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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gil Jacobson (ranked 1352 p4p, 2191 weight class) and John Starman (ranked 177 p4p, 287 weight class). Starman has chosen David Bowie - Starman as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson missing with a left hand there. Starman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacobson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jacobson misses with a hook. Starman ducked under it nicely.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut
and Starman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobson slips a jab from Starman.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut
and Starman counters with a nice uppercut.
Starman scores with a jab to the head.
We've been told by Jacobson's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jacobson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Jacobson misses
and Starman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gil Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Starman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson blocks a jab.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Starman ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Starman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson moves forwards but Starman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jacobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobson takes a swing at Starman's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with the combination.
Starman moves out of range of the strikes.
Starman avoids the body shot from Jacobson.
Starman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacobson lands a jab to Starman's midsection.
Starman gets the takedown into side control.
The referee asks Starman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Starman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Starman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jacobson keeps working.
Jacobson prevents Starman from improving position.
Jacobson trying his best to control but Starman has mounted him.
Jacobson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Starman on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman landing strikes from the mount and Jacobson is in trouble!
It looks like Gil Jacobson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starman unloads with some shots from mount but Jacobson bucks and avoids them well.
Starman cracks Jacobson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Starman landing punches.
BOOM! Starman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Starman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jacobson tries to hold on but Starman pushes him away.
Jacobson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Starman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jacobson wants to control but Starman is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starman unloading with bombs!
Gil Jacobson's cut is getting worse.
Starman controlling the pace for now.
Starman wants to control but Jacobson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starman lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman is keen to just control but Jacobson is a slippery customer.
Starman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Starman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jacobson defending well though.
Starman wants to control but Jacobson is keeping him busy.
Starman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Starman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Starman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Starman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacobson misses with a straight left.
Starman slips a jab from Jacobson.
Starman clinches with his opponent.
Starman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jacobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacobson.
Jacobson wants to get back to striking at distance but Starman won't allow it.
Jacobson misses with the head strike.
Jacobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starman struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobson controls his hands.
Jacobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacobson walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starman lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacobson wants to slow Starman down by chopping away at his legs.
Starman scores with a shot to the body.
Starman scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starman misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with a hook. Jacobson ducked under it nicely.
Starman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
Starman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Jacobson lands.
Jacobson throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Jacobson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gil Jacobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut.
Jacobson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John Starman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Starman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson drops his hands momentarily and Starman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Starman misses.
Nice uppercut there from Starman.
Jacobson takes a swing at Starman's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Starman! But no joy.
Starman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starman throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Starman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good shot there by Starman.
Jacobson lands with a shot to the body.
Starman looks to land a right hand but Jacobson moved out of range.
Starman instigates a clinch.
Jacobson misses with some punches.
Jacobson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Starman - that landed with a thud.
Starman digs a right hand underneath Jacobson's ribcage. Jacobson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Starman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Starman.
Jacobson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jacobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman moves out of range of the strikes.
Starman looks to throw the jab but Jacobson is out of range.
Starman throws a hook but Jacobson blocks it.
Starman works over Jacobson's head and body with a nice combination.
Gil Jacobson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Starman.
Jacobson blocks a jab.
Starman walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobson.
Jacobson looks to throw the jab but Starman is out of range.
Starman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starman trying to control from half guard but Jacobson is working away.
Starman not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Starman.
Starman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Starman thows a huge punch but Jacobson dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Starman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A shot to the body from Jacobson misses
and Starman counters with a straight right hand.
Starman misses the shot to the body.
Starman misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobson misses the target.
Starman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jacobson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacobson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jacobson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Starman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Starman 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.
John Starman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Starman landing some decent shots from guard.
Jacobson keeping moving, preventing Starman from controlling successfully.
Starman tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Starman throwing strikes but missing.
Starman tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobson is retaining full guard.
Starman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Starman controlling from the top position.
Starman trying to control but Jacobson is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gil Jacobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jacobson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Starman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Starman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Starman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jacobson looks to land a left hand but Starman moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Starman! But no joy.
Starman fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobson misses the target.
Starman misses with a lunging right hand
and Jacobson counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Jacobson. Beautiful body shot.
Starman lands with a good body shot.
Jacobson throws a lazy right hand but Starman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starman wants to counter the offense by Jacobson and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut
and Starman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starman looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Starman dives in and grabs Jacobson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jacobson pushes down on Starman's head and hops out.
Starman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Starman.
Starman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Starman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Starman takes a little break here. Jacobson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Starman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Starman scores with a couple of short elbows.
John Starman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is not content to let Starman control the position.
Jacobson dodges the ground and pound from Starman.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jacobson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee asks Starman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Starman prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Starman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Starman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Starman!
A very excited looking John Starman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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