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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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243 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Duncan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyllendael stuffs the takedown.
Jyllendael gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jyllendael is trying to pull guard but Duncan has him pressed against the cage.
Jyllendael jumps guard but Duncan stands there with Jyllendael around his waist. Jyllendael gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jyllendael as Duncan tries to tie him up.
Jyllendael has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duncan after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Jyllendael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Duncan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jyllendael is trying to get back to full guard.
Duncan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jyllendael looks like he's trying to stand up.
Duncan is keen to just control but Jyllendael is a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jyllendael's head.
Duncan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jyllendael defending well though.
Jyllendael wants to get back to full guard.
Duncan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jyllendael defending well though.
Jyllendael trying to control but Duncan postures up.
Jyllendael definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duncan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jyllendael's head.
Duncan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jyllendael defending well though.
Duncan winds up and cracks Jyllendael with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duncan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Duncan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jyllendael sees it coming and defends easily.
Jyllendael regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duncan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Duncan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duncan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jyllendael's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jyllendael works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duncan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Jyllendael keeps moving.
Jyllendael has momentary wrist control but Duncan slips an elbow through the middle.
Jyllendael tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Jyllendael has wrist control.
Jyllendael looking for a sweep. Not yet Jyllendael, not yet.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jyllendael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duncan has gone for a leg lock! Jyllendael slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duncan's guard.
Duncan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jyllendael has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Duncan is proving hard to escape from.
Duncan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duncan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jyllendael gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jyllendael slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duncan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jyllendael gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duncan trying to strike off his back.
Jyllendael trying to control the position from guard on top but Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duncan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan avoids the head kick by Jyllendael.
Duncan shoots in and bounces Jyllendael off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Duncan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jyllendael doesn't manage to clinch there - Duncan circles away.
Duncan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Duncan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jyllendael is pressing down on Duncan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jyllendael keeping moving, preventing Duncan from controlling successfully.
Jyllendael preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duncan postures up in Jyllendael's guard and throws a big left but Jyllendael blocks it.
Jyllendael escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duncan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jyllendael working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duncan.
Duncan lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyllendael looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duncan throws a big right hand that misses.
Duncan lands a couple of digs.
Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jyllendael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eddie Duncan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duncan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duncan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jyllendael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duncan postures up in Jyllendael's guard and throws a big left but Jyllendael blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan distracts Jyllendael with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jyllendael looking for a guillotine here but Duncan defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jyllendael trying to keep a closed guard but Duncan is proving a slippery customer.
Duncan lands a couple of elbows.
Duncan connects with a couple of short punches.
Duncan throws a big right hand that misses.
Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jyllendael has control of Duncan's left arm, preventing Duncan from doing any damage.
Duncan scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duncan cracks Jyllendael with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duncan chips away with some ground and pound.
Jyllendael has momentary wrist control but Duncan slips an elbow through the middle.
Jyllendael looking for a sweep. Not yet Jyllendael, not yet.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jyllendael's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duncan is in close to Jyllendael's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duncan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duncan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duncan is in close to Jyllendael's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duncan postures up and lands a big shot to Jyllendael's brow.
Duncan trying to control but Jyllendael is working from the bottom.
Duncan postures up in Jyllendael's guard and throws a big left but Jyllendael blocks it.
Duncan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jyllendael works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jyllendael's head.
Duncan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duncan throwing strikes from guard but Jyllendael blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duncan working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duncan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jyllendael's head.
Duncan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duncan is in close to Jyllendael's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Duncan 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jyllendael.
Jyllendael tries a head kick but it misses.
Jake Jyllendael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duncan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duncan.
Jyllendael shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duncan but Duncan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duncan shoots and misses
and Jyllendael counters with a low kick, right behind Duncan 's knee.
Jake Jyllendael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Duncan.
Jyllendael leaves Duncan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duncan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jyllendael tries to clinch but Duncan is having none of it.
Duncan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jyllendael tries to avoid it but Duncan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jyllendael to the ground. Jyllendael escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jyllendael as he jumps to the side.
Duncan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Duncan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Duncan there.
Duncan is pressing down on Jyllendael's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jyllendael is holding on for now.
Duncan passes to side control.
Jyllendael is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jyllendael wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jyllendael tries to buck Duncan off but Duncan is having none of it.
Duncan lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jyllendael is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duncan connects with a decent elbow.
Duncan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jyllendael, who protects the arm well.
Jyllendael tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duncan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duncan lands a nice forearm strike.
Duncan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jyllendael keeps working.
Jyllendael gets back to half guard.
Duncan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jyllendael is trying to control but can't.
Jyllendael wants to sweep but Duncan has passed to side control!
Duncan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jyllendael some visible discomfort.
Eddie Duncan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duncan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Duncan landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Jyllendael's face as Duncan controls the position.
Duncan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duncan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jyllendael's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan trying to control the action but Jyllendael is working from the bottom.
Jyllendael struggling a bit here.
Jyllendael is looking to regain half guard here but Duncan keeps moving and retains side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jake Jyllendael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duncan cracks Jyllendael with an elbow. That is naaassty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Duncan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Duncan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duncan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Duncan!
After the fight, Eddie Duncan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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