CT 20 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Tarczynski (ranked 2452 p4p, 343 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 2589 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tarczynski
vs
Koko

186 cm
46
198 lbs
47 - 22 - 2

190 cm
40
179 lbs
42 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Tarczynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
Koko lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Koko misses with a hook. Tarczynski ducked under it nicely.
Tarczynski tries to counter by clinching up but Koko breaks away and moves out of range.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Koko.
Tarczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Koko.
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski is looking to counter punch.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Koko.
Tarczynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Tarczynski lands with an uppercut that bounces Koko off the cage and back into range.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Koko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Koko misses with a right hand

and Tarczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski just leaning against Koko, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko avoiding damage as Tarczynski throws knees to the body.
Koko wants to break free but Tarczynski has control.
A head punch on the inside from Tarczynski fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
Koko misses with the head strike.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Koko.
Nice jab there from Koko.
Koko throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Tarczynski.
Koko takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Koko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarczynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koko.
Tarczynski misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Koko. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Tarczynski moves out of range as Koko strikes.
It looked like Tarczynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tarczynski throws a body shot but no joy.
Koko wants to counter with a clinch but Tarczynski pushes him away.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski scores with a punch to the head.
Tarczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the body
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tarczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Koko lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Koko moved away.
Koko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Koko.

Koko lands a big uppercut and Tarczynski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tarczynski looks OK. Koko waves Tarczynski back to his feet!

Tarczynski is rocked!

Karol Tarczynski's cut is getting worse.
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koko.
Oh Tarczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koko missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarczynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Koko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarczynski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koko throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Koko tried to score with a low kick but Tarczynski checks it.
Tarczynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tarczynski scrambles back to his feet.
Tarczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarczynski checks it well.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Koko misses.
Koko blocks a jab.
Koko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko misses the body punch
and Koko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarczynski misses with a wild combination.
Koko looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
Koko throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Koko is predictable there
and Tarczynski counters with a nice body shot.
Koko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tarczynski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koko tries to bum rush Tarczynski with a series of wild strikes but Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarczynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koko.
Tarczynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koko on the side of the head.
Koko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarczynski.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Tarczynski is out of range.
Koko with a hook.

Karol Tarczynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Koko misses with an uppercut

and Tarczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Koko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko misses with some punches.
Tarczynski prevents a body shot from Koko.

Tarczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko throws a solid leg kick but Tarczynski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Koko misses with a jab to the body
and Tarczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tarczynski connects with a body shot that sends Koko's belly button to the back.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koko scoring well with a low kick there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Koko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski tried to counter with a leg kick but Koko avoided it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koko, as that shot connected.
Koko throws a right hand that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koko thinking.
Koko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tarczynski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koko throws a shot to the body.
Koko looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Tarczynski tries to counter by clinching up but Koko breaks away and moves out of range.
Koko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Koko drops Tarczynski with a beautiful combination! Tarczynski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Koko is looking for the KO!

Jeez, Karol Tarczynski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski loads up on a big right hand but Koko slips the punch.
Tarczynski digs a good body shot into Koko's ribs.
Tarczynski misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarczynski. That snapped Koko's head back.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Tarczynski off balance momentarily.
Koko 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.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Koko looks to land a combination but Tarczynski avoids it well.
Tarczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Koko.
Tarczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko lands with a shot to the body.
Koko misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tarczynski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski throws a jab when Koko was well out of range.

Koko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tarczynski sprawling to the canvas! Tarczynski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Koko finish him?!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Koko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Mcgraugh (ranked 3712 p4p, 462 weight class) and Will Thomas (ranked 24060 p4p, 678 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcgraugh
vs
Thomas

185 cm
28
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
20
212 lbs
3 - 14 - 2

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Mcgraugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgraugh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcgraugh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcgraugh leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mcgraugh.

It looks like Will Thomas has been cut.
Mcgraugh connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Mcgraugh moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mcgraugh walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mcgraugh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mcgraugh throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mcgraugh moves into the clinch.
Mcgraugh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Thomas is trying to stall.

Mcgraugh manages to break the clinch.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh's corner calls for a 1-2. Mcgraugh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Corey Mcgraugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgraugh connects with the punch.
Mcgraugh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcgraugh wants it to stay on the feet.
Corey Mcgraugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Thomas.
Thomas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Thomas is rocked!
Mcgraugh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcgraugh weaves into range and cracks Thomas right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Thomas goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Mcgraugh is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Mcgraugh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 24239 p4p, 577 weight class) and Tommy Tate (ranked 23971 p4p, 589 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tommy Tate was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Tate Jr
vs
Tate

180 cm
26
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

180 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Tate !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.

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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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!

Tate Jr has Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.

Tate closes the distance and clinches.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.

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.

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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

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.

Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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.

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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.

Tate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tate lands in his opponent's guard.

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.

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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.

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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.

Tate Jr clinches.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr rushes Tate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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.

Tate clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!