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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Jacobson (ranked 4743 p4p, 3164 weight class) and Kid Smith (ranked 406 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Jacobson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jacobson lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jacobson. That's going to slow Smith down.
Donk. Jacobson catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Jacobson.
Jacobson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, jab by Jacobson - just one landing.
Smith is rocked!
Jacobson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobson finish him?
Smith tries to clinch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Jacobson wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Jacobson defends it.
Smith controlling the pace.
Jacobson actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jacobson working to try and regain half guard.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Jacobson manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith punching from mount but Jacobson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Jacobson bucks and avoids them well.
Jacobson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jacobson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobson throws a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacobson counters with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Jacobson.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacobson wants it to stay on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Jacobson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jacobson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Jacobson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Jacobson had a free shot at his head there.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Jacobson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jacobson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith tries for a takedown but Jacobson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobson is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Jacobson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Jacobson there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith looks to clinch
enabling Jacobson to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith tries to clinch
and Jacobson counters with a solid body kick.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacobson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dylan Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jacobson enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jacobson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jacobson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Smith manages to pass to side control.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Jacobson is defending well.
Jacobson is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Jacobson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Smith throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith scoring with strikes but Jacobson is staying in there.
Smith tries to control but Jacobson wriggling away.
Jacobson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jacobson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith 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.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jacobson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith punching from mount but Jacobson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Jacobson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Jacobson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobson to score with a decent uppercut.
Kid Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacobson.
Smith shoots and misses
and Jacobson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacobson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Jacobson gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Jacobson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacobson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dylan Jacobson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Smith.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Jacobson.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Jacobson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacobson jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jacobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacobson stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Jacobson looking to pass the guard.
Jacobson wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacobson manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith pushing down on Jacobson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith throwing shots but Jacobson is blocking nicely.
Smith controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Jacobson is defending the position.
Jacobson looking for submissions off his back.
Smith passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Smith scoring with strikes but Jacobson is staying in there.
Smith thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacobson tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kid Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dylan Jacobson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacobson blocking the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Jacobson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacobson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Jacobson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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