Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Flair 108
Date: Mar 22, 2024

#R1#
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Tate clinches up against the ropes.
Crusader blocks the elbow strike.
Tate misses with a knee to the head.
Crusader being controlled against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Crusader into the ropes.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Crusader won't allow it. #BC#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Crusader clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Crusader 's head.#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crusader looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Crusader improves position.
Still in the clinch, Tate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crusader up against the ropes.
Tate misses with some punches.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate taking a breather. #BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Crusader misses the target. #CL2#
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to stall. #BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader lands a jab to Tate's midsection.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Crusader gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crusader lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate misses with the combination. #T3##CL#
Crusader pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Crusader takes the fight into the clinch.
Crusader with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate moves to clinch but Crusader breaks away
and Crusader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4##CL#
Crusader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crusader up against the ropes.
Crusader has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Crusader moves into the clinch.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
Tate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Righteous Crusader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crusader circles away quickly and effectively.
Crusader appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Crusader pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Crusader forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate takes a knee right on the jaw! #T1#
Tate letting Crusader take a breather here.#BC#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate lands a right hook to the body.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader clobbers Tate with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate throws a counter combo.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Tate drives through and clinches with Crusader against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2##BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate scores with a jab to the body.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Tate rushes Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A bit of stalling here from Crusader .
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Crusader jabs Tate right on the nose. Tate blinks but takes it well.#CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Tate moves into range and clinches up with Crusader .
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate as Crusader tries to tie him up.
Crusader doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Tate effectively controlling the action here.#BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
Tate wants to clinch.#CL2#
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate scores with a shot to the side of Crusader 's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tate. #T4#
Good body shot from Crusader . #BC#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crusader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crusader 's hands.
Crusader scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader misses with a hook
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Righteous Crusader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Crusader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Tate catches Crusader right on the button with a cross.
Tate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crusader finds it's way round the side to connect with Tate's head.
Tate stalks Crusader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crusader 's face. Crusader staggers backwards, shaken.#CL#
Crusader drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes. #BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate wants to clinch.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate. #T1#
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crusader counters with a series of strikes. Tate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
Crusader throws a good cross that connects. #CL#
Crusader clinches. #BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Crusader takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch. #T2#
A punch lands to the side of Crusader 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusader takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Tate both land. Nice combination.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate lands a jab to Crusader 's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate wants to clinch.#T3#
Tate wants to clinch.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate.
Tate throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Crusader instigates a clinch.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crusader looking to stall.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Crusader won't allow it.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T4#
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling him.
Crusader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Crusader is looking to control Tate's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crusader has his back to the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch. #KD2#
Tate lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Crusader goes down! The ref sends Tate to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Crusader is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crusader 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William Tate!

Event: Flair 107
Date: Feb 29, 2024

#R1#
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Tate closes the distance and pushes Crusader back into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader tries to work over Tate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crusader 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.#BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crusader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tate finds it's way round the side to connect with Crusader 's head.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crusader manages to avoid it.#CL#
Tate rushes Crusader and presses him up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T1#
Crusader working Tate over with knees to the body.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Crusader won't allow it.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Crusader lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
Crusader stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
Crusader prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Crusader lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Crusader improves position. #BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Crusader gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T2#
Crusader lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tate looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crusader leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Tate sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.#BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3##CL2#
Crusader clinches with his opponent.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Crusader avoids the damage to the body.
Crusader controlling the action here for a moment. #BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader misses with a body punch
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T4#
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Tate misses the jab.
Tate lands with a nice combination. Crusader backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target.
Crusader wants to counter with a clinch but Tate pushes him away.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader stuns Tate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well. #CL#
Tate rushes Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Righteous Crusader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate.#CL#
Tate clinches with his opponent.
Tate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate cracks Crusader with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Crusader rushes Tate and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader is trying to stall.
Crusader lands an elbow just above Tate 's eye. #T1##BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Tate. #CL2#
Crusader moves into the clinch.
Crusader stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
Crusader unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tate manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Righteous Crusader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crusader .
Crusader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crusader is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Crusader into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Crusader . #T2#
Crusader prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a 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!
Crusader is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.#CL2#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crusader throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tate throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Crusader clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Crusader gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crusader works on Tate's body with a couple of short punches.#T4##BC2#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tate throws a one two combo.
Tate looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate duly obliges.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crusader misses with an uppercut.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Crusader clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Tate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader tries to counter with a clinch but Tate shakes him off and moves away.
Crusader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
William Tate is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crusader tries a body shot but Tate blocks it. #BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader tries to counter with a clinch but Tate shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusader is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Crusader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.#T1#
Crusader taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crusader - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #BC#
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader slips a jab and a cross from Tate. #CL#
Tate darts in and clinches Crusader up against the ropes.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling the position.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.
Tate is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes. #T2#
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling him.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling the position.
Tate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crusader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate is trying to break free.#BC#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Crusader clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Crusader has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3##CL2#
Crusader instigates a clinch.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Crusader tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Crusader as the two fighters clinch.
Crusader is struggling to control the position.
Tate wants to break free but Crusader has control.
Tate tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Crusader lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4##BC2#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crusader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Tate. Those never looked like landing.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Crusader releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tate digs a good hook to Crusader 's body.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Crusader pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Tate.
I think Tate 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: Flair 104
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Crusader closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crusader feints a jab promting Burger to slip. Crusader then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crusader slips a jab and a cross from Burger.
Crusader unleashes a big counter combination but Burger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Burger misses the target.
Burger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crusader scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crusader swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burger counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger scores with a hook.#CL2#
Crusader pushes Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader has Burger pushed against the ropes.#BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Crusader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Crusader rushes Burger and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Burger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burger dodges the punch combination from Crusader .
A little feinted left hand from Burger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Burger counters with an outside leg kick.
Crusader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crusader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2##CL2#
Crusader moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Righteous Crusader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burger avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Crusader moves into the clinch.
Crusader '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.#BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch. #T3#
Crusader takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crusader comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burger throws a head kick that Crusader semi-blocks.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Burger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crusader is lucky that one didn't land flush. #CL2#
Crusader takes the fight into the clinch.
Crusader will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burger up against the ropes.#T4##BC2#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Burger avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Crusader clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader stalling the fight. #BC2#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Crusader darts in and clinches Burger up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader stalls.
Crusader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Righteous Crusader 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.#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sebastian Burger is winning the standup battle so far.
Burger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crusader 's head.
Burger throws a nice head kick!
Crusader throws a series of punches but Burger moves out of range. #CL2#
Crusader closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crusader misses with a combination
and Burger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crusader .
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Burger pushes him off.
Burger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crusader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Burger throws a good cross that connects.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burger walks into a stiff left hand from Crusader .
Crusader tries to clinch but Burger is having none of it.
Crusader is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burger rather than just go for the knockout.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
Burger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader .
Burger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Crusader closes the distance and pushes Burger back into the ropes.#T2##BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Crusader . #CL2#
Crusader rushes Burger and presses him up against the ropes.
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!#BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Burger tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Righteous Crusader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burger misses with an uppercut. Crusader saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burger - that will leave a mark! #T3#
Crusader tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Burger connects with the punch.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Burger counters with a body kick.
Burger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burger connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Burger does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Crusader rushes Burger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader lands an elbow inside that Burger shrugs off. #BC2#
Crusader breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Burger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burger counters with a nice body shot.
Burger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burger lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Crusader pushes Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crusader lands with a nice combination. Burger backs away looking to recover.#CL2#
Crusader forces Burger back against the ropes and clinches.
Crusader leaning against his opponent.
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 Sebastian Burger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crusader takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Burger counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Crusader clinches. #BC2#
Crusader manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Crusader has taken the fight to the clinch. #T1##BC2#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Crusader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burger.
A little jabbing left from Crusader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Crusader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burger to score with a decent uppercut.
Burger avoids the body shot from Crusader .
Crusader lands the left hand.
Crusader misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Burger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader wants to clinch.
As Crusader backs away, Burger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Burger with a hook.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2#
Burger gets tackled into the ropes by Crusader . Crusader maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Crusader takes the fight into the clinch.
Crusader tries to land knees in the clinch but Burger avoids the damage to the body.
Crusader stalls. #T3#
Crusader misses with a body punch. #BC#
Burger breaks the clinch.
Crusader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burger to score with a decent uppercut.
Burger scores with a head kick. Crusader tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away. #CL2#
Crusader has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crusader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Burger does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Crusader steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burger. That one must have hurt.
Crusader darts in trying to clinch
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader wants to clinch but Burger slips to the side
and Burger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crusader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crusader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crusader throws a series of punches but Burger moves out of range.
Burger is looking to counter punch.
Burger scores with a head kick. Crusader tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC#Crusader is rocked!#CL2#
Crusader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burger, pushing him back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Burger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Burger!

Event: Flair 101
Date: Nov 18, 2023

#R1#
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Crusader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Braddock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crusader is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Braddock successfully pulls guard.
Crusader pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braddock is keeping the position for now.
Braddock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crusader manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Braddock drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Braddock as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Crusader screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Braddock! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 95
Date: Sep 01, 2023

#R1#
Braddock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock scores with a jab to the body.
Braddock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crusader on the side of the head.
Crusader takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
Crusader slips a jab and a cross from Braddock.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Braddock punishes Crusader 's body with a nice straight punch.
Crusader misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Braddock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braddock is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Braddock breaks from the clinch.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Braddock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock scores with a hook.#T1#
A nice combination there by Crusader .
Braddock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader wants to clinch.
A cross from Braddock lands.
Crusader scores with a three punch combo!
Braddock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader moves to clinch but Braddock breaks away
and Braddock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Crusader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Crusader was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Braddock.
Braddock jabs at Crusader 's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Braddock.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock moves away
and Braddock counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusader wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Crusader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crusader closes the distance but Braddock moves to the side
and Braddock counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crusader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braddock swinging wildly here.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crusader throws out a loose jab but Braddock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Braddock both land. Nice combination.
Crusader missing with a left hand there. Braddock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crusader connects with a jab.
Braddock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Braddock duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock slips a jab from Crusader .
Crusader swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braddock.#T4#
Braddock slips a jab and a cross from Crusader .
Braddock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crusader had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Braddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Braddock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Braddock counters by moving into the clinch.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#TD#
Braddock is fighting off a takedown attempt but Crusader is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Braddock to the mat. Braddock regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Braddock pushes Crusader off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader misses with a hook to the body
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Braddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Braddock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crusader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body. Crusader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Braddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
And Braddock tries to counter it with a takedown but Crusader pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braddock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crusader misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Braddock counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Crusader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braddock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crusader is trying to stall.
Braddock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crusader being controlled against the cage.#TD2#
Braddock decides to pull guard.
Braddock trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Braddock has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Crusader doesn't defend quickly enough and Braddock has managed to lock this one up! Can Crusader escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Braddock on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 89
Date: Jun 30, 2023

#R1#
Crusader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Braddock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader lands with a nice body punch.
Braddock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braddock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crusader lands a jab to the head.
Crusader takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Braddock counters with a left to the body.
Braddock scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crusader digs a good hook to Braddock's body.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crusader with a body shot.#T1#
A left and a right from Braddock both land. Nice combination.
Nice jab there from Braddock.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braddock lands with a nice body punch.
Crusader takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Braddock scores with a one two! Crusader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Braddock connects with a crisp jab.
Braddock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Crusader throws a combination. Braddock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader stalks Braddock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Braddock's face. Braddock staggers backwards, shaken.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Crusader bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braddock's head backwards.
Braddock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Braddock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Braddock swinging wildly here.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Braddock counters with a right hand to the body.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Braddock avoids it well.
Crusader sets himself, and Braddock steps forward looking for the clinch! Crusader avoids it this time.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Crusader appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braddock scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader throws a hook but Braddock avoids it easily.#T3#
Braddock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Braddock moves out of range as Crusader strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Braddock.
Crusader throws a big counter combination but Braddock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Braddock connects with a crisp jab.
Crusader is looking to wear down Braddock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Braddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braddock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crusader lands a jab-cross combination.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Braddock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body. Crusader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 punch lands to the side of Crusader 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T4#
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crusader walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crusader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braddock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock cracks Crusader with an open hand slap.
Braddock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braddock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crusader had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Braddock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#KD2#
Braddock clips Crusader with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Crusader a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Braddock digs a good hook to Crusader 's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddock lands a right and a left and another right! Crusader goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Braddock!

Event: Flair 87
Date: Jun 10, 2023

#R1#
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader misses with the combination. #CL#
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Pain. #BC2#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader misses with a jab to the body #CL#
and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pain has Crusader pressed against the ropes, preventing Crusader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pain scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Crusader being controlled against the ropes.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain lands a right hand.
Pain stalling.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling him.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crusader .
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crusader tries to throw a body punch but Pain avoids it by throwing Crusader back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crusader prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crusader is trying to stall.
Pain just leaning against Crusader , taking a breather.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader misses with the combination.
Pain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crusader swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pain.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Crusader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Crusader has the dominant position.
Pain is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Crusader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusader wants to break free but Pain has control.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crusader 's efforts to push away.
Crusader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crusader letting Pain take a breather here.
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
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.#R2##CL#
Pain has managed to clinch.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusader can do to turn this around?
Pain avoiding damage.
Crusader looking to stall.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Crusader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Crusader has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Crusader wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.
Pain throws an elbow that misses.
Crusader is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crusader trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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.#BC#
Pain breaks the clinch. #CL#
Pain has managed to clinch.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Pain tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain can't break the clinch. #T3#
Pain stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Crusader tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Crusader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crusader tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
A combination from Crusader does no damage. #CL#
Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crusader keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Crusader wants to break free but Pain has control. #T4#
Crusader misses with the head strike.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Pain seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Crusader tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Pain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader misses with a knee strike.
Pain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crusader can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain prevents a body shot from Crusader .
Pain tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader dodges an elbow strike from Pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Crusader gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Crusader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain leaning his opponent against the ropes.#BC#
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Pain has Crusader up against the ropes in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is trying to break free.
Crusader working hard to break the clinch.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Crusader can't break the clinch.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain stalling against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Pain tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .
Crusader tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pain tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Crusader 's head. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Pain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crusader tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crusader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crusader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain blocking some punches.
Pain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crusader or not.
Pain lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
Crusader tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Pain tries to break the clinch but Crusader is controlling the position.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crusader looking to stall.
Crusader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Crusader is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Righteous Crusader 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.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Crusader .
Crusader misses with a shot to the kidneys.

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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: Flair 85
Date: May 20, 2023

#R1#
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Durand Jr there.
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durand Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Durand Jr pushes him off.
A cross from Durand Jr lands.
Durand Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crusader will feel that in the morning.
Durand Jr lands an overhand right.
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durand Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Durand Jr darts in and clinches Crusader up against the ropes.
Durand Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand Jr landing knees to the head.
Durand Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durand Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.#T1#
Durand Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durand Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Crusader is trying to break free.
Durand Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC#
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Durand Jr clinches up with Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Crusader 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .#BC#
Durand Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Durand Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crusader misses with an uppercut. Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Crusader takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crusader is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Durand Jr.
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!
Durand Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crusader 's sensitive parts. #T2#
Durand Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick from Durand Jr lands but Crusader takes it in his stride.
Durand Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL#
Durand Jr moves into range and clinches up with Crusader .
Crusader takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durand Jr lands an elbow just above Crusader 's eye. #BC#
Durand Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Durand Jr pushes Crusader up against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand Jr.
Knees to the body from Durand Jr.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Durand Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crusader backwards.
Durand Jr lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crusader s head. #T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand Jr. #BC#
Durand Jr breaks from the clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Durand Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tests Crusader 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durand Jr connects with a body shot that sends Crusader 's belly button to the back.
Durand Jr scores with a body shot.
Crusader missing with a left hand there. Durand Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Crusader misses. #CL#
Durand Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Durand Jr.
Crusader looks winded!
Durand Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crusader backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Durand Jr presses Crusader against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Durand Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Durand Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Durand Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
Durand Jr breaks from the clinch. #KD#
Durand Jr looks low and kicks high, catching Crusader right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Crusader tries to clinch there but Durand Jr circles away.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Durand Jr counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Durand Jr breaks the clinch.
Crusader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#CL#
Crusader gets tackled into the ropes by Durand Jr. Durand Jr maintains the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durand Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Durand Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Durand Jr should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durand Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #KD#
Durand Jr lands a front kick to the face, that drops Crusader to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!#ROC#Crusader is rocked!
Crusader walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jacques Durand Jr!
Jacques Durand Jr retains his light heavyweight title!
Jacques Durand Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Flair 82
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braddock scores with a nice head shot.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crusader counters with a straight right hand.
Crusader wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Nice jab there from Braddock. #T1#
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braddock counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crusader takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Braddock needs to keep his hands up - Crusader had a free shot at his head there.
Crusader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braddock finds it's way round the side to connect with Crusader 's head.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crusader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braddock finds it's way round the side to connect with Crusader 's head.
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Braddock takes a swing at Crusader 's ribcage but misses.
Crusader throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crusader lands with a shot to the body.
Crusader throws a right and a left that Braddock avoids nicely.
Braddock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Braddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braddock is looking for the big counter here.
Crusader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Braddock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Braddock tries to move into range but Crusader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader feints a jab promting Braddock to slip. Crusader then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Braddock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #ROC#Braddock is rocked!
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Crusader finish him?
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader lands with a right hand.
Crusader fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braddock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braddock scores with a decent looking hook.
Braddock cracks a nice hook into Crusader 's ribs.
Crusader is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crusader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braddock counters with a left to the body.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braddock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.#T4#
Braddock lands a body shot.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braddock scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
Braddock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Braddock.
Braddock connects with a right hand. Crusader shakes it off.
Crusader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Crusader was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Braddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock'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.#R2#
Crusader scores with a three punch combo!
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Crusader is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Braddock.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crusader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braddock.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braddock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusader 's head.
Braddock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braddock lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Crusader misses with a lunging right hand
and Braddock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Crusader to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Braddock tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Braddock avoids it well.
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braddock takes a swing at Crusader 's ribcage but misses.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
Crusader walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crusader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crusader .#CUT#The cut above James Braddock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T2#
Braddock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crusader .
A looping hook to the body misses from Braddock. Crusader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braddock lands the left hand.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Crusader .
Braddock dips to his left and cracks Crusader with an uppercut!
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T3#
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Crusader counters with a left to the body.
Crusader smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
Braddock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crusader defends it well.
Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
Crusader scores with a body shot.
Crusader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crusader misses with a two punch combination.
Crusader misses with a combination
and Braddock counters with a two punch combo. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader cracks Braddock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#James Braddock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crusader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Braddock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock with the counter takedown but Crusader avoids it easily.
Braddock lands with an overhand left.
Braddock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Braddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock scores with a one two! Crusader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T1#
Crusader throws a series of punches but Braddock avoids them all with ease.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Crusader misses.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch.#T2#
Braddock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusader 's head.
James Braddock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader misses with a body shot.
Crusader throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Crusader counter with a right hand.
Braddock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T3##KD#
Oooooh!!! Crusader has knocked Braddock down with a huge combo! Crusader steps away and waves a wobbly Braddock back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Braddock looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Braddock throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.
Crusader wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Crusader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crusader jabs Braddock right on the nose. Braddock blinks but takes it well.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Crusader counters with a left to the body.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braddock lands with a hook. Crusader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Braddock.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
As Crusader backs off Braddock throws a huge counter combo but Crusader manages to avoid it all.
Braddock throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Braddock stalks Crusader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crusader 's face. Crusader staggers backwards, shaken.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Braddock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Braddock tries to counter by closing the distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Braddock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Braddock 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Braddock!

Event: Flair 79
Date: Mar 11, 2023

#R1#
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Burger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crusader really felt that one!
Crusader is breathing heavily.
Burger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burger cracks Crusader with a good jab.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Righteous Crusader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burger.
Burger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burger throws a front kick to the face that drops Crusader face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Sebastian Burger!

Event: Flair 78
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1##CL#
Crusader moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Tate misses with a punch to the body.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
Crusader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and pushes Crusader back into the ropes.#BC#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Crusader clinches with his opponent.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Crusader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crusader working hard to break the clinch.
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Tate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crusader lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crusader .#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Crusader pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Tate. #T3#
Tate feints a jab promting Crusader to slip. Tate then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crusader slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Crusader does no damage. #CL2#
Tate instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Crusader 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate tries to work over Crusader 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks. #BC2#
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a body shot but no joy.
Crusader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Crusader away but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Crusader taking a breather.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate can't break the clinch.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and clinches.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Crusader gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
It looked like Crusader was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Crusader misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Tate counters by clinching up.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Tate trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate keeps control of Crusader as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crusader is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.#T1#
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Crusader trying to control the position but instead, Tate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crusader into the ropes.
Crusader can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Crusader keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Crusader walks into a straight right hand from Tate.
Crusader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .#T2#
Tate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Crusader throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crusader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crusader tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Crusader avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader with a nice cross.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Crusader . Crusader maintains the clinch.
Tate prevents Crusader from breaking the clinch.
Crusader being controlled against the ropes.
Tate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Jab, jab by Crusader - just one landing.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Tate misses with a combination
and Crusader counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Crusader darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader lands a nice elbow. #BC#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Crusader is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate.#T1#
Tate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crusader drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crusader closes the distance but Tate moves to the side
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Tate gets a clinch.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Crusader improves position.
Tate stalling against the ropes. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader . #T2#
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Tate throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crusader , pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crusader is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T3#
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate lands with a shot to the body.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Tate clinches up with Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Tate blocks a body shot from Crusader .
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
William Tate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate has Crusader pressed against the ropes, preventing Crusader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4#
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Crusader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Crusader .
Tate'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.#BC2#
Tate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a combination. Crusader tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader throws a sloppy body shot
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Crusader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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 punch combination from Tate misses.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: Flair Beatings
Date: Feb 16, 2023

#R1#
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crusader is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tate! But no joy.
Crusader works over Tate's head and body with a nice combination.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Crusader . #CL2#
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Crusader in a clinch.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Crusader gets an underhook and turns Tate into the ropes.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crusader .
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader missing with knees to the body.
Tate misses with the head strike.
Crusader dodges an elbow strike from Tate.
Tate prevents Crusader from breaking the clinch.
Tate tries to circle away but Crusader has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crusader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crusader has him pressed against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate is looking to control Crusader 's arms but Crusader gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch. #T2#
Tate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Crusader gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crusader stalling.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Crusader can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action.
Tate blocks an uppercut.
Tate working aggressively here.
Crusader keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crusader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader wants to stall.
Crusader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crusader seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tate is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Crusader is looking to control Tate's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crusader has his back to the ropes. #T3#
Tate is trying to break free.
Crusader stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
Tate struggles to land a body shot inside as Crusader controls his hands.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crusader is keeping busy.
Crusader lands with a light punch inside. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.#BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Tate rushes Crusader and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate tries to work over Crusader 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crusader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crusader 's elbow.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate as Crusader tries to tie him up. #T4#
Tate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Crusader .
Crusader gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader wants to stall.
Crusader is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate has Crusader pressed against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Crusader lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Righteous Crusader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate'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.#R2#
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusader .
Tate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate.
Tate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crusader 's head backwards.
Tate wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusader misses its target.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Crusader darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Tate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crusader doesn't seem phased though.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Tate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crusader is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Tate avoiding damage as Crusader throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crusader .
Crusader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Crusader has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crusader tries a body shot but Tate blocks it.
Crusader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Tate misses with the head strike.
Crusader doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Crusader is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crusader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crusader wants to break free but Tate has control.
Crusader tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crusader tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Crusader wants to stall.
Crusader tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate wants to break free but Crusader has control. #T3#
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate tries to break free but Crusader pushes him back against the ropes.
Righteous Crusader has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Tate manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Crusader .
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate works Crusader 's body with a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tate!
Crusader tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a two punch combo. #T4#
Tate closes the distance but Crusader moves to the side
and Crusader counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate connects with a body shot that sends Crusader 's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Tate gets a clinch.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crusader 's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crusader tries to throw a body punch but Tate avoids it by throwing Crusader back against the ropes.
Crusader tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Crusader is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
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.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Tate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crusader lands with an overhand left.
Tate scores with a jab. Crusader acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tate stuns Crusader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#KD2#
Tate lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Crusader goes down! The ref sends Tate to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Crusader is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#ROC2#Crusader is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusader . Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusader seems to have got his legs back now.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
Tate moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader catches Tate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Crusader connects with a crisp jab.
Crusader moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crusader circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crusader counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks. #T2#
Tate blocks a body shot from Crusader .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crusader looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crusader keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.#T3#
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Crusader lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crusader punishes Tate's body with a nice straight punch.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.
Tate connects with a body shot that sends Crusader 's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Crusader finds it's way through Tate's defenses.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate lands a head shot.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Tate sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29

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

Event: Flair 74
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1#
Crusader swings away with a body shot that misses #CL2#
and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Pain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Well, if Pain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Pain stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Crusader to get to his feet.
Crusader tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Crusader misses #CL2#
and Pain counters by moving into the clinch.
Crusader is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pain blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1##TD2#
Pain drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB2#
Crusader content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Pain has locked up a guillotine! Pain's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Crusader is holding on here and Pain must be using up a lot of energy. Crusader has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Pain gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Major Pain!

Event: Flair Clash
Date: Jan 06, 2023

#R1#
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crusader throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Tate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate lands with a cross.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Crusader .
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate lands a nice hook to Crusader 's body. Crusader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Crusader with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate scores with a four punch combination!
Tate drops his hands momentarily and Crusader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Tate.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusader circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusader misses its target.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Tate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate duly obliges. #T3#
Crusader looks to land a combination. Tate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tate wants to clinch
and Crusader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader sizes up Tate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Tate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crusader with a body shot.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a combination that misses #KD2#
and Tate counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Crusader on his ass! Crusader wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Crusader throws a body shot but no joy.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt#KD2#
and Tate counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Crusader to the mat! Tate runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Crusader is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader connects with a nice looking jab.
Crusader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crusader sets himself, and Tate steps forward looking for the clinch! Crusader avoids it this time.
Crusader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Tate will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Tate lands a two punch combo.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crusader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Crusader scores with a four punch combination!#KD#
Crusader staggers Tate with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Tate looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Crusader throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Crusader is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tate misses.
Crusader misses the jab.
Tate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate lands a really nice looking cross but Crusader seems unphased.
Tate looks to clinch
and Crusader counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusader dodges the punch combination from Tate.
A combination from Crusader does no damage. #T2#
Crusader connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tate momentarily. #CUT#That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Tate punishes Crusader 's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate tries to clinch up.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusader circles away.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves away
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate scores with a nice right hand. #ROC2#Crusader is rocked!
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Crusader misses with a straight right.
Crusader seems to have got his legs back now.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate takes one on the button.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crusader counters with a nice uppercut.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader . #T4#
Crusader throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader tries to move into range but Tate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tate wants to clinch
and Crusader counters with a right hand to the body.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Tate lands with a straight right. Crusader didn't see that one coming.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Righteous Crusader will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader is looking for a counter combo.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader connects with a body shot.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Crusader is just out of range.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate tries to clinch up
and Crusader counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Tate lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Crusader throwing a counter right hand but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crusader wants to clinch.#T2#
Tate cracks Crusader with an open hand slap.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Tate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tate misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate lands a nice hook to Crusader 's body. Crusader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crusader takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Crusader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crusader looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate throws a right and a left that Crusader avoids nicely.
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves away
and Crusader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Crusader misses the target.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Crusader tries to counter by clinching up but Tate breaks away and moves out of range.

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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:28

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

Event: Flair 65
Date: Dec 02, 2022

#R1#
A good leg kick by Ragnarsen.
Crusader falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Ragnarsen counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Ragnarsen.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen lands a knee to the body.
Ragnarsen pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC2#
Ragnarsen breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crusader on the side of the head.
Ragnarsen scores with a shot to the body. #CL#
Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Ragnarsen in a clinch.
A short right from Ragnarsen on the inside. #BC2#
Ragnarsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Ragnarsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crusader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnarsen. Ragnarsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsen.
Crusader loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsen slips the punch.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Crusader moves into the clinch.
Crusader tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsen avoids it by throwing Crusader back against the cage.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsen is controlling him.
Crusader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ragnarsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarsen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ragnarsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crusader up against the cage.
Ragnarsen dodges an elbow strike from Crusader .
Ragnarsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Crusader drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ragnarsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crusader swinging wildly here. #KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Ragnarsen sends Crusader down but not out. Ragnarsen dives into side control looking to finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsen cracks Crusader with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Crusader is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Crusader is trying to escape the position but Ragnarsen is controlling the position.
Crusader is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ragnarsen slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Ragnarsen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Check out the look on Ragnarsen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ragnarsen working the ground and pound from side control.
Crusader might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3##SU2#
Ragnarsen stands up. #CL#
Crusader forces Ragnarsen back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnarsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnarsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crusader drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnarsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ragnarsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crusader wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnarsen lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnarsen.
Crusader is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsen slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnarsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnarsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnarsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crusader seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ragnarsen can turn it around.#T4#
Ragnarsen landing knees to the body.
Ragnarsen lands an uppercut.
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!
Ragnarsen lands an elbow inside that Crusader shrugs off.
Ragnarsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnarsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crusader is working for takedown but Ragnarsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Righteous Crusader . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsen scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Ragnarsen to work.
Knees to the body from Ragnarsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Ragnarsen breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Einar Ragnarsen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ragnarsen lands a head shot.
Ragnarsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crusader misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ragnarsen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnarsen lands a high kick!
Einar Ragnarsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Ragnarsen closes the distance and pushes Crusader back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsen.
Ragnarsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ragnarsen lands a left hand.
Crusader takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsen stalls.
Ragnarsen lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Ragnarsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1##CL#
Ragnarsen tries to keep at a distance but Crusader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Einar Ragnarsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnarsen stalling.
Crusader is trying to pull guard but Ragnarsen has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsen'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.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsen. #BC2#
Ragnarsen breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Ragnarsen and sends Crusader crashing to the mat! Ragnarsen follows him down to the mat - Crusader regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2#Crusader is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Oh Crusader is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crusader seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Ragnarsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ragnarsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ragnarsen working over Crusader with some ground and pound. Crusader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ragnarsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnarsen drops an elbow to the side of Crusader 's head.
Ragnarsen is taking a breather. Crusader 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.
Crusader knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnarsen on the ground.
Ragnarsen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ragnarsen connects with a nice short shot to Crusader 's temple. #T3#
Ragnarsen drops an elbow to the side of Crusader 's head.
Ragnarsen scores with a big shot! Crusader 's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Crusader ! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einar Ragnarsen!
After the fight, Einar Ragnarsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Flair 62
Date: Nov 11, 2022

#R1#
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Durant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader throws a sloppy body shot
letting Durant counter with a right hand.
Durant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crusader misses with a combination
and Durant counters with a one-two to the body.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durant counters with a thumping low kick. #KD2#
Durant sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Crusader to the ground! Durant dives into full mount looking to finish!#ROC2#Crusader is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Durant has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Crusader is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Durant!
A relieved looking Kevin Durant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Flair 54
Date: Aug 26, 2022

#R1#
Crusader tries to clinch but Durant moves away
letting Durant counter with a right hand.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Durant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durant lands with a good body shot.
Durant lands with a kick to the temple. Crusader shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crusader wants to clinch
and Durant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Durant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crusader has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Durant scores with a leg kick.
Crusader ducks right into an uppercut from Durant.
Crusader misses with a double jab.
Crusader misses with a wild combination.
Crusader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crusader takes a jab right on the kisser.
Righteous Crusader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Durant lands a head kick that bluckles Crusader 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 Durant no doubt looking to push for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Durant finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Durant keeps the fight on the outside.
Durant staggers Crusader with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Crusader looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Durant is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Durant!
A relieved looking Kevin Durant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Flair 5 1
Date: Aug 05, 2022

#R1#
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terranova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
Terranova scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.
Crusader takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terranova jabs Crusader right on the nose. Crusader blinks but takes it well.
Crusader misses with a right hand
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1#
Crusader misses the body punch
enabling Terranova to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Crusader 's leg. Crusader is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Terranova circles away.
Crusader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crusader tries to clinch but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
Crusader throws a series of punches but Terranova avoids them all with ease.
Terranova half committed to a counter leg kick.
Terranova feints and then cracks Crusader 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crusader down.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terranova feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Terranova as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Crusader misses
and Terranova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terranova throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Terranova feints and then cracks Crusader 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crusader down.
Crusader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Terranova counters with a straight right hand.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terranova bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crusader 's head backwards.
Crusader tries to clinch but Terranova moves away
enabling Terranova to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terranova.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terranova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
A cross from Terranova lands.
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crusader .
Crusader moves to clinch but Terranova breaks away
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
Terranova is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Terranova.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Terranova lands a head shot.
Terranova connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Crusader 's leg. Crusader is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick. #T4#
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Terranova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crusader throws a combination. Terranova tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crusader misses the body punch
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Crusader on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Crusader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Crusader misses with a combination
and Terranova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terranova showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Terranova dominated that round.
That's time! Terranova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Terranova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crusader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terranova.
Terranova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Terranova darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Terranova circles away.
Jab, jab by Terranova - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Terranova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crusader 's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova. #T1#
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Terranova avoids it well.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusader can do to turn this around?
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Crusader 's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusader tries to avoid it.
Crusader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Terranova counters with a good low kick that Crusader was not able to check.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Crusader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crusader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terranova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Terranova throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terranova connects with a leg kick.
Terranova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Crusader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Terranova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crusader misses with a double jab.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Crusader 's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusader tries to avoid it.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Crusader down.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Terranova counters with a leg kick.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Terranova is avoiding it. #T3#
Terranova connects with a solid leg kick.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terranova swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Terranova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crusader is breathing heavily.
Crusader throws a right hand that misses
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Crusader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crusader misses with an uppercut
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Terranova.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terranova counters with an outside leg kick.
Terranova jabs Crusader right on the nose. Crusader blinks but takes it well.#T4#
Crusader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader misses with a combination
and Terranova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crusader walks into a jab.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crusader throws a right hand that misses
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
Terranova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Terranova thumps Crusader with a low kick.
Terranova with a nice cross.
Terranova throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ciro Terranova dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Crusader 's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusader tries to avoid it.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Terranova counters with a good low kick that Crusader was not able to check.
Terranova scores with a nice strike.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Terranova is avoiding it.
Terranova tried to counter with a leg kick but Crusader avoided it.
Terranova with a nice calf kick.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Terranova makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crusader . That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Crusader 's front leg but catches the back leg as Crusader tries to avoid it.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Crusader misses with a jab to the body
and Terranova counters with a low kick, right behind Crusader 's knee. #T1#
Terranova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crusader 's sensitive parts.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Crusader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terranova circles away quickly and effectively.
Terranova lands the left hand.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Terranova counters with a stiff right hand.
Terranova connects with a solid leg kick.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Terranova keeps it at a distance.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crusader . That did some damage!
Crusader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Crusader on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Terranova counters with a low kick, right behind Crusader 's knee.
Crusader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova is looking to slow Crusader down with leg kicks.
Crusader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Crusader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crusader wants to clinch but Terranova slips to the side
and Terranova counters with a good low kick that Crusader was not able to check.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Terranova counters with a low kick, right behind Crusader 's knee. #T3#
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Terranova pushes him off.
Crusader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Terranova counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusader has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Terranova tests Crusader 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crusader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Terranova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Terranova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crusader 's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Crusader down.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Terranova counters with a thumping low kick.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for Terranova.
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!
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
Terranova lands with a hook. Crusader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terranova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Terranova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crusader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Terranova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Terranova counters with an inside leg kick.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terranova connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ciro Terranova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Terranova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!

Event: Flair 49
Date: Jul 15, 2022

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Crusader let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crusader moves to clinch but Tate Iii breaks away
and Tate Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crusader .#CUT2#It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Tate Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Iii seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A jab from Tate Iii finds it's way through Crusader 's defenses.
Tate Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate Iii slips to the side
and Tate Iii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crusader looks winded!#KD#
Tate Iii lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Crusader goes down! The ref sends Tate Iii to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Crusader is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#ROC#Crusader is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Tate Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Crusader is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate Iii finish him?
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tate Iii moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Crusader ! Tate Iii continues to tee off on Crusader , landing with a left and a right! Tate Iii connects with a right hand that leaves Crusader sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Tate Iii!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Curtis Tate Iii!

Event: Flair 48
Date: Jul 01, 2022

#R1##CL#
Durant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot in the inside from Durant.
Crusader jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Durant walks away with a smile on his face. Crusader gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crusader looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durant scores with a jab. Crusader acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Durant cracks Crusader with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Crusader . Beautiful body shot.
Durant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader .
Durant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crusader .
Crusader wants to clinch but Durant slips to the side
and Durant counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Crusader misses
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durant scores with a jab.#T1#
Crusader wants to clinch but Durant slips to the side
and Durant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Durant.
Righteous Crusader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Durant darts in and clinches Crusader up against the cage.
Durant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crusader looks winded!
Durant digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
Durant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Durant.
Crusader is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Durant to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Durant.
Durant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Durant lands an uppercut.
Durant digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durant is working Crusader over against the cage.#T2#
Durant lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durant.
Durant lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Durant.
Durant digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Durant.
Durant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Durant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Durant lands a shoulder strike.
Durant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durant is working Crusader over against the cage.
Durant digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crusader backwards.
Durant pushes Crusader back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crusader or not.
Durant is leaning against Crusader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Durant scores with a hook to the body.
Durant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crusader or not.
Durant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crusader 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .
Nice body punch from Durant - that landed with a thud.
Durant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durant lands with a right to the head.
Durant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Durant digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
Durant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durant lands with a right to the head. #ROC#Crusader is rocked!
Good body shot from Durant.
Durant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Durant - that landed with a thud.
Durant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crusader backwards.
Durant lands a body shot.
Durant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Durant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crusader is still on wobbly legs! Can Durant finish him?
Durant presses Crusader against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crusader seems to have recovered his senses.
Durant lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Durant scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Durant.
Durant digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
Durant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Durant.
A right hand to the body from Durant.
A short body shot lands from Durant as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Durant.
A right hook to the body lands for Durant.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Durant digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durant is working Crusader over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Durant 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.#R2#
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Durant! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Durant!
Our winner, Kevin Durant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Flair 45
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
Crusader tries to clinch up#KD2#
and Powerhous counters with a beautiful hook that drops Crusader to the mat! Will Crusader be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Powerhous to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Crusader is up. He looks OK to continue. #CUT2#It looks like Righteous Crusader has been cut.
Crusader is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Powerhous moves into range and clinches up with Crusader .
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powerhous lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Powerhous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Powerhous has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Powerhous - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Powerhous slowing the pace effectively.
Crusader misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Powerhous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous lands a body shot in the clinch.
Powerhous is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC2#
Powerhous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1##CL2#
Powerhous darts in and clinches Crusader up against the ropes.#BC2#
Powerhous's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Righteous Crusader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD2#
Powerhous scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Crusader to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#ROC2#Crusader is rocked!#CL2#
Crusader tries to keep at a distance but Powerhous has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crusader managing to block the knees to the body from Powerhous.
Crusader seems to have got his legs back now.#BC2#
Powerhous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Powerhous shuts the power down on Crusader . Lights out, game over! Powerhous is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boxing Powerhous!

Event: Flair 44
Date: Jun 10, 2022

#R1#
Burger clobbers Crusader with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crusader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crusader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burger.
Burger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burger connects with a high kick.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Burger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusader misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burger lands a head kick!
Burger scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader throws a right hand that misses
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Crusader looks to move away, Burger throws a big counter combo but Crusader just gets out of the way.
Crusader connects with a crisp jab.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Burger counters with a low kick, right behind Crusader 's knee.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Crusader tries to clinch but Burger moves out of range.
Burger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crusader throws a series of punches but Burger avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Burger swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Burger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burger connects with a high kick.
Burger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crusader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crusader takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burger swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Burger lands with a kick to the temple. Crusader shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Burger. #T3#
Burger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crusader misses with a two punch combination.
Crusader takes a swing at Burger's ribcage but misses.
Burger throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Burger. Those never looked like landing.
Crusader falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.
Crusader throws a jab but it's blocked by Burger.
Crusader scores with a nice strike.
Crusader takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crusader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burger was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusader .
Crusader misses with a wild combination.
Burger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Burger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Burger dominated that round.
That's time! Burger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Crusader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burger throws a head kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crusader might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Burger has got the better of the exchanges.
Burger throws a head kick but Crusader moves out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch up
and Burger counters with a head kick. That will keep Crusader thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've been informed that Crusader has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crusader throws a lazy right hand but Burger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Crusader walks into a jab.#T1#
Crusader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Crusader throws a lazy uppercut
and Burger counters with a left to the body.
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
Burger misses with a head kick.
Crusader wants to clinch but Burger slips to the side
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Burger as he connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burger, as that shot connected.
Donk. Burger catches Crusader right on the button with a cross.
Crusader connects with a nice looking jab.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
Burger throwing a counter right hand but Crusader manages to avoid it.
Righteous Crusader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crusader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Burger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
As Crusader backs away, Burger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crusader walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burger.
Crusader is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burger.
Burger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusader can do to turn this around?
Crusader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crusader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burger.
Crusader looks to clinch
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab.
Sebastian Burger is winning the standup battle so far.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Burger misses the target.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Crusader misses with a wild combination.
Burger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crusader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crusader walks into a stiff left hand from Burger.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crusader avoids the head kick by Burger.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Crusader tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Burger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burger moves away from the strike by Crusader .
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.
Burger lands a right hook to the body.
Crusader blocks a head kick by Burger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger counters with an outside leg kick.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Burger dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
Burger works the jab nicely.
Crusader throws a combination that misses
and Burger counters with a nice uppercut.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It appears Burger was looking to counter with a kick there.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.
Burger misses with a head kick.
Burger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader misses with a body shot.
Crusader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Crusader tries to bum rush Burger with a series of wild strikes but Burger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Burger misses the target.
Burger scores with a head kick. Crusader tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crusader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Crusader thuds a left hand into Burger's body.
Crusader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burger.
Crusader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Burger counter with a right hand.
Burger throws out a powerful jab.
Burger lands a jab to Crusader 's midsection.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Crusader tries to bum rush Burger with a series of wild strikes but Burger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger counters with a series of strikes. Crusader will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crusader throws a body punch but Burger moves out of range.
Crusader walks into a jab.
Crusader takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crusader wants to clinch.#T3#
Crusader tries to clinch but Burger moves away
and Burger counters with a head kick.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Burger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crusader throws a jab when Burger was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Burger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick and Crusader moves out of range easily.
Crusader misses with a left hand
letting Burger counter with a right hand.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader tries to clinch but Burger moves away
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch. #T4#
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Burger lands a head kick!
Crusader tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.
A quick step to the side and Burger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crusader .
Burger thuds his shin into the meat of Crusader 's side.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Burger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crusader takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
Burger throws a head kick that half lands.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Crusader does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Burger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Burger!
Sebastian Burger retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: Flair 43
Date: May 20, 2022

#R1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Crusader .
Crusader stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
Crusader clinches up with Sankari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sankari misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Crusader to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sankari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crusader pushes Sankari back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sankari can't find room to land a body shot as Crusader controls the action. #BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Crusader moves into range and clinches up with Sankari.
Sankari wants to get back to striking at distance but Crusader won't allow it. #BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Crusader closes the distance and clinches.
Crusader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T1#
Crusader landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Crusader .
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Crusader forces Sankari back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sankari wants to clinch but Crusader slips to the side
and Crusader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sankari looks winded!#CL#
Crusader darts in and clinches Sankari up against the ropes.#BC#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #KD#
Crusader drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Sankari onto his butt! Sankari pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.#CUT#It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.
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!
Crusader throws an overhand right that has Sankari reeling! Crusader follows up with more punches and Sankari is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Righteous Crusader !

Event: Flair 42
Date: May 13, 2022

#R1#
Crusader misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
Crusader pushes Talbain up against the cage in a clinch.
Crusader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Crusader has the dominant position.#BC#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader throws a big counter combination but Talbain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Crusader is avoiding it.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbain throws a lazy body kick
and Crusader counters with a series of strikes. Talbain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crusader stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusader circles away.
Talbain tries for a takedown but Crusader sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Talbain misses with a leg kick
and Crusader counters with a two punch combo. #CL#
Crusader instigates a clinch.
Talbain avoiding damage as Crusader throws knees to the body.
Crusader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crusader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crusader blocks an elbow strike.
Talbain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Talbain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crusader after a bit of a struggle.
Righteous Crusader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Talbain.#BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Talbain throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Crusader digs a good hook to Talbain's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talbain.
Crusader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talbain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Crusader scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talbain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Talbain pushes him off.
Talbain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Talbain circles away.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Talbain avoids it well.
Talbain tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crusader as he avoids it easily. #T3#
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Talbain pushes him off.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talbain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crusader sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Talbain somewhat.
Crusader digs a good hook to Talbain's body.
Talbain slips a jab and a cross from Crusader .
Talbain throws a head kick but Crusader moves out of range.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Talbain counters with a one-two to the body.
Talbain moves away from the strike by Crusader . #CL#
Crusader has Talbain up against the cage in a clinch. #T4#
Crusader gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Talbain.
Talbain wants to take the fight to the mat but Crusader manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Talbain has Crusader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crusader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crusader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbain's elbow.
Crusader throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD2#
Talbain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Talbain keeping full guard, as Crusader tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talbain being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Righteous Crusader dominated that round.
That's time! Crusader 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Crusader displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talbain.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talbain circles away quickly and effectively.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talbain drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crusader defends it well.
Righteous Crusader is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Crusader darts in trying to clinch
enabling Talbain to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader looks to land a combination. Talbain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crusader lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch but Talbain is having none of it.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown but Crusader shows good takedown defense.
Crusader seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbain tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?#T1#
Talbain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talbain.
Talbain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader misses with a left hand
and Talbain counters with a one-two to the body.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crusader sprawls well. Crusader wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Talbain gets slowly back to his feet.
Righteous Crusader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Talbain.
Talbain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crusader circles away.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader throws a big shot that misses.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain shoots in but no luck this time. #T2#
Talbain tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range. #CL#
Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Talbain in a clinch.
Crusader tries to pull guard but Talbain won't allow it.
Talbain is looking to control Crusader 's arms but Crusader gets an underhook and turns him. Now Talbain has his back to the cage.
Crusader is stalling here.
Crusader wants to stall.
Crusader wants a takedown but no success here. #TD2#
Talbain successfully pulls guard.
Crusader is looking to work some ground and pound but Talbain has wrist control.
Crusader sitting in guard here, content to control.
Talbain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Crusader stays in close to Talbain's body and controls the position.
Crusader trying to control the position from guard on top but Talbain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talbain throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #SUB2#
Talbain is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Crusader rolls with it to try and escape but Talbain cranks on the arm and Crusader is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Talbain!

Event: Flair 38
Date: Apr 09, 2022

#R1#
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Crusader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tate Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tate Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tate Iii defending well as Crusader loads up on a big left hand.
Tate Iii shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crusader eats them both and turns towards Tate Iii to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crusader throws a right hand that Tate Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate Iii also avoids with ease.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Tate Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusader avoids the body shot from Tate Iii.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Tate Iii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tate Iii scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Crusader finds it's target.
Tate Iii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crusader has time to react.
Crusader stalks Tate Iii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate Iii's face. Tate Iii staggers backwards, shaken.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
It looked like Tate Iii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crusader has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate Iii cracks Crusader with an open hand slap.#T2#
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.
No joy there for Tate Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crusader scores with a punch to the head.
Tate Iii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crusader .#CUT2#It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Tate Iii throws a body punch but Crusader moves out of range.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Tate Iii scores with a nice strike.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well. #T3#
Tate Iii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tate Iii throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tate Iii with a body shot.
Tate Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Iii slips a jab and a cross from Crusader .
A nice combination there by Crusader .
Crusader walks into a straight right hand from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.
Crusader tries to clinch up
enabling Tate Iii to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Tate Iii with a nice cross.
Crusader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate Iii.
Crusader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tate Iii throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Tate Iii throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the liver by Tate Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Tate Iii lands an overhand right.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#ROC#Crusader is rocked!
Crusader smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Tate Iii moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: Flair 37
Date: Apr 02, 2022

#R1##CL#
Crusader gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Crusader blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Crusader wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crusader is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Sankari circles away.
Crusader lands with a nice body punch.
Sankari looks winded!#KD#
Crusader staggers Sankari with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Sankari looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#CUT#It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Sankari in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crusader working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sankari backs away from a small jab... but Crusader lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Sankari crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Crusader with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Righteous Crusader !

Event: Flair 33
Date: Mar 05, 2022

#R1#
Crusader lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sankari backs up against the ropes. #CL#
Crusader rushes Sankari and presses him up against the ropes.
Crusader working hard to break the clinch.
Crusader lands with a short shot to the head.
Sankari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crusader is trying to maintain a safe position but Sankari gets an underhook and turns Crusader into the ropes.
Crusader is trying to stall.
Sankari is looking to break free of the clinch but Crusader has double underhooks.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Crusader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#KD#
Crusader lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Sankari goes down! The ref sends Crusader to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Sankari is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#ROC#Sankari is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.#T1#
Crusader throws an overhand right that has Sankari reeling! Crusader follows up with more punches and Sankari is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Righteous Crusader !

Event: Flair 31
Date: Feb 19, 2022

#R1#
Shewmaker throws a shot to the body.
Crusader takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shewmaker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shewmaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shewmaker lands a high kick!
Crusader connects with a nice looking jab.
Shewmaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Shewmaker lands a head kick that bluckles Crusader 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 Shewmaker no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Crusader tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shewmaker scores with a head kick. Crusader tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crusader throws a hook but Shewmaker blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Shewmaker. Those never looked like landing.
Crusader wants to counter the offense by Shewmaker and move into the clinch position.
Crusader takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crusader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Shewmaker circles away.
Crusader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shewmaker to score with a decent uppercut.
Shewmaker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shewmaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Shewmaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Shewmaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Shewmaker backs off Crusader throws a huge counter combo but Shewmaker manages to avoid it all.#KD#
Shewmaker clips Crusader with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Crusader a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#ROC#Crusader is rocked!#KD#
Shewmaker lands a head kick that bluckles Crusader 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 Shewmaker no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Crusader is still on wobbly legs! Can Shewmaker finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader throws a series of punches but Shewmaker moves out of range.
Crusader seems to have recovered his senses.
Shewmaker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shewmaker.
Crusader tries to bum rush Shewmaker with a series of wild strikes but Shewmaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shewmaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shewmaker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #KD#
Shewmaker scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Crusader beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shewmaker - that will leave a mark!
Crusader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shewmaker.
Crusader takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Some wild striking there from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Crusader . #T2#
Shewmaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shewmaker lands with a kick to the temple. Crusader shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shewmaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crusader takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crusader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shewmaker manages to avoid it.
Shewmaker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crusader under the eye.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Shewmaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Shewmaker circles away.
Shewmaker throws a head kick but Crusader moves out of range.
Shewmaker throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
Crusader misses the shot to the body.
Shewmaker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T3##KD#
Shewmaker throws out a head kick that Crusader doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Crusader crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Crusader 's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Shewmaker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shewmaker lands a head kick that sends Crusader down! Crusader is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Shewmaker is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Frank Shewmaker!
Frank Shewmaker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Flair 28
Date: Feb 04, 2022

#R1#
Crusader throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Mrkela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Crusader is in trouble now - Mrkela has advanced to mount! #SUB#
Mrkela is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Mrkela extends the arm and Crusader is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mitar Mrkela!

Event: Flair Legend Night
Date: Jan 21, 2022

#R1#
A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot.
Crusader is breathing heavily.#CL2#
West moves into the clinch.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crusader s head.
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .
West lands a shot to the body.
West looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from West - that landed with a thud.
West digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by West as Crusader tries to tie him up.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from West.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
West lands with a light punch inside.
West digs a right hand into Crusader 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusader 's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West pushes Crusader back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
West digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crusader 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
A body shot lands from West.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
A body shot lands from West.
A hook to the body from West.
West lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from West.
West lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crusader or not.
West works on Crusader 's body with a couple of short punches.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from West.
West lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crusader or not.
West is working Crusader over against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
West lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from West.
West lands a shot to the body.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
West is working Crusader over against the ropes.
West works on Crusader 's body with a couple of short punches.
West digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
West pushes Crusader back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
West lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
West lands with a right to the head.
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusader .
A short right from West on the inside.
West digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West lands a body punch in the clinch.
West is leaning against Crusader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for West. #T3#
A right handed body shot lands from West.
Good body shot from West.
Good body shot from West.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
West lands a nice uppercut.
West digs a right hand underneath Crusader 's ribcage. Crusader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
West lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from West - that landed with a thud.
West lands a body shot in the clinch.
West presses Crusader against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West is leaning against Crusader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crusader backwards. #T4#
West cracks Crusader with a nice body shot.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crusader backwards. #ROC2#Crusader is rocked!
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from West.
A nice left hand lands by West.
West cracks Crusader with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Crusader goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Crusader wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Taribo West!

Event: Flair 25
Date: Jan 14, 2022

#R1#
Crusader throws a series of punches but Burger moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Burger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burger lands a leg kick that knocks Crusader off balance momentarily.
Crusader lands with a shot to the body.
Burger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crusader misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader throws a hook but Burger avoids it easily.
Burger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burger slips a jab and a cross from Crusader .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Burger keeps it at a distance.
Crusader throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burger lands with an overhand left.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Burger throws a head kick that Crusader semi-blocks.
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader blocks a head kick by Burger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burger works Crusader 's body with a nice hook.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Crusader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Burger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crusader avoids the head kick by Burger.
As Burger looks to move away, Crusader throws a big counter combo but Burger just gets out of the way.#T2#
Burger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crusader scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crusader . Crusader circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crusader misses the body punch
and Burger counters with a head kick. That will keep Crusader thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Burger throws a front kick that sends Crusader stumbling back into the cage.
Burger throws a looping overhand right but Crusader ducks down to avoid it.
Crusader tries to clinch
letting Burger counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Burger.
Crusader half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burger tries a head kick but it misses.
Crusader moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick lands for Burger.
A head kick from Burger lands but Crusader takes it in his stride. #T3#
Crusader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burger moves away.
Crusader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crusader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Burger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burger counters with a nice uppercut.
Crusader throws a body shot but no joy.
Burger throws a hook but Crusader blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burger slips a jab and a cross from Crusader .
A little jabbing left from Burger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Crusader clobbers Burger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from Crusader .
Righteous Crusader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader scores with a jab. Burger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crusader tries to bum rush Burger with a series of wild strikes but Burger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Burger connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crusader misses the jab.
Crusader tries to clinch up
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Burger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Burger connects with a right hand. Crusader shakes it off.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader darts in trying to clinch
and Burger counters with a good low kick that Crusader was not able to check.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crusader closes the distance but Burger moves to the side
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sebastian Burger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burger.
Nice shot by Crusader .#T1#
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burger counters with a big head kick but Crusader shrugs it off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Crusader might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Crusader throws a right hand that Burger ducks under and follows up with a left that Burger also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Crusader .
Burger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crusader 's head.
Crusader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Crusader misses with a body punch
and Burger counters with an inside leg kick.
Crusader on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burger scores with a body shot.
Crusader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crusader misses with the combination.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Burger circles away.
Crusader moves to clinch but Burger breaks away
and Burger counters with an outside leg kick.
Crusader is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.
Burger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crusader misses with the combination.
Burger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burger lands a head kick!
Crusader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crusader looks to score with a jab to the body but Burger is just out of range.
Burger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Burger pushes him off.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice defenses there by Burger.
Crusader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burger throws a big counter head kick but Crusader avoids it with no problem.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBurger.
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!
Burger sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#ROC2#Crusader is rocked!
Burger lands with a good body shot.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crusader wants to clinch
and Burger counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Burger looks at the referee who does nothing so Burger lands a crushing right that sends Crusader to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Burger!

Event: Flair 22
Date: Dec 30, 2021

#R1#
Tate Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Iii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crusader .#KD#
Tate Iii lands a left and a right that send Crusader crashing to the mat, dazed. Tate Iii thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Crusader is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Righteous Crusader has been cut.
Crusader looks winded!
Tate Iii throws a shot to the body.
Crusader is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate Iii finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate Iii cracks Crusader with a left hook right on the temple and Crusader goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tate Iii lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Crusader is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii retains his light heavyweight title!

Event: Flair 21
Date: Dec 28, 2021

#R1#
Lang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusader scores with a shot to the body.
Crusader punishes Lang's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Lang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Crusader .
Crusader scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Lang breaks from the clinch.
Lang stalks Crusader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crusader 's face. Crusader staggers backwards, shaken.
Lang looks winded!
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Donk. Crusader catches Lang right on the button with a cross.
Crusader takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crusader takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Righteous Crusader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##KD#
Crusader closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Lang crashing to the mat! Lang uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!#CUT#It looks like Craig Long Lang has been cut.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Lang swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .#KD#
Crusader staggers Lang with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Lang looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#ROC#Lang is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang with a nice calf kick.
Lang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#KD#
Crusader cracks Lang with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Lang is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Lang is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Lang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader . #T2#
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Lang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
Crusader lands a body shot.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lang tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Crusader swinging wildly here.
Lang throws a leg kick but Crusader sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#KD#
Crusader scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Lang to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Lang is still on wobbly legs! Can Crusader finish him?#T3#
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lang seems to have recovered his senses.
Crusader tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Crusader stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang wants to clinch up but Crusader keeps it at a distance.
Crusader looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lang swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Crusader scores with a sloppy right hand. Lang should have avoided that one.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Lang circles away. #KD#
Lang ducks into a a hook from Crusader and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader connects with a quick right hand that sends Lang tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Righteous Crusader !

Event: Flair 15
Date: Dec 08, 2021

#R1#
Tate Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Tate Iii avoids it well.
Tate Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crusader was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate Iii misses the shot to the body.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
Crusader throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crusader wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate Iii. #BC#
Tate Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii connects with a body shot that sends Crusader 's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tate Iii works over Crusader 's head and body with a nice combination.
Tate Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader .
As Crusader tries to get set, Tate Iii tries to push him back and clinch up but Crusader manages to avoid the attempt.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Crusader throws out a counter right but Tate Iii avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate Iii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crusader counters with a left and a right that stings Tate Iii.
Crusader scores with a hook.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate Iii scores with a hook.
Tate Iii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Good exchange - Tate Iii coming out on top.#T3#
Tate Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Crusader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Iii.
Crusader walks into a left hand.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Tate Iii.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crusader .
Tate Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Tate Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crusader lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tate Iii scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate Iii counters with a series of strikes. Crusader will be more careful next time no doubt. #T4#
Tate Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crusader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #KD#
Tate Iii clips Crusader with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Crusader a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Tate Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Tate Iii there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Tate Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Tate Iii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate Iii counters with a series of strikes. Crusader will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate Iii is avoiding it.
Crusader lands with a shot to the body.
Tate Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Iii misses with an uppercut. Crusader saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Iii throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Crusader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crusader tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate Iii tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Tate Iii tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tate Iii back to the ropes. Crusader follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination. Crusader sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crusader misses with a body shot
and Tate Iii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crusader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Tate Iii catches Crusader right on the button with a cross.
Tate Iii with a nice cross.
Curtis Tate Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Crusader finds it's way through Tate Iii's defenses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tate Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Tate Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusader can do to turn this around?
Tate Iii misses with a double jab
and Crusader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Crusader slips a jab from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tate Iii is looking to wear down Crusader with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Tate Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Crusader is just out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Crusader throws a right hand that Tate Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate Iii also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Crusader moves into the clinch successfully.
Crusader prevents Tate Iii from breaking the clinch.
Tate Iii blocks an elbow strike.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Crusader has control.
Tate Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.#T3#
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader can't break the clinch.
Crusader has Tate Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate Iii.#BC2#
Crusader breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii avoids the body shot from Crusader .
Tate Iii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crusader manages to circle out of the way.
A punch combination from Tate Iii misses.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate Iii circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
A jab from Tate Iii misses.
Tate Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crusader was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Iii.
A shot to the liver by Crusader . Beautiful body shot.
Crusader takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range. #CL2#
Crusader moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Iii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii is controlling him.#BC2#
Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Crusader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate Iii moves away.
Tate Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crusader .
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate Iii counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate Iii to acknowledge the strikes.
Crusader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tate Iii's head.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate Iii slips to the side
and Tate Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Tate Iii misses the shot to the body.
Tate Iii slips under a jab.
Tate Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Crusader 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T1#
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves away
and Tate Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tate Iii's head backwards.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Crusader .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader walks into a stiff left hand from Tate Iii.
Some wild striking there from Crusader . #T2#
Crusader connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Iii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crusader slips under a jab.
Crusader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate Iii scores with a four punch combination!
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii connects with a jab.#T3#
Tate Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Tate Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Tate Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Iii throwing a counter right hand but Crusader manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Crusader .
Crusader swinging wildly here.
Tate Iii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crusader moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crusader eats them both and turns towards Tate Iii to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate Iii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crusader moves out of range as Tate Iii strikes.
Tate Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Iii 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 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

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

Event: Flair 13
Date: Nov 22, 2021

#R1#
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous looks winded!
Crusader lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT#It looks like Boxing Powerhous has been cut.
Powerhous moves forwards but Crusader connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Powerhous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powerhous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crusader thuds a left hand into Powerhous's body.
Powerhous takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crusader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Powerhous has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerhous was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader wants to clinch.#T1#
Crusader works the jab nicely.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Powerhous is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Righteous Crusader !

Event: Flair 12
Date: Nov 19, 2021

#R1#
Gunn throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
As Gunn looks to move away, Crusader throws a big counter combo but Gunn just gets out of the way.
Gunn looks winded!
A nice combination there by Crusader . #CUT#That has opened up Tommy Gunn's cut even more.#CL#
Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Gunn in a clinch. #TD#
Crusader gets control of Gunn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Crusader will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Crusader manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gunn manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Crusader gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Crusader has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crusader changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gunn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Crusader has knocked Gunn down with a huge combo! Crusader steps away and waves a wobbly Gunn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL#
Crusader pushes Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Crusader has Gunn pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Crusader pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gunn tumbling to the mat - Crusader dives into Gunn's guard.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Crusader manages to pass to side control.
Gunn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crusader . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##REVB#
Crusader controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Crusader there. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SU#
Crusader decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #CL#
Crusader closes the distance and clinches.
Gunn is looking to control Crusader 's arms but Crusader gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the cage.
Crusader prevents the takedown attempt.
Crusader leaning against his opponent. #BC#
Crusader manages to break the clinch. #KD#
Crusader drops Gunn with a beautiful combination! Gunn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crusader is looking for the KO!#ROC#Gunn is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Tommy Gunn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
OH! Gunn has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Crusader smells blood and charges in for the finish! Crusader unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Gunn sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Righteous Crusader !

Event: Flair 11
Date: Nov 12, 2021

#R1#
Crusader scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dickson doesn't seem bothered though.
Dickson looks winded!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crusader !
Crusader lands with an uppercut that bounces Dickson off the ropes and back into range.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Crusader .
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Crusader rushes Dickson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crusader trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Crusader .
Crusader tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickson avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Crusader tries to clinch but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#KD#
Crusader staggers Dickson with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Dickson looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#CL#
Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Dickson in a clinch.
Crusader tries to stall but Dickson uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC#
Crusader 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickson swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Crusader is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Dickson throws out a counter right but Crusader avoids it with no problem.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Crusader wants to clinch up but Dickson keeps it at a distance.
Dickson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dickson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dickson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickson sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Crusader clinches. #BC#
Crusader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crusader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dickson walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Righteous Crusader !

Event: Flair 10
Date: Nov 05, 2021

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sankari misses with a takedown attempt - Crusader sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sankari seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Crusader shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sankari is backing up but Crusader catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sankari covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Crusader Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Righteous Crusader !

Event: Flair 8
Date: Oct 29, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Powerhous closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Powerhous is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crusader knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crusader tries to bench press Powerhous off him but Powerhous keeps the position.
Crusader wants to control but Powerhous postures up.
Crusader is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Powerhous is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
A lull in the action here as Powerhous stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader is trying to get back to his feet.
Crusader looks to move to half guard but instead Powerhous has passed into mount! Damn!#T1#
Powerhous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Powerhous's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Crusader manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Crusader slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powerhous cracks Crusader with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Crusader is looking for a triangle here but Powerhous uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Powerhous tries to move to mount but Crusader blocks the move with his legs.
A control attempt from Crusader but he's now mounted!
Powerhous avoids the attempt from Crusader to control.#T3#
Powerhous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crusader sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Powerhous is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Crusader trying to hold on to Powerhous's head to control him but Powerhous postures up.
Powerhous winds up and cracks Crusader with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Powerhous tries to pass to full mount but Crusader defends it.
Crusader slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Powerhous lands a couple of digs.
Crusader is looking to stand up but Powerhous isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powerhous wanted to stand there but Crusader had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusader tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Powerhous 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.#R2#
Some wild striking there from Crusader .
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Crusader moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPowerhous.
Powerhous fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Powerhous has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Powerhous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crusader counters with a three punch combo that has Powerhous backing up. Powerhous nods at Crusader to acknowledge the strikes.#TD2#
Powerhous is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crusader 's half guard.
Crusader controlling the position well.
Boxing Powerhous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powerhous is breathing heavily.
Crusader avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powerhous. #T1#
Crusader looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB2#
Powerhous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crusader doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Powerhous.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crusader manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Powerhous drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crusader dives on top into guard.#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusader trying to control the position from guard on top but Powerhous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crusader controlling from the top position.
Crusader wants to control from the top but Powerhous keeps moving.
Crusader slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Crusader .#T3#
Powerhous is looking for a sweep.
Crusader wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powerhous keeps working.
Crusader tries to get to his feet but Powerhous is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Crusader in his guard.
Powerhous wants to sweep but no luck.
Crusader wants to control from the top but Powerhous keeps moving. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Powerhous is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crusader stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crusader wants it to stay on the feet.
Crusader half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Righteous Crusader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boxing Powerhous.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Crusader misses the shot to the body.
Powerhous dives in for a single leg takedown but Crusader sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Powerhous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powerhous throws out a counter right but Crusader avoids it with no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Powerhous gets tackled into the cage by Crusader . Crusader maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Righteous Crusader dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crusader is trying to pull guard but Powerhous turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Powerhous trying to land knees to the body.
Crusader has Powerhous pressed against the cage.
Crusader has had enough of the clinch but Powerhous keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Powerhous manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Powerhous takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crusader smiles and moves away.
Powerhous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crusader throws a series of strikes that have Powerhous backpedaling. #T1#
Crusader fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Powerhous on the side of the head.#CL#
Crusader has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crusader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Powerhous is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crusader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Righteous Crusader . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crusader tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crusader tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD#
Crusader manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crusader is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Powerhous is controlling him.
Powerhous stands and throws Crusader 's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Crusader on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crusader takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Powerhous tries to advance position but instead Crusader slips a leg back in to half guard.
Powerhous is looking to advance position but Crusader won't allow it.
Powerhous slips a nice elbow through Crusader 's hands, connecting with Crusader 's forehead.
Crusader makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crusader .#T3#
Crusader wants to get back to his feet but Powerhous passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Powerhous seems content to control.
Crusader wants to control but Powerhous is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Powerhous tries to pass to full mount but Crusader defends it.
Powerhous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Powerhous is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crusader sees it coming and defends easily.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crusader wants to sweep but Powerhous has passed to side control!
Powerhous controlling from side mount.
Crusader is looking to reverse the position.
Crusader gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusader pushes Powerhous off looking to stand but Powerhous dives back in and keeps control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boxing Powerhous.
I think Powerhous has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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