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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakes comes to the cage accompanied by Rock Me Sexy Jesus -Jesus Himself. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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240 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Sakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Sakes or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacobs which made him look bad.
Sakes ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
Jacobs is looking to clinch.
Sakes scores with a shot to the body.
Sakes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacobs pinned against the cage. Jacobs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sakes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacobs. That snapped Sakes's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakes shoots in for a double leg but Jacobs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sakes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakes pushes Jacobs away with a front kick.
Sakes throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jacobs blocks a head kick by Sakes.
Sakes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jacobs but Jacobs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sakes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jacobs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jacobs tries for a kimura but Sakes is defending well.
Jacobs goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sakes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jacobs but great work by Sakes.
Jacobs is not content to let Sakes control the position.
Sakes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jacobs has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sakes but great work by Jacobs.
Sakes sneaks back into half guard.
Sakes pushes Jacobs off looking to stand but Jacobs dives back in and keeps control.
Sakes is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakes is trying to stand back up but Jacobs is controlling him
Jacobs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakes defending well though.
Jacobs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakes tries to kick Jacobs off but Jacobs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sakes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Sakes misses with a low kick.
Sakes closes the distance and clinches up with Jacobs, looking for a takedown. Sakes pushes Jacobs against the cage but Jacobs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakes is breathing heavily.
Jacobs tries to work over Sakes's front leg with a kick but Sakes checks it.
Jesus Sakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs shoots for a takedown but Sakes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacobs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by Sakes.
Sakes misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacobs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakes wants to clinch
and Jacobs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs is controlling the pace.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sakes is looking to get back to is feet but Jacobs passes into side control.
Jacobs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jacobs scores with punches from side control.
Jacobs working the head with strikes.
Jacobs cracks Sakes with a big right hand but Sakes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jacobs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jacobs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sakes is pushing Jacobs's head away, looking to escape. Jacobs manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Jacobs 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.
Jacobs dodges the punch combination from Sakes.
Sakes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jacobs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sakes's guard.
Sakes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacobs manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacobs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jacobs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacobs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Sakes has gone for a leg lock! Jacobs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sakes's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs stopping the sweep attempt from Sakes.
Jacobs stands and throws Sakes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sakes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jacobs has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jacobs wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sakes, who protects the arm well.
Sakes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jacobs is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Jacobs trying to control the position but Sakes is working away.
You can see the frustration on Sakes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sakes is trying to get back to his feet.
Jacobs trying to control the action but Sakes is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacobs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jacobs.
Jacobs lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jacobs prevents Sakes from getting back to his feet.
Jacobs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sakes's guard.
Sakes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jacobs lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Jacobs there.
Jacobs tries to pass to full mount but Sakes defends it.
Sakes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakes tries to kick Jacobs off but Jacobs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jacobs is working for a submission of some sort.
Jacobs is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakes is trying to stand up here but Jacobs is controlling him well.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Sakes is defending well.
Jacobs is looking for a kimura here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sakes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Jacobs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs won't allow Sakes to get back to his feet.
Jacobs forces his way into half guard.
Cornelius Jacobs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakes is looking to escape.
Jacobs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jacobs frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobs throws out a powerful jab.
Sakes misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobs looks to throw the jab but Sakes is out of range.
Sakes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick from Sakes lands but Jacobs takes it in his stride.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
Sakes throws a head kick that misses
and Jacobs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jacobs slows the pace down in half guard.
Jacobs uses his free foot to push down on Sakes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sakes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a big shot there that rocks Sakes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jacobs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacobs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sakes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sakes is in a horrible position here. Jacobs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sakes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jacobs working for a guillotine from mount but Sakes is in no mood to give up.
Sakes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sakes is looking to escape.
Sakes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jesus Sakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs won't allow Sakes to get back to his feet.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakes is retaining full guard.
Jacobs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jacobs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sakes wants to get back to his feet but Jacobs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jacobs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sakes shoots and misses
and Jacobs counters with a left and a right that stings Sakes.
Sakes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakes misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sakes misses with the combination.
Jacobs throws a looping overhand right but Sakes ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Sakes misses
and Jacobs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jacobs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sakes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacobs.
Jacobs manages to pull guard.
Jacobs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakes manages to get himself to full guard.
Sakes is looking for a triangle but Jacobs pushes his legs off easily.
Jacobs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jacobs trying to control but Sakes is working from the bottom.
Jacobs pushing down on Sakes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jacobs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakes keeps working.
Sakes is in trouble now - Jacobs has advanced to mount!
Jacobs wants to take Sakes's back here but Sakes is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Sakes is trying to stand up.
Jacobs working for a guillotine from mount but Sakes is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakes is looking to improve his position but Jacobs isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobs 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Jacobs!
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