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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Francel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Francel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Voix de fait. Jaa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anna Molly by Incubus. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Francel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa throws a shot from downtown. Francel moves away and avoids it.
Francel looks to land a right hand but Jaa moved out of range.
Francel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Francel scores with a body shot.
Jaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Francel shoots for a takedown but Jaa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaa looks to land a left hand but Francel moved out of range nicely.
Jaa throws a head kick but Francel moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaa throws a right hand that Francel ducks under and follows up with a left that Francel also avoids with ease.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Jaa misses.
Francel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francel blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Francel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaa.
Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Francel.
Francel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaa.
Jaa throws a series of strikes that have Francel backpedaling.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Francel avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Jaa.
Francel scores with a punch to the head.
Francel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Francel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Francel throwing strikes from guard but Jaa blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jaa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Francel trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jaa controlling Francel's posture.
Francel trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Francel postures up in Jaa's guard and throws a big left but Jaa blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francel wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Francel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaa.
A combination from Jaa does no damage.
Jaa looks to land a combination but Francel avoids it well.
Francel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Francel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Francel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Francel is just out of range.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Francel keeps it at a distance.
Jaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Francel is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Francel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Francel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Francel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Jaa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Francel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jaa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Francel is controlling him.
Francel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jaa keeping full guard, as Francel tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaa lands with an overhand left.
Jaa looks to land a right hand but Francel moved out of range.
Jaa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Francel ducks under a wild hook from Jaa.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Francel stalling.
Francel wants to pass the guard but Jaa is defending well.
Jaa wants to control but Francel is keeping busy.
Jaa wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jaa trying to hold on to Francel's head to control him but Francel postures up.
Francel is trying to control. Jaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jaa is concentrating on defense, preventing Francel from advancing position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Francel closes the distance and clinches up with Jaa, looking for a takedown. Francel pushes Jaa against the cage but Jaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Francel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Francel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Francel is predictable there
and Jaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Francel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Jaa misses.
Francel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa misses with a body shot
so Francel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Francel postures up.
Francel trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Jaa looking to control.
Francel trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Francel looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francel won't allow Jaa to get back to his feet.
Jaa wants to sweep here but Francel controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Francel dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Francel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jaa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Francel trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Francel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jaa's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Francel throws a strike aimed at the side of Jaa's head but Jaa avoids it well.
Jaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Francel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaa, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaa prevents Francel from moving into mount.
Jaa regains half guard there - taking advantage of Francel's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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 Jacques Francel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaa wants to clinch but Francel slips to the side
and Francel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jaa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Francel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Francel's back!
Jaa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jaa is striking from the back but Francel escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Jaa prevents Francel from improving his position.
Jaa wants to pass to mount but Francel is defending the position.
Francel pushes Jaa off and gets back to his feet.
Francel misses with a straight left.
Francel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francel scores with a takedown into Jaa's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa can't keep his opponent in guard - Francel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Francel is trying to control. Jaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jaa wants to get back to full guard.
Jaa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Francel seems to be looking for submissions.
Jaa trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francel trying to mount his opponent but Jaa defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaa swings for the body but Francel moves out of range.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Francel.
Jaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francel staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Jaa. No joy for Francel on that attempt.
Jaa misses with a hook. Francel ducked under it nicely.
Jaa throws a low kick but Francel avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa leaves Francel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Francel moves out of range of the body kick from Jaa.
Some wild striking there from Jaa.
Jaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Francel on the side of the head.
A big left from Jaa misses.
Jaa looks to land a combination but Francel avoids it well.
Jaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaa gets caught flat footed, as Francel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Francel chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaa trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to sweep here but Francel controlling him for the moment.
Francel throwing strikes from guard but Jaa blocks nicely.
Jacques Francel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Francel stands up over Jaa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Francel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jaa trying to keep a closed guard but Francel is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Francel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Francel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Jaa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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