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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Macedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the cage accompanied by Come Out Swinging. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 cm
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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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234 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Jacobs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Macedo! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Macedo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Renan Macedo has been cut. Jacobs throws a head kick but Macedo moves out of range.
Macedo wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance. Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Macedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Macedo tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it. Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside. No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacobs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Macedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
Macedo slips a jab and a cross from Jacobs.
Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macedo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center. Macedo wants to clinch. Jacobs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Macedo moves out of range of the leg kick from Jacobs. Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Renan Macedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Macedo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jacobs lands a jab-cross combination. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Macedo tries to clinch up. Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Jacobs scores with a decent looking hook.
Macedo is rocked! Macedo ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs. Macedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nice uppercut there from Jacobs. Macedo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him? Macedo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round. Macedo closes the distance and clinches. Macedo seems to have recovered his senses. Jacobs dodges an elbow strike from Macedo.
Jacobs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macedo has him pressed against the cage. Macedo misses with an elbow strike.
Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Jacobs throws a push kick but Macedo slaps the foot to one side. Macedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Macedo forces Jacobs back against the cage and clinches. Jacobs dodges an elbow strike from Macedo.
Macedo misses with an elbow over the top. Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Macedo has him pressed against the cage. Macedo misses with a knee to the head. Macedo keeps control of Jacobs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Macedo. Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Macedo wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance. Macedo fails in his attempt to clinch. Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobs connects with the punch.
That has opened up Renan Macedo's cut even more. Macedo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
Jacobs is breathing heavily. Macedo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacobs, pushing him back against the cage. Jacobs breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Macedo tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
Jacobs throws a head kick but Macedo moves out of range.
Macedo tries to clinch up. Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Macedo clinches up against the cage. Macedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Macedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Macedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Macedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Macedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobs wants to get back to striking at distance but Macedo won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Macedo.
Macedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macedo lands an elbow just above Jacobs 's eye. Macedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Macedo keeps control of Jacobs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Macedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macedo lands an elbow that stopped Jacobs in his tracks for a moment. Jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jacobs takes an elbow to the forehead. Macedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macedo lands an elbow inside that Jacobs shrugs off. Macedo lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Macedo.
Jacobs takes an elbow to the forehead. Macedo misses with a knee strike.
Macedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Macedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Macedo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Macedo. Macedo connects with a knee to the head.
Jacobs can't break the clinch.
Jacobs blocks the elbow strike.
Macedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacobs blocks the elbow strike.
Macedo lands a damaging elbow. Macedo landing knees to the head.
Jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Macedo lands a damaging elbow. Jacobs takes an elbow to the forehead. Jacobs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macedo has him pressed against the cage. Macedo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Macedo lands a nice elbow. Macedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Macedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Macedo lands an elbow just above Jacobs 's eye. Macedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Jacobs dodges an elbow strike from Macedo.
Macedo lands an elbow just above Jacobs 's eye. Jacobs wants to get back to striking at distance but Macedo won't allow it.
Macedo scores with a knee to the head.
Macedo lands a damaging elbow. Macedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Macedo.
That's four 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. Macedo misses with a knee to the head. Macedo lands a knee to the head.
Macedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Nice elbow from Macedo. Macedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacobs blocks an elbow strike from Macedo.
Macedo prevents Jacobs from breaking the clinch. Jacobs wants to break free but Macedo has control.
Jacobs tries to break the clinch but Macedo is controlling the position. Jacobs blocks the elbow strike.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Macedo has him pressed against the cage. Jacobs has had enough of the clinch but Macedo keeps him there for the moment. Macedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Macedo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Macedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobs wants to break free but Macedo has control.
Macedo looking to throw knees to the head but Jacobs is blocking nicely.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macedo tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance. Jacobs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Macedo backs up against the cage.
Macedo tries to clinch up. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jacobs steps into range and cracks Macedo with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Macedo flops backwards and Jacobs dives into his guard looking to finish!
Jacobs preventing the sweep. Jacobs gets to his feet - Macedo follows without any prompting. The fight moves into the clinch position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jacobs dominated that round. The cut man is working on Renan Macedo's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Macedo is looking to clinch. Jacobs misses with the combination.
Macedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Macedo moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off. Jacobs tries to keep at a distance but Macedo has taken the fight into the clinch. Jacobs breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacobs, as that shot connected.
Jacobs feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Macedo sprawling to the canvas! Macedo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jacobs finish him?!
The cut above Renan Macedo's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Macedo tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it. Macedo fails in his attempt to clinch. Macedo avoids the head kick by Jacobs.
Macedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Macedo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Jacobs drops Macedo with a left right combo! Jacobs follows him down to the ground into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Jacobs decides to stand back up. Macedo is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Macedo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Macedo connects with a knee to the head.
Macedo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jacobs wants to get back to striking at distance but Macedo won't allow it.
Macedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Macedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jacobs blocks an elbow strike. Macedo lands an elbow that stopped Jacobs in his tracks for a moment. Jacobs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Macedo has him pressed against the cage. Jacobs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Macedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Macedo scores with a knee to the head.
Jacobs blocks an elbow strike. Macedo tries a knee to the head but Jacobs blocks it.
Macedo tries to land a knee to the head but Jacobs blocks with his arms.
Macedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Macedo throws an elbow that misses.
Macedo throws an elbow that misses.
Jacobs avoids the elbow strike from Macedo, against the cage.
Macedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jacobs's face.
Nice elbow from Macedo. Macedo lands a damaging elbow. Jacobs avoids the elbow strike from Macedo, against the cage.
Macedo prevents Jacobs from breaking the clinch. Jacobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Macedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Jacobs dodges an elbow strike from Macedo.
Macedo misses with an elbow strike.
Macedo throws an elbow that misses.
Macedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jacobs blocks it with crossed arms. Jacobs dodges an elbow strike from Macedo.
Macedo lands an elbow that stopped Jacobs in his tracks for a moment. Macedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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. Jacobs dodges an elbow strike from Macedo.
Jacobs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside. Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobs throws a head kick but Macedo moves out of range.
Jacobs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Macedo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Jacobs lands a lovely overhand right.
Renan Macedo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Jacobs tries to keep at a distance but Macedo has taken the fight into the clinch. Macedo looks to throw an elbow but misses. A nice glancing elbow lands by Macedo. Macedo misses with a knee strike.
Macedo misses with an elbow over the top. Macedo with a knee to the head.
Macedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Macedo pushes off an throws an elbow but Jacobs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Macedo throws an elbow but misses. Macedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jacobs's brow. Macedo prevents Jacobs from breaking the clinch. Jacobs can't break the clinch.
Jacobs dodges an elbow strike from Macedo.
Macedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Macedo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Macedo keeps control of Jacobs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Jacobs tries to break the clinch but Macedo is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Macedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside. Macedo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macedo tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
Macedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobs paws at him with a jab and circles away. Macedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
Macedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Macedo moves into range and clinches up with Jacobs. Macedo lands a damaging elbow. Macedo scores with a knee to the head.
Jacobs blocks the elbow strike.
Macedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jacobs blocks it with crossed arms. Jacobs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jacobs is trying to break free. Macedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Macedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Macedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jacobs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacobs is looking to break free of the clinch but Macedo has double underhooks. Jacobs dodges an elbow strike from Macedo.
Macedo misses with a knee to the head. Macedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jacobs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jacobs lands with a nice combination. Macedo backs away looking to recover. Macedo tries to clinch but Jacobs moves out of range. Jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Macedo wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance. Jacobs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macedo. Macedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses. Macedo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacobs. Jacobs obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy right hand. Macedo should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renan Macedo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Jacobs!
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energy
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