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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ducks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ducks has chosen It's Raining Men as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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224 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Ducks!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
No luck for Jacobs with that takedown attempt.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by Ducks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducks lands an overhand right.
It looks like Jeffrey Jacobs has been cut.
Ducks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ducks was covering up waiting for the punch and Jacobs finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jacobs trying to control but Ducks is working from the bottom.
Jacobs drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ducks looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ducks looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ducks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ducks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jacobs flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jacobs wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to control but can't.
Jacobs looking for submissions off his back.
Jacobs is looking to improve his position.
Jacobs looking for submissions off his back.
Jacobs preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jacobs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jacobs tries to get out of the position.
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.
Jacobs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jacobs shoots in and drives through. Ducks sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Ducks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Jacobs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jacobs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jacobs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ducks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacobs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jacobs is looking to advance position but Ducks has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to reverse the position but Ducks maintains control.
Jacobs tries to hold on but Ducks pushes him away.
Jacobs can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jacobs is trying to reverse the position but instead Ducks has taken his back - oops!
Jacobs is in bad spot here.
Ducks doesn't have the hooks in and Jacobs manages to turn into his guard.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jacobs has a takedown stuffed.
Frank Ducks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Ducks shows good takedown defense.
Ducks stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacobs. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacobs 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Jacobs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Jacobs'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!
Jab, jab by Ducks - just one landing.
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown. Ducks tries to sprawl out of it but Jacobs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ducks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs shoots in for a double leg but Ducks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs 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.
Jacobs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacobs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ducks keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Ducks is keeping the position.
Ducks keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacobs trying to control but Ducks is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ducks's waist but Ducks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacobs off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ducks but Ducks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs throws a sloppy head kick
and Ducks counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducks throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ducks circles away.
Jacobs fails with the takedown.
Ducks throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Ducks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ducks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Frank Ducks!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
20% |
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