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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Douglington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jason Tate enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Douglington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Tate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglington on the side of the head.
Tate drops Douglington with a nice combination! Tate dives into Douglington's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Fred Douglington has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglington can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tate controls the pace.
Douglington wants to stand up but Tate is controlling him.
Tate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Douglington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate won't allow Douglington to get back to his feet.
Douglington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tate slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tate lands a jab to the nose.
Tate wants to slow Douglington down by chopping away at his legs.
Douglington tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Douglington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate catches Douglington napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Douglington to the canvas!
Douglington is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to stand but Douglington is controlling from the bottom.
Douglington 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.
Douglington is breathing heavily.
Tate is pushing down on Douglington's leg trying to pass to half guard. Douglington is fighting to maintain full guard but Tate has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tate performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tate's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Douglington could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Douglington gets full guard.
Tate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to stand but Douglington has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tate gets to his feet - Douglington follows without any prompting.
Douglington tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Douglington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate dips to his left and cracks Douglington with an uppercut!
Douglington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Douglington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate tries to clinch but Douglington is having none of it.
Douglington misses with a double jab.
Douglington tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate tries to land a front kick but Douglington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left and a right from Tate both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Douglington. No joy for Tate on that attempt.
Tate lands a really nice looking cross but Douglington seems unphased.
Tate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Douglington tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a left to the body.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tate takes a swing at Douglington's ribcage but misses.
Douglington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Douglington stands up.
Tate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tate is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Douglington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tate throws a combination. Douglington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Douglington tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglington wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Tate.
Douglington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jason Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tate, as that shot connected.
Douglington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Douglington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate 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.
Douglington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut there from Tate.
Douglington is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglington walks into a left hand.
Tate throws a series of punches but Douglington moves out of range.
Tate throws a good cross that connects.
Jason Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglington takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Douglington's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Douglington tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Fred Douglington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate lands a nice looking body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tate.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate scores with a four punch combination!
Douglington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate tests Douglington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tate lands with a nice combination. Douglington backs away looking to recover.
Douglington tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Tate catches Douglington right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Tate.
Tate connects with a looping right hand.
Douglington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jason Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate looks to land a left hand but Douglington moved out of range nicely.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglington manages to avoid it.
Douglington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Douglington shoots in and drives through. Tate sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tate connects with a right hand. Douglington shakes it off.
Horrible takedown by Douglington or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate which made him look bad.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglington bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Douglington working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tate sneaks out the side door and pushes Douglington away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Good standup being displayed there by Tate as he connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Douglington misses.
Tate throws a one two combo.
Tate cracks Douglington with an open hand slap.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate's corner calls for a 1-2. Tate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tate tries to bum rush Douglington with a series of wild strikes but Douglington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglington takes one to the side of the head.
Douglington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Douglington persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Douglington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglington darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Douglington backing up. Douglington nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Douglington shoots in and drives through. Tate sprawls well.
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.
Tate lands a jab-cross combination.
Douglington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate avoiding damage.
Tate takes an elbow to the temple.
Tate cracks Douglington with a nice body shot.
Douglington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Douglington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglington shoots in but Tate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tate drives through and clinches with Douglington against the cage.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglington won't allow it.
Tate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Douglington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Douglington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglington won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglington won't allow it.
Douglington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglington dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Tate stuffs the takedown.
Jab from Tate.
Tate cracks Douglington with a good jab.
Douglington closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Douglington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Douglington wants to pass to mount but Tate is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.
Tate gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Douglington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tate avoids the body shot from Douglington.
Douglington shoots in for a double leg but Tate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Douglington needs to keep his hands up - Tate had a free shot at his head there.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A lazy left from Tate finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglington tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tate cracks a nice hook into Douglington's ribs.
Douglington has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Tate connects with a body shot.
Douglington clinches.
Tate breaks from the clinch.
Tate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglington is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate has Douglington up against the cage in a clinch.
Douglington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tate struggling a bit here.
Douglington is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tate is looking to reverse the position.
Tate avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Douglington.
Douglington is trying to get an arm triangle but Tate is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglington wants to stand but Tate has his arm trapped.
Tate sneaks out the side door and pushes Douglington away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Douglington shoots in looking for a takedown. Tate tries to sprawl out of it but Douglington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Douglington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate scores with a jab to the head.
Douglington throws a combination that misses
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
Douglington scores with a takedown into Tate's guard.
Douglington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Douglington wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglington throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate has control of Douglington's left arm, preventing Douglington from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Douglington manages to get himself to full guard.
Tate stands and steps away. Douglington gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tate throws a hook but Douglington avoids it easily.
Douglington shoots in but no luck this time.
Tate lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tate throws a shot from downtown. Douglington moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Tate.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate lands a head shot.
Douglington tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate misses with a wild combination.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Douglington shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense.
Tate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Fred Douglington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Douglington dodges the punch combination from Tate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Tate!
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energy
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RATING
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