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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 5215 p4p, 23857 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 101 p4p, 191 weight class). Boxing Powerhous will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerhous throws a leg kick
and Tate Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Iii misses with a looping right.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that Powerhous avoids nicely.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powerhous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powerhous rushes Tate Iii and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powerhous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Tate Iii lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Iii. Powerhous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powerhous steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tate Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Powerhous is just out of range.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that Powerhous avoids nicely.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Powerhous.
Powerhous gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate Iii looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Powerhous keeps him there for the moment.
Powerhous tries a knee to the head but Tate Iii blocks it.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous wants to stall.
Powerhous is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate Iii gets an underhook and turns Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous trying to control the position but instead, Tate Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.
Tate Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powerhous.
Powerhous breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Powerhous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii throws a hook but Powerhous avoids it easily.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Powerhous is just out of range.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Tate Iii misses the target.
Powerhous throws a head kick but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Powerhous moves out of range.
Powerhous tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate Iii is looking to wear down Powerhous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate Iii throws a body punch but Powerhous moves out of range.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Powerhous tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous rushes Tate Iii and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Iii is keeping busy.
Powerhous breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powerhous manages to avoid it.
Powerhous unleashes a big counter combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Iii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Powerhous manages to circle out of the way.
Powerhous dodges the punch combination from Tate Iii.
A combination from Tate Iii does no damage.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Powerhous throws a series of punches but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Tate Iii scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
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.
Tate Iii throws the left hand but Powerhous avoids the punch easily.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Iii throws a jab when Powerhous was well out of range.
Tate Iii throws a combination that misses
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Powerhous tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powerhous can do to turn this around?
Powerhous misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powerhous takes a swing at Tate Iii's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Iii. Powerhous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powerhous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses with a hook.
Powerhous misses with a wild body shot.
Tate Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate Iii misses with a double jab.
Powerhous is trying to counter with his kicks.
Powerhous misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous lands a nice hook to Tate Iii's body. Tate Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Powerhous closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Iii controls the action.
Tate Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Powerhous won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Powerhous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powerhous scores with a punch to the head.
 It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powerhous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Powerhous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
Powerhous ducks right into an uppercut from Tate Iii.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Tate Iii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powerhous throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
It looked like Tate Iii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powerhous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate Iii avoids the head kick by Powerhous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Powerhous throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Powerhous closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
Powerhous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous tries a head kick but it misses.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Tate Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powerhous was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Iii.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boxing Powerhous will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
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!
Tate Iii lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate Iii.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Tate Iii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Powerhous manages to circle out of the way.
Powerhous misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii misses with a looping left.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Powerhous to score with a decent uppercut.
Tate Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powerhous.
Powerhous replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tate Iii blocks it well.
Powerhous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Tate Iii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous takes a swing at Tate Iii's ribcage but misses.
Powerhous looks to clinch
and Powerhous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powerhous throws a series of punches but Tate Iii avoids them all with ease.
Powerhous clinches.
Powerhous trying to stall but Tate Iii improves his position.
Tate Iii trying to stall but Powerhous improves his position.
Powerhous breaks from the clinch.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tate Iii misses the target.
Powerhous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Iii.
Powerhous appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Tate Iii. That snapped Powerhous's head back.
Curtis Tate Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Powerhous moves into the clinch successfully.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Iii is keeping busy.
Powerhous throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate Iii blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate Iii tries to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling the position.
Tate Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powerhous.
Powerhous missing with knees to the body.
Powerhous looking to slow down the pace here.
Powerhous tries to work over Tate Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powerhous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Powerhous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tate Iii does it's job there.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves away
and Tate Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Powerhous throws a lazy head kick
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate Iii looking to stall.
Powerhous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powerhous lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Powerhous is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate Iii gets an underhook and turns Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tate Iii 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii retains his super heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 2892 p4p, 24017 weight class) and Morrison Dickson (ranked 363 p4p, 625 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin
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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 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickson misses with a combination
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickson throws a right hand that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickson misses the body punch
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Dickson misses
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dickson misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickson swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson misses with a hook
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickson cracks Chaelsson with a good jab.
Chaelsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dickson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickson misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson misses with a hook
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Dickson misses
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Dickson throws an off balance right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dickson misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickson misses with a combination
and Dickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickson misses with a left hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Dickson misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickson misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickson misses with a hook to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
 Dickson is rocked!
Dickson misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Dickson goes down! Chaelsson rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Dickson is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Patrick Chaelsson!
A very excited looking Patrick Chaelsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 4525 p4p, 4839 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 522 p4p, 535 weight class). Major Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pain forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate is looking to control Pain's arms but Pain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tate is able to avoid easily.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain has managed to clinch.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pain as the two fighters clinch.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain slowing the pace effectively.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Pain throws an elbow but it misses.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Tate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain throws a leg kick
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain'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.
Pain lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain 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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 ring so we can get back down to business.
Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain clinches.
Pain 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.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Pain.
Pain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate being controlled against the ropes.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Pain.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pain throws a lazy head kick
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a looping right.
Tate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pain rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Tate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Tate is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Pain is looking to chop away at Tate's legs.
Pain clinches.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain just leaning against Tate, taking a breather.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Major Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Pain scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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 head kick by Pain misses
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain lands a glancing blow to the side of Tate's head.
Tate throws a hook but Pain blocks it.
Tate works the jab nicely.
Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate is trying to stall.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Tate avoids a wild elbow strike from Pain.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Tate looking to stall.
Pain avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Pain.
Pain throws an elbow that misses.
Pain 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 wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain blocks a body shot from Tate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Tate throws an elbow but it misses.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Pain, against the ropes.
Pain'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 misses with a body punch.
William Tate 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Pain on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pain 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!
Major Pain is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Macho Camacho (ranked 23879 p4p, 5460 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 647 p4p, 565 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Camacho.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Camacho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Braddock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Camacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camacho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camacho clinches up with Braddock and pushes him back against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Braddock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Camacho lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Camacho obliges.
Braddock misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Braddock is trying to stall.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho crunches a lovely knee into Braddock's ribcage.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock is looking to break free of the clinch but Camacho has double underhooks.
Camacho leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Braddock up against the ropes.
Camacho avoiding damage.
Camacho gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
Camacho is working Braddock over against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Camacho.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Braddock looks winded!
Braddock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands a knee to the body.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camacho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camacho lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Camacho.
Camacho is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Braddock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Camacho stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho is leaning against Braddock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands an elbow inside.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camacho scores with a shot to the side of Braddock's head.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho pushes Braddock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho presses Braddock against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Camacho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho throws a head kick that Braddock semi-blocks.
Camacho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macho Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho scores with a nice right hand.
Camacho instigates a clinch.
Camacho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Camacho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho effectively controlling the action here.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Camacho putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braddock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Camacho lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Camacho working Braddock over with knees to the body.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Camacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
Camacho avoiding damage.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho landing knees to the head.
Braddock is rocked!
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Camacho finish him?
Camacho controlling the action here for a moment.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Camacho presses Braddock against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho presses Braddock against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Camacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Braddock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braddock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camacho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddock or not.
Camacho lands a knee to the head.
Camacho lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho controlling the action here for a moment.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
Camacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddock.
Camacho pushes Braddock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braddock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho works on Braddock's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Camacho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Camacho lands but Braddock takes it in his stride.
Camacho rushes Braddock and presses him up against the ropes.
Camacho gets through Braddock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho cracks Braddock with a nice body shot.
A short right from Camacho.
Camacho crunches a lovely knee into Braddock's ribcage.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Camacho stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Camacho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho is leaning against Braddock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Camacho.
Camacho lands an elbow that stopped Braddock in his tracks for a moment.
Camacho is leaning against Braddock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Camacho.
Camacho cracks Braddock with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Camacho obliges.
Camacho lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Macho Camacho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braddock letting Camacho take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Camacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camacho with a knee to the head.
Camacho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands a nice elbow.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Camacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Braddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Camacho.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braddock can do to turn this around?
Camacho managing to block the knees to the body from Braddock.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Macho Camacho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Camacho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Camacho is working Braddock over against the ropes.
Camacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Braddock looking to slow down the pace here.
Braddock is trying to push Camacho away but Camacho has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Braddock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho lands a knee 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!
Camacho stalling the fight.
Braddock tries to stall but Camacho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James Braddock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Camacho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camacho 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 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Camacho!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 4515 p4p, 10876 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 91 p4p, 105 weight class). Sota Sankari is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn lands a head kick that bluckles Sankari 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 Gunn no doubt looking to push for a finish!
It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sankari out cold! Sankari corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Gunn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 18706 p4p, 24038 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 636 p4p, 609 weight class). Jon Talbain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Talbain's defenses.
Thomas cracks Talbain with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Talbain get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Talbain looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Talbain is rocked!
It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Thomas weaves into range and cracks Talbain right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Talbain goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Thomas is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jax Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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