PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Vilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gil Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilson comes to the ring accompanied by Haiti Voodoo Music. Jacobson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Over, Under, Sideways, Down. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Vilson
vs
Jacobson

182 cm
23
157 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
157 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilson cracks Jacobson with an open hand slap.
Jacobson slips a jab from Vilson.
Jacobson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Vilson instigates a clinch.
Jacobson blocking some punches.
Jacobson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Vilson on the inside.
Jacobson is leaning against Vilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jacobson blocks a body shot from Vilson.
Vilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jacobson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobson's elbow.
Nice body punch from Jacobson - that landed with a thud.
Jacobson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Vilson fails to land.
Vilson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacobson.
Jacobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Jacobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Vilson clinches up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson tries to throw a body punch but Vilson avoids it by throwing Jacobson back against the ropes.
Vilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vilson backwards.
Vilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobson lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacobson tries a body shot but Vilson blocks it.
Jacobson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vilson has double underhooks.
Vilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jacobson.
Jacobson blocks an uppercut.
Jacobson misses with a body punch.
Jacobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vilson works on Jacobson's body with a couple of short punches.
Vilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vilson throws a head punch that misses.
Vilson scores with a shot to the side of Jacobson's head.
Jacobson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilson.
Vilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jacobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacobson.
Jacobson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vilson works Jacobson's body with a nice hook.
Vilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobson, right into the meat.
Jacobson checks a low kick from Vilson.
Jacobson lands with a hook. Vilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jacobson.
Jacobson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Vilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jacobson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobson tries to circle away but Vilson has him pinned against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Vilson.
Vilson tries to work over Jacobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vilson tries to throw a body punch but Jacobson avoids it by throwing Vilson back against the ropes.
Jacobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jacobson.
Jacobson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacobson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilson blocks an uppercut.
Vilson gets through Jacobson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vilson throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jacobson.
Vilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobson fails to land.
A short uppercut from Jacobson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vilson.
Vilson blocking some punches.
Vilson misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson pushes Vilson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobson misses with some punches.
Vilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobson controls his hands.

Jacobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobson cracks Vilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobson to score with a decent uppercut.
Vilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vilson scores with a punch to the head.
Vilson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vilson scrambles back to his feet.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
Vilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Jacobson.

Vilson has Jacobson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacobson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gil Jacobson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jacobson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jacobson throws out a counter right but Vilson avoids it with no problem.
Jacobson lands with a shot to the body.
Vilson lands the left hand.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacobson throws an off balance right hand
and Vilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vilson moves in looking to clinch but Jacobson pushes him off.
Vilson drops his hands momentarily and Jacobson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Jacobson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jacobson counters with a stiff right hand.
Vilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Jacobson misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vilson throws a head kick but Jacobson moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jacobson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jacobson thuds his shin into the meat of Vilson's side.
Jacobson misses with a leg kick
and Jacobson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jacobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobson lands the left hand.
Jacobson scores with a body shot.
Vilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobson.
Vilson pushes Jacobson away with a front kick.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jacobson throws a right hand that misses
and Vilson counters with a straight right hand.
Vilson lands the left hand.
Jacobson slips a jab from Vilson.
Jacobson is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
A jab from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Vilson stuns Jacobson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacobson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Vilson.
Vilson avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
Vilson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jacobson is out of range and Vilson settles back down.
Jacobson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Vilson blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vilson, right into the meat.
Jacobson scores with a spinning back kick!

Vilson moves into the clinch.
Jacobson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilson.
Jacobson lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobson prevents a body shot from Vilson.
Jacobson pushes Vilson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Jacobson on the inside.
Jacobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vilson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jacobson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobson digs a right hand underneath Vilson's ribcage. Vilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Vilson fails to land.
Gil Jacobson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jacobson blocks an uppercut.
Jacobson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vilson.
Jacobson lands with a light punch inside.
Vilson throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobson tries to break the clinch but Vilson is controlling the position.
Vilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vilson presses Jacobson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vilson misses with a punch to the body.
Vilson lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobson misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Vilson.
Jacobson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vilson.
Vilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vilson has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vilson.
Vilson tries to work over Jacobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Jacobson breaks from the clinch.
Vilson connects with a leg kick. Jacobson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheers as Jacobson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vilson doesn't seem phased though.
Jacobson slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vilson checks a leg kick.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobson throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Junior Vilson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson tries to clinch but Jacobson is having none of it.
Jacobson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vilson moves in looking to clinch but Jacobson pushes him off.
Vilson scores with a jab. Jacobson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Vilson.
Jab, jab by Vilson - just one landing.
Vilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jacobson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Vilson ducks down to avoid it.
Gil Jacobson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson misses with a left hand
enabling Vilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacobson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vilson thinking.
Vilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobson scores with a leg kick.
Vilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobson.
Vilson misses with a right hand
and Jacobson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacobson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacobson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A low kick from Vilson misses
and Jacobson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jacobson lands with a cross.
Vilson tests Jacobson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacobson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jacobson. That one must have hurt.
Jacobson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jacobson throws out a counter right but Vilson avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson wants to slow Jacobson down by chopping away at his legs.
Vilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vilson throws a leg kick but Jacobson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jacobson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobson, right into the meat.
Jacobson blocks a head kick by Vilson.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
Jacobson thumps Vilson with a low kick.
Vilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the head.
Jacobson walks into a straight right hand from Vilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vilson. That snapped Jacobson's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacobson's sensitive parts.
Jacobson takes one to the chin there.
Jacobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilson misses with a hook.
Jacobson slips under a jab from Vilson.
A nice side step and Jacobson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jacobson misses with a looping left.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobson catches Vilson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson slips a jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson thows a leg kick but Vilson checks it
and Vilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body. Jacobson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vilson.
Vilson scores with a jab to the head.
Jacobson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jacobson drops his hands momentarily and Vilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vilson defending well as Jacobson loads up on a big left hand.
Vilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vilson throws a shot to the body.
Vilson throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson cracks a nice hook into Vilson's ribs.
Jacobson scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson lands a leg kick that knocks Vilson off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Junior Vilson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jacobson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vilson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jacobson if he has to take too many more of those.
Vilson tries to clinch there but Jacobson circles away.
Vilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body. Jacobson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilson throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vilson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vilson scrambles back to his feet.
That kick from Vilson tenderised Jacobson's leg. Jacobson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobson.
Vilson is looking to chop away at Jacobson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson throws a head kick that Vilson semi-blocks.
Vilson moves forwards but Jacobson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacobson thows a body kick. Vilson tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson misses with a leg kick.
Jacobson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vilson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jacobson throws a series of punches but Vilson avoids them all with ease.
Vilson slips under a jab.
Vilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Vilson misses.
Vilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jacobson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacobson throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Vilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacobson.
Jacobson lands a really nice looking cross but Vilson seems unphased.
Jacobson moves out of range of the body kick.
Crunch! Jacobson slams his shin into Vilson's torso.
Vilson misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobson moves away.
Vilson throws out a loose jab but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson throws a lazy right hand but Jacobson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vilson.
Vilson swings for the body but Jacobson moves out of range.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vilson swings for the body but Jacobson moves out of range.
Vilson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilson slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Vilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a push kick but Vilson slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobson throws a body punch but Vilson moves out of range.
Jacobson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jacobson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jacobson. That's going to slow Vilson down.
A jab from Jacobson does it's job there.
Jacobson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobson circles away.
Vilson slips a jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacobson.
Vilson slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Vilson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vilson cracks Jacobson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Vilson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Jacobson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson digs a good body shot into Vilson's ribs.
Jacobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a hook to the side of Vilson's head but Vilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacobson misses the jab.
Jacobson misses with a body shot
and Vilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Jacobson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilson misses with a leg kick.

Vilson moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobson.
Vilson tries to work over Jacobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Jacobson dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Vilson is looking to clinch.
Jacobson misses with a low kick.
Vilson moves out of range as Jacobson throws a body kick.
Vilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
Vilson drops his hands momentarily and Jacobson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jacobson misses with a head kick.
Vilson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobson moves away.
Jacobson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobson slips under a jab from Vilson.
Jacobson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilson lands a jab.
Vilson scores with a nice right hand.
Vilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jacobson misses
and Vilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jacobson slips under a jab from Vilson.
Vilson connects with a single shot there.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacobson flicks out a counter leg kick but Vilson steps away.
Vilson throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Vilson moves out of range as Jacobson throws a body kick.
Jacobson checks a leg kick.
Vilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Jacobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobson lands a leg kick that knocks Vilson off balance momentarily.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vilson.
Vilson digs a good hook to Jacobson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson moves forwards but Vilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vilson checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
Jacobson lands a nice shot to the body.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Vilson.
Jacobson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jacobson throws a leg kick which misses Vilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilson tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Vilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vilson slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Vilson misses its target.
Vilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobson throws the kick towards the body but Vilson avoids it.
Jacobson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vilson.
Jacobson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vilson checks it well.
Jacobson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vilson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacobson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vilson scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Vilson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jacobson doesn't seem phased though.
Jacobson misses with a looping right.
Jacobson lands a nice hook to Vilson's body. Vilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Jacobson finds it's target.
Jacobson staying out of range there.
Jacobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson thumps Vilson with a low kick.
Jacobson misses with a kick to the body.
Vilson tries to clinch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Vilson misses with an uppercut
and Jacobson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Jacobson slips under a jab from Vilson.
Vilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but Jacobson moved out of range.
Jacobson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacobson misses the jab.
Jacobson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacobson throws the left hand but Vilson avoids the punch easily.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Jacobson misses
and Vilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacobson avoids the head kick by Vilson.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gil Jacobson.
I think Jacobson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Gil Jacobson!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Gil Jacobson!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Gil Jacobson!

Gil Jacobson wins by unanimous decision!
Gil Jacobson is the new featherweight champion!
Gil Jacobson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.