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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Jacobs (ranked 4777 p4p, 2922 weight class) and Abdul King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul King will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul King!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looking to score a takedown here. Jacobs is defending well but King drives through and ends up in Jacobs's guard.
King wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Jacobs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Jacobs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King wants to sweep here but Jacobs controlling him for the moment.
King trying to control the position.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Jacobs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacobs throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacobs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacobs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs lands a couple of elbows.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jacobs drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
King tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
King controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jacobs is looking for a sweep.
Jacobs is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
King throws an elbow but Jacobs slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King trying to control the position but Jacobs is working away.
Jacobs is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked King off and has taken his back!
Jacobs looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Jacobs doesn't have the hooks in and King manages to turn into his guard.
King seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jacobs pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
King throwing strikes from guard but Jacobs blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Jacobs dominated that round.
That's time! Jacobs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jacobs sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jacobs wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacobs defends it well.
Jacobs is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jacobs keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jacobs was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs controlling the position.
Jacobs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacobs drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
Jacobs is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jacobs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jacobs is not content to let King control the position.
Jacobs manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
Jacobs is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King is trying to control. Jacobs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jacobs preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jacobs is not content to let King control the position.
Jacobs is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacobs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.
King wants to stand but Jacobs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jacobs pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jacobs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
King is looking to take a break and control but Jacobs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobs wants to control but King postures up.
King wants to control but Jacobs is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing strikes but Jacobs manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in 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!
Jacobs is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
King gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
King wants to get back to his feet.
King is trying to maintain the position but Jacobs is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jacobs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jacobs is working for a kimura here but King manages to reverse the position and he's now in Jacobs's guard.
Abdul King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.
King wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul King!
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