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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between billy jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jacobs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Funeral bell. Tate has chosen Diamonds Aren't Forever as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
24
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, billy jacobs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Tate! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! jacobs scores with a nice right hand.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by jacobs.
jacobs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Tate wants to clinch up but jacobs keeps it at a distance. jacobs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Tate blocks a jab. jacobs misses with a straight right. jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
jacobs lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! jacobs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. jacobs swinging wilding here.
Tate tries to clinch there but jacobs circles away.
jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Tate tries to clinch there but jacobs circles away.
jacobs misses with a jab, cross combination.
jacobs misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. jacobs throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range. Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through jacobs's defenses. Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. jacobs tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position. jacobs takes an elbow to the temple. Nice elbow from Tate. Tate lands an elbow inside that jacobs shrugs off.
It looks like billy jacobs has been cut. jacobs can't break the clinch.
Tate stalls. Tate prevents jacobs from breaking the clinch. Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. With the fighters up against the cage, Tate throws an elbow but misses. Tate lands an elbow just above jacobs 's eye. Tate lands an elbow inside. A bit of stalling here from Tate.
jacobs takes a knee to the side of the body. Tate slowing the pace effectively. Tate lands an elbow just above jacobs 's eye. Tate connects with a nasty looking knee right to jacobs's face.
Tate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tate lands a nice elbow. jacobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Tate effectively controlling the action here. Tate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. jacobs takes a knee right on the jaw!
billy jacobs's cut is getting worse. Tate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tate slows down the pace here.
jacobs tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the cage. Tate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has jacobs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Tate leaning against his opponent.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Tate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tate continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate. jacobs swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
jacobs punishes Tate's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tate fails in his attempt to clinch. Tate slips a straight right by jacobs. Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. jacobs misses with a wild combination.
jacobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tate moves out of range of the strikes. jacobs throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it. jacobs misses with a wild body shot. Tate slips a jab and a cross from jacobs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. jacobs swinging wilding here.
Tate has managed to clinch.
Tate lands a damaging elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that billy jacobs will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on billy jacobs's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
jacobs lands a head shot. Tate clinches up against the cage. Tate lands a left hand that snaps the head of jacobs backwards. jacobs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Tate is looking to clinch but jacobs is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tate in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. jacobs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily. jacobs lands with a cross. A combination from jacobs does no damage. Tate gets a clinch. jacobs tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position. jacobs letting Tate take a breather here. jacobs is trying to break free. Tate lands an elbow just above jacobs 's eye. jacobs wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tate lands a damaging elbow. Tate leaning against his opponent.
jacobs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nice elbow from Tate. Tate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
billy jacobs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. jacobs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tate has jacobs pressed against the cage.
Tate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
jacobs is rocked! Tate scores with a shot to the side of jacobs's head. Oh jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tate lands an elbow that stopped jacobs in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tate lands an elbow inside that jacobs shrugs off.
Jeez, billy jacobs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. jacobs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. jacobs seems to have got his legs back now. Tate crunches a lovely knee into jacobs's ribcage. jacobs looking to slow down the pace here. Tate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite jacobs's efforts to push away. Tate stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate. Tate rushes jacobs and presses him up against the cage. jacobs avoids a wild elbow strike from Tate. Tate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through jacobs's defenses. Tate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at billy jacobs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Tate!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
60% |
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