Jennifer Rose Tate (born September 2, 1985) is an American female

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. Tate started training in Taekwondo at the age of 13, and she earned her Black belt. She was the Northern California Golden Gloves champion in 2007 and 2008. She was also a contestant on the

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themed reality series ''

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''. In episode five, Tate fought and loss to fellow housemate

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to a split decision. She fought in Thailand 4 times winning all four fights. Tate is 1-0 as a professional boxer. Tate is trained by Moses Cortes Stockton,

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with

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coach Richard Perez.

Early life

Tate was born in

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on September 2, 1985. She got involved with

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

during her teens and received a black belt.

Mixed martial arts career

Tate made her

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debut on June 3, 2006 and submitted

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with a triangle choke in the second round. The fight was the first women's bout ever sanctioned by the

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. She won the fight by triangle choke in the second round. After two wins in the Global Knockout promotion, Tate submitted Angela Hayes with a first-round armbar at EFWC - The Untamed on October 6, 2007 in the first sanctioned women's bout in the city of

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. On October 26, 2007, Tate made her

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debut against and lost to

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by armbar in 44 seconds. Following the fight, Tate tested positive for marijuana. Tate was fined $500, before she was officially suspended for three months. Tate returned to mixed martial arts competition at Pure Combat - Halloween Bash on November 1, 2008. She defeated

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by Split Decision. On January 30, 2010, Tate entered the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women's Bantamweight Grand Prix at FCF 39 and submitted fellow

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veteran

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with an armbar in the second round. Tate withdrew from the FCF tournament on March 4, 2010 after announcing that she was pregnant with her second child.

Personal life

Tate's first son is named Richard. Tate had her second child with her boyfriend Moses, a son named Jacob, on October 29, 2010.

Mixed martial arts record

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Bare knuckle record

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References

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