Flair 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Dickson (ranked 24094 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 202 p4p, 91 weight class). Morrison Dickson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dickson
vs
Gunn

225 cm
20
283
0 - 9 - 0

182 cm
25
217
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gunn.
Gunn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dickson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Gunn scores with a nice strike.
Dickson misses the jab.
Dickson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gunn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dickson misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Dickson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dickson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickson.
Dickson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dickson throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Dickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson misses with a wild body shot.
Dickson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gunn counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dickson lunges at Gunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gunn's hand.

Gunn lands a big head kick that sends Dickson tumbling to the mat! Gunn takes a step backwards and waves Dickson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dickson is rocked!

It looks like Morrison Dickson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickson defends it well.
Dickson misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Dickson off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Gunn follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Dickson was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Gunn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 4336 p4p, 5210 weight class) and Craig Long Lang (ranked 499 p4p, 556 weight class). Craig Long Lang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Lang

187 cm
25
216
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
225
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pain!

Pain throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lang misses with a combination
and Pain counters with a series of strikes. Lang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Lang tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang jumps guard but Pain stands there with Lang around his waist. Lang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lang 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.
Lang is trying to break free.

Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang tries to clinch there but Pain circles away.

Lang closes the distance and clinches.
Lang is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pain to keep the fight standing.
Major Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Long Lang.
Lang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pain walks away with a smile on his face. Lang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pain has Lang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pain wants to break free but Lang has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang jumps guard but Pain stands there with Lang around his waist. Lang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lang.
Pain works on Lang's body with a couple of short punches.

Pain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lang wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
Pain controlling the position.
Lang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain has his hands on Lang's head, controlling the position.

Pain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pain pulls Lang in close to his closed guard and prevents Lang from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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

Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lang trying to land knees to the body.
Lang letting Pain take a breather here.

Pain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lang tries to free his leg and advance position but Pain is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain controlling Lang's posture.
Lang preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain 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.

Lang darts in looking for a takedown but Pain gets double underhooks and turns Lang into the cage.
Pain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lang.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Lang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lang fails with the takedown.
Major Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Long Lang.

Pain moves into the clinch successfully.

Lang 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.
Lang stuffs the takedown attempt from Pain. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.

Pain rushes Lang and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Come on Lang - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lang smiles and moves away.
Lang wants to clinch.
Lang checks a low kick from Pain.
Pain closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Pain gets a clinch.
Pain is looking to take this one to the mat.

Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lang swivels and escapes.
Pain stuffs the takedown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lang. Pain shrugs it off though.
Nice takedown defense from Pain. No joy for Lang on that attempt.
Lang tries to clinch but Pain is having none of it.
Pain tries to counter by clinching up but Lang breaks away and moves out of range.
Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lang's waist but Lang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Pain moves away and avoids it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lang or perhaps it was just good defense by Pain, which made it look bad.
Pain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain shoots in looking for a takedown but Lang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lang with a poor takedown
and Pain counters with a three punch combo that has Lang backing up. Lang nods at Pain to acknowledge the strikes.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain misses with a body kick.
Lang stuffs the takedown.
Pain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lang's waist but Lang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pain off to one side.
Pain shoots in and drives through. Lang sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Lang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Major Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lang throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pain is defended easily by Lang.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang fails with the takedown.
Pain throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck for Pain with that takedown attempt.
Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lang somewhat.
As Lang looks to move away, Pain throws a big counter combo but Lang just gets out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Major Pain will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lang fails to land with a series of punches.
Lang tries to clinch there but Pain circles away.
Pain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pain somewhat.
Lang leaves Pain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pain is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pain or perhaps it was just good defense by Lang, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Major Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pain is looking for a takedown.
Lang wants a takedown but no success here.
Lang tries to pull guard but Pain forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Pain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lang manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lang throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pain with a nice head shot there.

Pain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pain is defended easily by Lang.
Pain shoots in looking for a takedown but Lang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lang throws a fast counter high kick but Pain manages to duck under it in time.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain scores with a shoulder strike.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pain is trying to pull guard but Lang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Craig Long Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Major Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 5129 p4p, 23951 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 103 p4p, 653 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Tate Iii
vs
Camacho

185 cm
18
215
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
210
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate Iii doesn't seem bothered though.
Tate Iii throws a shot to the body.
Tate Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tate Iii tries to keep at a distance but Camacho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Camacho slows down the pace here.
Camacho working Tate Iii over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tate Iii gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Camacho has control.
Camacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Camacho is controlling him.
Tate Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camacho.
Camacho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tate Iii avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
Camacho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tate Iii is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Curtis Tate Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.

Tate Iii jumps guard and drags Camacho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Camacho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tate Iii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Camacho has Tate Iii in his guard.

Camacho wants to hit a sweep here but Tate Iii passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Camacho there!
Tate Iii wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Camacho looking for submissions off his back.
Tate Iii seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Camacho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Camacho actively working from the bottom here.

Camacho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tate Iii pulls his head out easily.
Camacho trying to get back to full guard but Tate Iii takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii looking to control but Camacho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tate Iii unloads with some shots from mount but Camacho bucks and avoids them well.
Camacho is trying desperately to improve position.
Tate Iii thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Camacho working to try and regain half guard.
Camacho is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate Iii trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Camacho's face.
Camacho blocking the ground and pound.
Camacho wants to control but Tate Iii is having none of it.
Tate Iii throwing strikes here but Camacho is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tate Iii unloads with some shots from mount but Camacho bucks and avoids them well.
Camacho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camacho keeps working.

Camacho actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tate Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camacho shoots in but no luck this time.
Camacho misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Camacho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Iii feints a jab promting Camacho to slip. Tate Iii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Camacho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Macho Camacho has been cut.
Camacho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Camacho connects with a high kick.
Camacho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Iii defends well and Camacho ends up having to push Tate Iii into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camacho counters with a nice leg kick.
Camacho is breathing heavily.
Tate Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.

Camacho throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tate Iii tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Camacho is in Tate Iii's guard.

Tate Iii kicks Camacho off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis Tate Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Camacho avoids them all with ease.
Camacho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camacho is defended easily by Tate Iii.
Curtis Tate Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.
Camacho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camacho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Camacho misses with a takedown attempt - Tate Iii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate Iii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses with a looping left.

Camacho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camacho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii effectively controlling the action here.
Tate Iii tries to pull guard but Camacho holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate Iii drops back down to his feet.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Camacho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tate Iii fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Camacho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Tate Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Camacho avoids them all with ease.
Camacho connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Camacho avoids them all with ease.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Camacho gets a clinch.
Camacho gets through Tate Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tate Iiis head.
Tate Iii blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Tate Iii looking to slow down the pace here.
Camacho wants to take the fight to the mat but Tate Iii manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tate Iii gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Camacho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Camacho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Camacho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Camacho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Camacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tate Iii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Camacho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Camacho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is 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 Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Macho Camacho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Camacho throws out a powerful jab.
Tate Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho slips a jab and a cross from Tate Iii.
Camacho moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camacho.
Camacho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Iii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches up with Tate Iii, looking for a takedown. Camacho pushes Tate Iii against the cage but Tate Iii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate Iii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Camacho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tate Iii at a distance.
A combination from Tate Iii does no damage.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate Iii as he avoids it easily.
Curtis Tate Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camacho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tate Iii throws the left hand but Camacho avoids the punch easily.
Tate Iii lands a jab-cross combination.
Tate Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate Iii takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Camacho.
Tate Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Camacho keeps Tate Iii at a distance using the push kick.
Tate Iii misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Camacho.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camacho is defended easily by Tate Iii.
Camacho shoots in for a double leg but Tate Iii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Camacho darts in trying to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Camacho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tate Iii in his tracks.
Macho Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate Iii misses with a looping left.
Camacho pushes Tate Iii away with a front kick.
Camacho scores with a punch to the gut of 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!
A shot to the liver by Tate Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Camacho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate Iii as he jumps to the side.
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Camacho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tate Iii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tate Iii misses the body punch
and Camacho counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho goes for a double leg but Tate Iii avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tate Iii continues to drive forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camacho on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Camacho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate Iii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate Iii wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.

Camacho instigates a clinch.
Tate Iii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Camacho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tate Iii is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Camacho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Camacho pushes Tate Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Camacho has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tate Iii clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
Camacho missing with punches from the back.
Camacho throwing sloppy strikes.
Tate Iii tries to escape but Camacho has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tate Iii is working hard here to advance position.
Tate Iii trying to control the hands but Camacho won't let him.
Curtis Tate Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camacho missing with strikes from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate Iii, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Tate (ranked 4714 p4p, 5360 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 95 p4p, 567 weight class). James Braddock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tate
vs
Braddock

180 cm
18
210
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
208
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate throwing a counter right hand but Braddock manages to avoid it.

Tate has managed to clinch.

Braddock turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Braddock manages to end up in side control.
Braddock controls the position.
Tate is not content to let Braddock control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate struggling a bit here.
Tate tries to buck Braddock off but Braddock is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tate's shoulder. That is not cool.

Braddock is trying to get an arm triangle but Tate is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braddock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Braddock decides to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tate tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Donk. Tate catches Braddock right on the button with a cross.
Tate moves away from the strike by Braddock.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Braddock misses with a straight right.
Tate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock misses with a looping right.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Tate attempts a counter takedown but Braddock avoids it well and moves away.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braddock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Tate.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Braddock backing up. Braddock nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate gets in close and tags Braddock with a short punch that almost sends Braddock to the mat! Oh Braddock is in big trouble! He turns his back on Tate, trying to create some distance but Tate rushes him, striking wildly and Braddock goes down! The referee tackles Tate into the cage to end the fight! Tate is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Tate!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 23930 p4p, 10940 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 195 p4p, 117 weight class). Sota Sankari is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Powerhous
vs
Sankari

225 cm
27
300
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
51
260
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerhous scores with a body shot.
Powerhous throws a head kick but Sankari moves out of range.
Sankari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Powerhous shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sankari napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Powerhous tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Powerhous trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sankari trying to remain calm as Powerhous controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sankari wants to control but Powerhous postures up.
Powerhous taking a breather here.
Powerhous lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sankari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sankari is trying to improve his position.

Powerhous thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Powerhous goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sankari rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Powerhous's guard! Nice work there by Sankari!
Powerhous is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari controlling from the top position.
Powerhous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sankari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous is working hard here to advance position.

Powerhous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sankari defends it easily.
Sankari won't allow Powerhous to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Powerhous wants to stand but Sankari is controlling the position.
Powerhous looking for a sweep. Not yet Powerhous, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powerhous shoots in and drives through. Sankari sprawls well.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sankari throws a counter combo.

Sankari moves into the clinch.
Powerhous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Powerhous prevents Sankari from breaking the clinch.
Sankari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Powerhous prevents it.
Sankari looks winded!
Powerhous is trying to pull guard but Sankari turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sankari smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boxing Powerhous. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Powerhous drives through with a takedown into guard.

Sankari has his feet on Powerhous's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Powerhous tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sankari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powerhous somewhat.
Powerhous tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sankari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powerhous somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powerhous will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sota Sankari will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Powerhous gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sankari tries to pull guard but Powerhous forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Powerhous tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sankari avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sankari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Powerhous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sankari prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sankari is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sankari has Powerhous pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Powerhous manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boxing Powerhous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sota Sankari.
Sankari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Powerhous prevents it.
Powerhous fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Powerhous breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Powerhous moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Powerhous - that landed with a thud.
Sankari is breathing heavily.
Powerhous tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Powerhous tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sankari smiles and moves away.

Powerhous has closed the distance and engaged Sankari in a clinch.

Powerhous gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Powerhous will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Powerhous stalling.
Powerhous knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sankari on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous lands with a punch from half guard.
Powerhous wants to pass the guard but Sankari is defending well.
Powerhous performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sankari is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Powerhous scores with a couple of nice shots.
Powerhous controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari won't allow Powerhous to pass to mount.

Powerhous is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sankari sees it coming and defends easily.
Powerhous trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Powerhous there.
Powerhous performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Powerhous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Powerhous seems content to control.
It looks like Powerhous is going to stand back up.
Powerhous is taking a breather. Sankari says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sankari gets caught napping as Powerhous dives in and scores a takedown. Sankari manages to retain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Powerhous 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. And we move into the final round!

Powerhous drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boxing Powerhous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powerhous landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Powerhous decides to stand back up. Powerhous steps back and let's Sankari get back to his feet.
Sankari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Powerhous defends well and Sankari ends up having to push Powerhous into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Powerhous feinted with a counter takedown.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sankari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sankari defends well and Powerhous ends up having to push Sankari into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sankari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous is working for takedown but Sankari is calmly controlling the position for now.
Powerhous wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boxing Powerhous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powerhous is trying to force a seperation but Sankari has the dominant position.
Powerhous tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sankari just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Powerhous avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Powerhous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sankari.
Sankari has had enough of the clinch but Powerhous keeps him there for the moment.

Powerhous ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Powerhous no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sankari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powerhous is keeping the position for now.
Sankari trying to control the position from guard on top but Powerhous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sankari preventing the sweep.
Powerhous controlling Sankari's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Powerhous is looking for a triangle but Sankari pushes his legs off easily.

Powerhous had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sankari defends it easily.
Powerhous is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sankari is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boxing Powerhous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Powerhous closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Powerhous performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous trying to pass the guard but Sankari defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sankari taking some punishment here, with Powerhous in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Powerhous in particular looking to stall.

Powerhous wants to work for an arm triangle but Sankari is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Powerhous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Powerhous content to control rather than advance.
Powerhous seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sankari for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sankari taking some punishment here, with Powerhous in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boxing Powerhous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powerhous 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxing Powerhous!