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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lawson (ranked 23897 p4p, 24248 weight class) and Abdul Jcool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jcool is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the tiger. Abdul Jcool has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Lawson's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul Jcool!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jcool fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lawson to the ground. Jcool is now in Lawson's guard.
Lawson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jcool tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawson is retaining full guard.
Jcool trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jcool thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jcool with a nice head shot there.
Jcool looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jcool trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Jcool has gone for a leg lock! Lawson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jcool's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson postures up.
Lawson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lawson postures up.
Jcool working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lawson.
Jcool wants to sweep here but Lawson controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lawson passes into half guard.
Lawson controlling the action here.
Jcool wants to control but Lawson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lawson seems to be working for a kimura but Jcool defends the submission attempt.
Lawson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson works his way into side control.
Lawson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jcool is trying to improve his position.
Lawson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four 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.
Lawson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jcool is looking to regain half guard here but Lawson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jcool prevents Lawson from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jcool trying to remain calm as Lawson controls from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lawson swings around for an armbar but Jcool sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lawson's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Lawson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jcool looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lawson keeping full guard, as Jcool tries to pass.
Jcool looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Jcool from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jcool stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jcool trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jcool trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jcool stopping the sweep attempt from Lawson.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jcool closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jcool lands in his opponent's guard.
Jcool trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Lawson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jcool must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jcool tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawson is retaining full guard.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Jcool from controlling successfully.
Lawson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jcool.
Jcool wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jcool shoots in and gets a takedown into Lawson's guard.
Jcool postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jcool wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
Lawson controls Jcool momentarily but Jcool frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jcool trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Jcool throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lawson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jcool gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lawson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jcool has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Tokyo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jcool avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Jcool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jcool closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lawson throws Jcool to one side and escapes!
Jcool closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jcool is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lawson sees it coming and defends easily.
Jcool is looking for a kimura here.
Jcool is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jcool.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jcool looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jcool trying to control the action but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Lawson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lawson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jcool.
That's two 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.
Lawson moves into full guard.
Jcool looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jcool wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jcool showed some decent athleticism there.
Lawson is trying to maintain the position but Jcool is very close to passing his half guard.
Jcool looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jcool is looking for a kimura but Lawson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jcool to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jcool is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jcool is looking for submissions but instead, Lawson has regained full guard.
Lawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jcool controls Lawson momentarily but Lawson frees himself.
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 Jack Lawson.
I think Lawson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Lawson!
Abdul Jcool spoke after the fight, saying '"Everybody out there know I beat him, I controlled the fight, he was missing, I hit him plenty more times. I beat him.Let me talk something... I want to thank the whole hood who came out here. I love y'all. I did this for the hood, you know I beat that boy.'.
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