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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mitar Mrkela (ranked 2605 p4p, 24905 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 341 p4p, 688 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
Insanely flexible
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Excellent boxer
Knockout power
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitar Mrkela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate wants to clinch but Mrkela slips to the side
letting Mrkela counter with a right hand.
Mrkela throws a hook but Tate blocks it.
It seemed like Tate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mrkela throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Tate.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mrkela manages to avoid it.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mrkela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate tries to clinch but Mrkela moves out of range.
William Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mrkela.
Mrkela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mrkela looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Tate wants to clinch up but Mrkela keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Mrkela misses the target.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrkela moves away.
Mrkela keeps the fight on the outside.
Mrkela throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Mrkela definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Mrkela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mrkela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mrkela staying out of range there.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Mrkela moved out of range.
It looked like Mrkela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a right and a left that Mrkela avoids nicely.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mrkela circles away quickly and effectively.
Mrkela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Mrkela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mrkela misses with a left hand
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Mrkela is looking to counter punch.
Mrkela throws a big shot that misses.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mrkela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Mrkela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch up but Mrkela circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrkela throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Mrkela loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate moves out of range as Mrkela strikes.
Tate throws a body punch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Tate throws a series of punches but Mrkela moves out of range.
Mrkela throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Mrkela misses with a right hand
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mrkela is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mrkela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mrkela looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
We've been informed that Tate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mrkela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mrkela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate scores with a four punch combination!
Mrkela throws a big shot that misses.
Tate wants to clinch up but Mrkela keeps it at a distance.
Mrkela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrkela. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Mrkela looks to land a left hand but Tate moved out of range nicely.
Tate slips under a jab.
Tate tries to clinch but Mrkela is having none of it.
Mrkela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate dominated that round.
That's time! Mrkela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tate tries to clinch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Tate throws a series of punches but Mrkela avoids them all with ease.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Mrkela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate throws out a loose jab but Mrkela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mrkela is looking to counter punch.
Tate throws a body punch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mrkela.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mrkela circles away quickly and effectively.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tate slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Mrkela.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mrkela just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Mrkela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrkela misses the jab.
Mrkela misses with an uppercut
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Mrkela looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Mrkela misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Mrkela does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mrkela looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrkela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Mrkela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate tries to bum rush Mrkela with a series of wild strikes but Mrkela uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mrkela misses with a straight right.
Tate tries to clinch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Mrkela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Mrkela misses the target.
A jab from Mrkela misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mrkela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mrkela throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mrkela back to the ropes. Tate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mrkela misses the target.
Mrkela misses the shot to the body.
Tate moves out of range as Mrkela strikes.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mrkela misses with an uppercut
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mrkela misses with a straight right.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Mrkela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mrkela slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mrkela.
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Mrkela swings widly with a right hand
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Mrkela misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrkela throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Mrkela swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Mrkela is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mrkela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Mrkela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate throws a body punch but Mrkela moves out of range.
Mrkela misses with a right hand
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Mrkela backing up. Mrkela nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Mrkela throws a lazy uppercut
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mrkela misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mrkela misses.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Mrkela misses with an uppercut.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrkela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tate moves out of range of the strikes.
Mrkela throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Mrkela throws a hook but Tate blocks it.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate misses with a double jab
and Mrkela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mrkela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Mrkela misses its intended target.
Mrkela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mrkela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mrkela walks into a jab.
Tate swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mrkela. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate looks to throw the jab but Mrkela is out of range.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mrkela.
Mrkela misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with a hook.
Mrkela throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate slips under a jab from Mrkela.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mrkela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mrkela throws a hook but Tate blocks it.
Tate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mrkela misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Mrkela throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mrkela keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Mrkela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate looks to land a combination but Mrkela avoids it well.
Tate lands a two punch combo.
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mrkela throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Mrkela just misses with a punch to the body.
Mrkela misses the shot to the body.
Mrkela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mrkela.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Mrkela slips the punch.
Mrkela is looking to counter punch.
Mrkela misses with a looping left.
Mrkela misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate!
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