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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Beam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Beam!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate throws a low kick, looking for Beam's leg but Beam calmly moves out of range.
Tate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tate throws a series of punches but Beam avoids them all with ease.
Beam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Beam persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
Beam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beam misses with a hook.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Beam.
Jack Beam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam dives in and grabs Tate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes down on Beam's head and hops out.
Beam cracks Tate with an open hand slap.
Beam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beam ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate takes a swing at Beam's ribcage but misses.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beam throws the left hand but Tate avoids the punch easily.
Tate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beam checks a leg kick.
Beam shoots and misses
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Beam.
A leg kick checked by Beam.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Beam's head.
Tate blocks a jab.
Jab from Beam.
Beam throws a big shot that misses.
Beam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beam throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beam checks a leg kick.
Tate throws a leg kick but Beam checks it.
Beam lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tate misses with an uppercut. Beam saw that one coming.
Tate wants to land a leg kick but Beam is out of range.
Tate walks into a straight right hand from Beam.
Tate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beam slips a straight right by Tate.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beam.
Tate works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Beam misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Tate.
Tate walks into a jab.
Tate lands with a nice body punch.
Beam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beam throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Beam throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Tate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beam scores with a three punch combo!
Tate moves out of range as Beam strikes.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Beam.
Beam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beam throws a looping overhand right but Tate ducks down to avoid it.
Tate scores with a decent looking hook.
Beam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tate.
Beam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beam catches Tate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate was well out of range. Poor timing from Beam.
Beam throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beam's knee momentarily.
Beam connects with a jab.
Tate cracks Beam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beam connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Tate dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beam throws out the jab.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beam might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Beam throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Beam.
Tate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beam in his tracks.
Tate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beam counters with a two punch combo.
Beam misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beam thinking.
Tate punishes Beam's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Tate misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beam.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Beam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tate loads up on a big right hand but Beam slips the punch.
Tate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Beam misses.
Beam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate is looking to control Beam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tate avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beam is working for a submission of some sort.
Beam is working for a kimura but Tate is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beam.
Tate is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam is working for a submission of some sort.
Beam is working for a submission of some sort.
Tate is defending against the submission attempts here by Beam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate is trying to stand back up but Beam is controlling him
Beam seems to be looking for submissions.
Beam is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Tate dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Beam throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tate counters with a left to the body.
Beam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tate works the jab nicely.
Beam throws a one two combo.
Beam looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Tate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jon Tate is winning the standup battle so far.
Beam works over Tate's head and body with a nice combination.
Jon Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beam fails to land with a series of punches.
Beam gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beam scores with a sloppy right hand. Tate should have avoided that one.
Tate thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Beam.
Beam ducks right into an uppercut from Tate.
Tate motions for Beam to come forward. Tate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Beam misses.
Tate throws an overhand right that lands on Beam's shoulder, as Beam tries to avoid the shot.
Tate misses with a low kick as Beam jumps back.
Tate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beam defending well as Tate loads up on a big left hand.
Beam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tate on the side of the head.
Beam doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beam checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Beam.
Tate misses with a wild body shot.
Tate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tate misses with a double jab
and Beam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam slips a jab from Tate.
Tate slips a straight right by Beam.
Tate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beam misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Beam misses the target.
Beam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Beam throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Beam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Tate 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tate scores with a shot to the body.
Beam misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Jon Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beam clobbers Tate with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tate misses its intended target.
Tate wants to land a leg kick but Beam is out of range.
Jack Beam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beam scores with a body shot.
Beam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beam lands a lovely overhand right.
Beam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Tate misses.
Tate tries to land a leg kick but Beam saw it coming and moves away.
Beam checks a leg kick.
Tate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Tate!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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