #CUT#
Tommy Tate 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tate takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Tate 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: CT 15
Date: Oct 14, 2018

#R1#
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr stalling.
Tate is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tate Jr to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Tate Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Tate Jr as Tate shoots in.#T1##CL#
Tate gets tackled into the cage by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tate Jr slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr is trying to drag Tate to the mat but Tate just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tate tries to pull guard but Tate Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet.
Come on Tate Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #T2#
Tate Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tate Jr to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Tate Jr gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tate regains guard.
Tate Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tate Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SU#
Tate Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Tate Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Tate Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T3#
Tate Jr managing to control the position. #SUB#
Tate Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Tate Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tate uses it to pass to side control. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate Jr is pushing Tate 's head away, looking to escape. Tate manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee asks Tate politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tate prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Tate Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate Jr keeps working.
Tate Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Tate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tate Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate Jr.#CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Tate is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tate Jr is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tate to the mat. Tate regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tate Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tate Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tate 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr controlling the action here.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate 's head. #T1#
Tate Jr content to control rather than advance.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Tate Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Tate Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Tate is defending well.
Tate Jr throwing shots but Tate is blocking nicely. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate Jr is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tate Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tate Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tate Jr throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tate Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Tate dives in for a single leg takedown but Tate Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T3#
Nice takedown defense from Tate . No joy for Tate Jr on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tate ends up having to push Tate Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tate Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 cage. Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tate misses with a takedown
and Tate Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4##CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
Tate Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate smiles and moves away. #CL#
Tate Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tate Jr lands with a cross. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
Tate Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate Jr has Tate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tate Jr gets underhooks to prevent Tate 's takedown attempt.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Tate Jr pulls guard effortlessly. #T1##SUB#
Tate Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tate Jr pulls Tate in close to his closed guard and prevents Tate from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tate Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Tate Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tate Jr trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tate Jr is controlling Tate 's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick by Tate Jr misses #CL2#
and Tate moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate Jr. #TD2#
Tate pulls guard effortlessly.
Tate Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Tate Jr looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate Jr wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Tate Jr controlling from the top position.
Tate Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Tate has wrist control.#T4#
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 Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tate Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Tate Jr. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tate Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Jr is looking to clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr has managed to clinch.
Tommy 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 scores with a knee to the head.

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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr is the new super heavyweight champion!

Event: Clash Bash
Date: Oct 06, 2018

#R1#
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Mcgraugh is avoiding it.
Mcgraugh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgraugh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate Jr thinking.
Mcgraugh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Mcgraugh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgraugh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcgraugh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tate Jr on the side of the head.
Mcgraugh with a nice cross.
Mcgraugh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tate Jr throws a right hand that Mcgraugh ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcgraugh also avoids with ease.
Corey Mcgraugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgraugh misses with a wild combination.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mcgraugh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcgraugh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tate Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcgraugh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcgraugh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tate Jr looks winded!
Mcgraugh scores with a nice right hand. #T1#
Mcgraugh scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#
It looks like Curtis Tate Jr has been cut.
Tate Jr drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mcgraugh to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Tate Jr! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Mcgraugh takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Corey Mcgraugh!
Corey Mcgraugh is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: CT 13
Date: Sep 28, 2018

#R1#
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr shoots and misses
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Tate Jr. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
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.
Tate drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tate Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tate Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #TD#
Tate Jr pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate trying to control but Tate Jr is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Tate Jr is looking to stand up but Tate won't let him. #T1##SUB2#
Tate is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tate Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Tate Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Tate Jr stands up from Tate 's guard - Tate Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tate Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate defends well and Tate Jr ends up having to push Tate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate unleashes a big counter combination but Tate Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate Jr.
Tate throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Tate Jr counters by clinching up. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate Jr.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Tate and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
Tate Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the cage.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tate Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tate Jr gets underhooks to prevent Tate 's takedown attempt. #TD#
Tate Jr gets control of Tate 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tate Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tate preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Tate Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tate passes into half guard.
Tate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3##SUB#
Tate Jr looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Tate Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tate Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Tate blocks the strikes from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr trying to control here. #T4#
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.#SUB#
Tate Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Tate Jr wants to control but Tate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tate Jr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tate Jr's waist but Tate Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate off to one side.
Tate Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tate Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Tate Jr persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate shoots in but Tate Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Tate gets double underhooks and turns Tate Jr into the cage.
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!
#R2##CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr fails to pull guard.
Tate gets underhooks to prevent Tate Jr's takedown attempt.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tate Jr stalling. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate Jr as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate being controlled against the cage.#T1#
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate Jr has Tate pushed against the cage.#TD#
Tate Jr jumps into guard, dragging Tate to the mat.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate trying to control but Tate Jr is working from the bottom.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate Jr is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Tate Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tate Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate Jr keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
Tate wanted to stand there but Tate Jr had control of the position.
Tate Jr keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tate Jr is trying to escape back to his feet but Tate uses the scramble to pass into side control. #T3#
Tate Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Tate Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Tate Jr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tate asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SU2#
Tate stands up. #T4#
Tate Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tate Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tate ends up having to push Tate Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tate shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Tate 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate Jr.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate leaves Tate Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tate misses with a body kick.
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 cage. Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Tate with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Tate Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tommy Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that Tate semi-blocks. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Tate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate Jr.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Tate tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Tate is quick to defend against it.
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Tate .#CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr stalling against the cage. #BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate sprawls well. Tate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tate Jr gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Tate Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Tate gets double underhooks and turns Tate Jr into the cage.
Tate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch.
Tate Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Tate Jr backs off Tate throws a huge counter combo but Tate Jr manages to avoid it all.
Tate shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tate Jr defends it nicely.
Tate Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tate .#T3#
Tate Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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 shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Tate Jr with that takedown attempt. #CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #T4##TD#
Tate Jr pulls Tate into guard.
Tate Jr wants to control but Tate passes easily into half guard.
Tate tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tate Jr.
Tate Jr is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr has his hands clasped together around Tate 's back. He's all about the action.
Tate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tate Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tate Jr 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!

Event: CT 10
Date: Sep 07, 2018

#R1##CL#
Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas wants to stall.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but Thomas won't allow it.
Tate Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas is looking to control Tate Jr's arms but Tate Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the ropes. #BC2#
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas tries to clinch but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Thomas.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.#T1##CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Tate Jr, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Tate Jr against the ropes but Tate Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Tate Jr scores with a jab to the body.#KD#
Tate Jr lands a big head kick that sends Thomas tumbling to the mat! Tate Jr takes a step backwards and waves Thomas back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Will Thomas has been cut.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Tate Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Tate Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tate Jr tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate Jr as he jumps to the side. #T2#
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tate Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thomas looks winded!
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tate Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tate Jr. #CL#
Tate Jr has Thomas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thomas fights it off and pushes away nicely. #T3##CL#
Tate Jr has Thomas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thomas is looking to control Tate Jr's arms but Tate Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the ropes.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch. #TD2#
Thomas gets control of Tate Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thomas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Thomas looking to control.
Tate Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thomas working a defensive guard here. #T4#
Tate Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Tate Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tate Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate Jr, which made it look bad.
Tate Jr misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate Jr throws a big counter combination but Thomas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Tate Jr on that attempt.
Tate Jr leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tate Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the ropes. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Thomas clinches up against the ropes.#T1##TD#
Tate Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tate Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate Jr controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
Tate Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tate Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomas won't allow Tate Jr to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thomas misses with a hook. Tate Jr ducked under it nicely.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate Jr off to one side.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tate Jr takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Tate Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Tate Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Tate Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate Jr fails to land the takedown.
Tate Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas, which made it look bad.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Thomas is quick to defend against it.
Tate Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Tate Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thomas.#T4#
Tate Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
Tate Jr is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #TD#
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tate Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tate Jr off and has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Thomas is persistently looking for the submission but Tate Jr is defending it well.
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.#SUB2#
Thomas is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tate Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tate Jr somewhat.
Thomas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate Jr.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate Jr sprawls well. Tate Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Tate Jr coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!#T1#
Tate Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate Jr circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.
Thomas throws a counter combo.#CL#
Thomas gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch. #T2#
Tate Jr tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Tate Jr back against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Tate Jr off the ropes and back into range.
Nice shot by Tate Jr.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Thomas works Tate Jr's body with a nice hook.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tate Jr blocks it well.#T3#
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Tate Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Tate Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate Jr throws a big counter combination but Thomas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Tate Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Tate Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Tate Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tate Jr stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tate Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate Jr off to one side.
Thomas is looking to slow Tate Jr down with leg kicks.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tate Jr 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!

Event: CT KILLZONE 8
Date: Aug 31, 2018

#R1##CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate smiles and moves away. #TD#
Tate Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tate to the mat! Tate manages to get full guard.
Tate Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tate can't keep his opponent in guard - Tate Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to get back to full guard.
Tate Jr wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Tate uses the opportunity to regain full guard. #T1#
Tate Jr trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tate Jr won't allow Tate to sweep him here. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tate ends up having to push Tate Jr into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate avoids the head kick by Tate Jr.
Despite the aggression on Tate 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate Jr as he jumps to the side.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .#T3#
Tate walks into a stiff left hand from Tate Jr.#CUT#
It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tate 's waist but Tate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate Jr off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tate darts in looking for a takedown but Tate Jr gets double underhooks and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .
Tate Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Tate is quick to defend against it.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.#CL#
Tate Jr gets a clinch.
Tate Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tate Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate 's efforts to push away.#T4#
Tate Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Tate Jr has the dominant position.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tate prevents the takedown attempt. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Tate gets a takedown into half guard.#ES#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate Jr has one foot on Tate 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tate 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tate Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tate eats them both and turns towards Tate Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tate goes for a double leg but Tate Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Tate Jr continues to drive forward.
Tate Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Tate breaks away and moves out of range.
Tate Jr shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr wants to clinch
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tate Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tate shapes to counter with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate throws a front kick aimed at Tate Jr's knee but Tate Jr avoids it well.
As Tate tries to get set, Tate Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Tate manages to avoid the attempt.#T1#
Tate misses with a low kick.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Jr. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Jr is trying to pull guard but Tate turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Tate looking for a takedown. #TD2#
Tate 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 Jr uses from the top position.
Tate Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate Jr wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Tate Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate , not yet. #T2#
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tate Jr controls the pace.#SU#
Tate Jr gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting. #CL#
Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate can't get the takedown.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #T3##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Tate .
Tate Jr throws a big counter combination but Tate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate Jr smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Tate Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tate Jr.
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 to clinch but Tate moves out of range. #T4#
Tate takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate Jr smiles and moves away. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Tate Jr is trying to pull guard but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Tate Jr turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
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 Tommy Tate 's cut.
That's time! Tate Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
#R3#
Tate throws a body kick that misses.
Tate Jr takes a swing at Tate 's ribcage but misses.
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.#TD#
Tate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tate Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Tate .
Tate wants to stand but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Tate Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tate 's guard.#T1#
Tate Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tate Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tate is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate , which made it look bad. #CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Tate Jr has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tate clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tate Jr controlling well, preventing Tate from escaping the position. #T2#
Tate keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Tate is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Tate Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Tate is really stuck here.
Tate prevents Tate Jr from getting a body triangle.#SUB#
Tate Jr is persistently looking for the submission but Tate is defending it well. #T3#
Tate can't escape the position.
Tate is keeping busy.
Tate tries to escape but Tate Jr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tate Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #SUB#
Tate Jr is looking for a choke. Tate gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Tate manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. #T4#
Tate Jr is controlling Tate 's posture.
Tate won't allow Tate Jr to sweep him here.
Tate Jr looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Jr is really struggling to control Tate but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tommy 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 with a flurry of punches that miss.

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 Curtis Tate Jr.
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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!

Event: CT KILLZONE 7
Date: Aug 16, 2018

#R1#
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt - Tate Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left and a right from Tate Jr both land. Nice combination.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate 's head.#CUT#
That has opened up Tommy Tate 's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Tate . #CUT2#
It looks like Curtis Tate Jr has been cut.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Tate Jr has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #T1#
Tate Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Tate Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate Jr is working for takedown but Tate is calmly controlling the position for now.
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. #T2#
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Tate tries to bum rush Tate Jr with a series of wild strikes but Tate Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .
Tate shoots in and drives through. Tate Jr sprawls well.
Tate Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2#
and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate .
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tate Jr is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate Jr.#T3#
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tate ends up having to push Tate Jr into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Tate pushes Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.#TD2#
Tate drags the fight down to the ground.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Tate Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Tate Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tate is proving hard to escape from. #T4#
Tate looking to control.
Tate Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tate Jr throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate Jr swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Curtis Tate Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate as he jumps to the side.
Tate Jr blocks the body kick. #CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr stands there with Tate around his waist. Tate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tate takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Tate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #T1#
Tate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tate Jr.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Tate Jr decides to pull guard.
Tate won't allow Tate Jr to get back to his feet.
Tate wants to stand but Tate Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Tate Jr is keeping the position.
Tate Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T2#
Tate trying to control but Tate Jr is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Tate Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate .#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tate Jr looking for a takedown. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #T3#
Tate Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate . Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tate avoids it really well and circles away.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt - Tate Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate .#T4##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Tate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tate Jr tries to avoid it but Tate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tate Jr to the ground. Tate Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tate shoots and misses #CL#
and Tate Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr can't get the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Tate dives in and grabs Tate Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes down on Tate 's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate Jr. #CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Tate Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate has Tate Jr pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tate Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Tate .
Tate stalls.
Tate tries to score a body lock takedown but Tate Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T1#
Tate Jr looking for a takedown.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tate Jr jumps guard but Tate stands there with Tate Jr around his waist. Tate Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD#
Tate Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Tate Jr is trying to keep Tate in close.
Tate Jr keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Tate Jr wants to stand up but Tate is controlling him.
Tate Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Tate is proving a slippery customer.
Tate Jr is really struggling to control Tate but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tate Jr's guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tate wants to clinch but Tate Jr slips to the side
and Tate Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T3##TD#
Tate Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tate !
Tate Jr tries to advance to mount but can't.
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.
Tate Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Tate 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SU#
Tate Jr decides to take the fight back to the feet. #T4#
Tate Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate .
Tate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Tate Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tate Jr after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tate steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tate Jr.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate leaves Tate Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tommy 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Tate .

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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!

Event: CT KILLZONE 6
Date: Aug 10, 2018

#R1#
Tate Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tate Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Tate Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tate Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas defending well as Tate Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Tate Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thomas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate Jr off to one side.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tate Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Tate Jr falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Thomas counters by clinching up.
Tate Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tate Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #BC2#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tate Jr is breathing heavily.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Tate Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thomas to the ground. Tate Jr is now in Thomas's guard.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tate Jr is controlling him. #T2#
Tate Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thomas's guard.#ES2#
Thomas has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Tate Jr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing 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!
Thomas is pressed up against the ropes. Tate Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thomas down to the mat. Thomas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tate Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate Jr.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Tate Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T3##CL2#
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.
Tate Jr trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate Jr into the ropes.#TD#
Tate Jr pulls guard successfully.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Tate Jr is keeping the position.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Thomas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thomas wants to stand up but Tate Jr manages to regain full guard. #T4#
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Tate Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thomas uses it to pass to side control. #SU2#
Thomas stands up and beckons Tate Jr to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Curtis Tate Jr will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.
Tate Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tate Jr can't get the takedown.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Tate Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the ropes.
Tate Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Tate Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Tate Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #T1#
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tate Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas goes for a double leg but Tate Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Tate Jr continues to drive forward.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tate Jr.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt. #T2#
Tate Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tate Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas stalks Tate Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate Jr's face. Tate Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Tate Jr avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tate Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Thomas breaks away and moves out of range.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Tate Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Tate Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas 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 appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Tate Jr misses. #T4#
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Tate Jr sprawls well.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas tries to counter with a clinch but Tate Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate Jr is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Tate Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Tate Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Tate Jr wants to clinch but Thomas slips to the side
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate Jr stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tate Jr looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Tate Jr is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tate Jr swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate Jr connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Tate Jr shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Tate Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Tate Jr shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomas dives in for a single leg takedown but Tate Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Tate Jr fails with the takedown.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Thomas and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate Jr circles away.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr throws a big counter combination but Thomas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate Jr pinned against the ropes. Tate Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate Jr.#T3##CL2#
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.
Tate Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tate Jr is defending well.
Tate Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tate Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tate Jr looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.#T4#
Thomas dives in and grabs Tate Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Tate Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tate Jr dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Tate Jr's head and hops out.
Tate Jr misses with a kick to the body. #CL2#
Thomas forces Tate Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate Jr just stands there and leans against the ropes.#TD#
Tate Jr gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing Tate Jr from standing up.
Will Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.

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 Curtis Tate Jr.
I think Tate Jr 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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