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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tien Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gambino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Freaks and Geeks. 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?
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195 lbs
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190 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tien Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Gambino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jaa forces Gambino back against the cage and clinches.
Jaa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gambino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa has Gambino pressed against the cage, preventing Gambino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa leaning against his opponent.
Gambino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gambino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gambino managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambino avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gambino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gambino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Gambino won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Gambino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gambino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Tien Jaa has been cut.
Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gambino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Gambino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gambino tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa stalling against the cage.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Gambino tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Gambino avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambino avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Gambino is blocking nicely.
Jaa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Gambino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gambino blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa stalling against the cage.
Gambino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gambino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gambino working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambino avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gambino is defending well for now.
Gambino managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambino avoids it.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Gambino wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambino avoids it.
Jaa taking a breather.
Gambino avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tien Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tien Jaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gambino looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Gambino keeps it at a distance.
Gambino jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gambino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jaa closes the distance but Gambino moves to the side
and Jaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambino misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Gambino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaa clinches.
Gambino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gambino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch but Gambino is having none of it.
Gambino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Childish Gambino is winning the standup battle so far.
Gambino misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambino. Jaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaa moves away.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Gambino circles away.
Gambino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gambino swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Gambino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino misses with a straight left.
Gambino throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaa.
Jaa misses with a body shot.
Jaa wants to clinch but Gambino slips to the side
and Gambino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gambino lands with a nice body punch.
Jaa has Gambino up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambino letting Jaa take a breather here.
Jaa has Gambino pressed against the cage, preventing Gambino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gambino is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
Jaa avoiding damage.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gambino.
Gambino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa blocks an uppercut.
Gambino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Gambino's ribcage.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Gambino blocks it.
Gambino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gambino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tien Jaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tien Jaa'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gambino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gambino missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Gambino misses.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Gambino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gambino looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Gambino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaa gets a clinch.
Gambino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Gambino is blocking nicely.
Jaa working Gambino over with knees to the body.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gambino's efforts to push away.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gambino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gambino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tien Jaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gambino's face.
It looks like Childish Gambino has been cut.
Gambino is trying to break the clinch but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Gambino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Gambino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gambino working hard to break the clinch.
Gambino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Gambino in a clinch.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Gambino's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gambino takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gambino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gambino blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gambino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa stalling against the cage.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jaa working Gambino over with knees to the body.
Come on Jaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gambino blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gambino avoids the damage to the body.
Childish Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tien Jaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tien Jaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jaa 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tien Jaa!
Tien Jaa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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