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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Wolverine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Wolverine!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa drives through and clinches with Wolverine against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wolverine is defending well for now.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Wolverine managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Wolverine can't break the clinch.
Wolverine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wolverine blocks it.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Wolverine won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolverine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolverine blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wolverine blocks it.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolverine's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolverine's face.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wolverine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wolverine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolverine avoids it.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolverine blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolverine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wolverine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa working Wolverine over with knees to the body.
Wolverine is working for takedown but Jaa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wolverine.
Wolverine looks gassed!
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Wolverine managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Wolverine has Jaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolverine blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wolverine wants a takedown.
Wolverine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolverine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolverine avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolverine managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolverine blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Wolverine won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolverine tries for a takedown but Jaa manages to get underhooks.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wolverine blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Wolverine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaa gets underhooks to prevent Wolverine's takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa 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.
Jaa darts in and clinches Wolverine up against the cage.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wolverine blocks it.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolverine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa gets underhooks to prevent Wolverine's takedown attempt.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolverine.
Jaa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wolverine.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa gets underhooks to prevent Wolverine's takedown attempt.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wolverine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wolverine.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolverine avoids it.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wolverine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Wolverine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wolverine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wolverine tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Wolverine is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolverine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolverine blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa is pressed up against the cage. Wolverine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaa down to the mat. Jaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Wolverine with that takedown attempt.
Jaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolverine circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaa has Wolverine up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolverine has Jaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa gets underhooks to prevent Wolverine's takedown attempt.
Wolverine is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolverine.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wolverine blocks it.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wolverine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Wolverine takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wolverine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Wolverine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolverine can do to turn this around?
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wolverine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
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 Wolverine avoids it.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Wolverine or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaa which made him look bad.
Wolverine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolverine shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaa sprawls well. He's pushed Wolverine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaa has managed to clinch.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa is pressed up against the cage. Wolverine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaa down to the mat. Jaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Wolverine.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Wolverine moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Wolverine with that takedown attempt.
Wolverine tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Wolverine is blocking nicely.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wolverine's face.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Wolverine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolverine avoids it.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Wolverine blocks with his arms.
Wolverine tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wolverine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Wolverine blocks it.
Wolverine goes for a takedown attempt but Jaa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolverine circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolverine closes the distance and clinches up with Jaa, looking for a takedown. Wolverine pushes Jaa against the cage but Jaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Wolverine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jaa circles away.
Jaa misses with a body shot.
Jaa throws a push kick but Wolverine slaps the foot to one side.
Wolverine fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolverine blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Wolverine pushes him off.
Wolverine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaa.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa pushes Wolverine up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wolverine wants a takedown but no success here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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