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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between hazem el magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hazem el magic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taylor Jacobs's chin.
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160 lbs
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160 cm
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hazem el magic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
el magic looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.
Jacobs checks a leg kick.
el magic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
hazem el magic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
el magic is pressed up against the ropes. Jacobs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag el magic down to the mat. el magic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
el magic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
el magic wants to clinch
and Jacobs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jacobs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacobs tries for a takedown but el magic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
el magic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobs rushes el magic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacobs closes the distance looking to clinch
and el magic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs is staying active underneath el magic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacobs is looking to control el magic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jacobs avoid being mounted?
el magic wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is defending well.
el magic wants to stand up but Jacobs has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
el magic prevents Jacobs from improving his position.
el magic wants to get back to his feet.
Jacobs is looking to improve his position.
el magic wants to control but Jacobs is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
el magic throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
el magic throws a right hand that Jacobs ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacobs also avoids with ease.
el magic throws a nice head kick!
Jacobs is rocked!
el magic misses with a body shot.
Jacobs is still on wobbly legs! Can el magic finish him?
el magic darts in trying to clinch
and Jacobs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
el magic is breathing heavily.
Jacobs clinches up against the ropes.
Jacobs seems to have recovered his senses.
Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
el magic misses with a head kick.
Jacobs forces el magic back against the ropes and clinches.
Jacobs turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
el magic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
el magic trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jacobs lands a big shot there that rocks el magic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jacobs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jacobs prevents el magic from getting the reversal.
Jacobs is working for a guillotine from mount but el magic frees his head quite easily.
el magic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
el magic can't escape the position.
Jacobs lands a heavy elbow.
el magic wants to get back to his feet.
Jacobs wants to control the pace but el magic is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
el magic regains half guard.
Jacobs working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on el magic's thigh. el magic counters though and makes it back to full guard.
el magic has a closed guard, preventing Jacobs from standing up.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but el magic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
el magic is trying to control the position but Jacobs postures up.
el magic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jacobs is looking to clinch but el magic is avoiding it.
el magic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jacobs but Jacobs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to stand but el magic is controlling his arm.
el magic gets back to half guard.
Jacobs is thwarting el magic's attempts to control the position.
Jacobs wants to work for an arm triangle but el magic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jacobs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed el magic's head.
Jacobs wants to free his trapped foot but el magic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
el magic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
el magic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
el magic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jacobs counters with a nice body kick.
el magic clinches but Jacobs breaks the clinch
and Jacobs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jacobs.
el magic keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
el magic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
el magic looking for a guillotine here but Jacobs defends easily.
el magic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacobs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but el magic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
el magic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacobs manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacobs looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacobs, not yet.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing el magic from controlling successfully.
el magic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because el magic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jacobs pushes el magic off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
el magic closes the distance but Jacobs moves to the side
and Jacobs counters by clinching up.
el magic jumps guard but Jacobs stands there with el magic around his waist. el magic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hazem el magic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs prevents a body shot from el magic.
Jacobs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. el magic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jacobs manages to break the clinch.
el magic stuffs the takedown.
el magic tries to clinch up
and Jacobs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
el magic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
el magic tries a head kick but it misses.
el magic closes the distance but Jacobs moves to the side
and Jacobs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
el magic misses with a hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as el magic backs up against the ropes.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jacobs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but el magic is keeping the position.
el magic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacobs manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacobs wants to control but el magic passes easily into half guard.
el magic wants to stand up but Jacobs has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jacobs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of el magic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take el magic's back!
Jacobs scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. el magic is looking for a way out.
el magic can't escape the position.
Jacobs is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. el magic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften el magic for a finish.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs doesn't have the hooks in and el magic manages to turn into his guard.
Jacobs has el magic pulled in close to control his posture.
el magic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
el magic is looking to stand up but Jacobs won't let him.
Jacobs wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacobs lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for el magic!
Jacobs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
el magic tries to hold on but Jacobs pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
el magic is squirming around, avoiding Jacobs's attempts to control the action.
Jacobs unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jacobs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
el magic tries to clinch up
and Jacobs counters by moving into the clinch.
Jacobs drags the fight down to the ground.
Jacobs throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jacobs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet but el magic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
el magic wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
el magic postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as el magic controls the pace.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
el magic stands up over Jacobs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
el magic trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
el magic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
el magic misses with a body kick.
Jacobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
el magic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by el magic.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jacobs 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.
Jacobs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
el magic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but el magic keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs stopping the sweep attempt from el magic.
Jacobs stays in close to el magic's body and controls the position.
el magic will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jacobs sitting in guard here, content to control.
el magic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
el magic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jacobs trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if el magic is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.
Jacobs is not content to let el magic control the position.
el magic wants to get back to his feet.
el magic trying to control from half guard but Jacobs is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
el magic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by el magic.
Jacobs tries to clinch there but el magic circles away.
el magic misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacobs darts in and clinches el magic up against the ropes.
el magic has had enough of the clinch but Jacobs keeps him there for the moment.
Jacobs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. el magic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jacobs prevents el magic from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jacobs.
el magic jumps guard but Jacobs stands there with el magic around his waist. el magic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jacobs gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, el magic regains guard.
el magic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jacobs is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but el magic pulls his head out easily.
Jacobs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but el magic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jacobs manages to get to full guard.
Jacobs has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think el magic should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jacobs has tightened it up now! el magic should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taylor Jacobs!
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