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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a low kick but Jaa avoids it.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Jaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jaa wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Jaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a leg kick but Jaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jaa instigates a clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but Jaa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Jaa keeps it at a distance.
Smith misses with the combination.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jaa manages to break the clinch.
Smith looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Jaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa has managed to clinch.
Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Jaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Smith looks winded!
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
A punch combination from Jaa misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Jaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Jaa leaning against his opponent.
Jaa misses with a body punch.
Jaa stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break free but Jaa has control.
Jaa'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.
Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Jaa lands a right hook to the body.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa lands a jab-cross combination.
Jaa tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa stalling against the cage.
Jaa manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Jaa counters by moving into the clinch.
Jaa has Smith pressed against the cage.
Jaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Smith misses.
Jaa checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith is trying to drag Jaa to the mat but Jaa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Jaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Jaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Jaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa wants to clinch.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a shot to the body.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaa.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaa stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Jaa tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith wants to clinch.
Jaa lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Jaa lands with a cross.
Jaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Jaa stalls.
Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Jaa throws a one two combo.
Smith is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaa finish him?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa stalling the fight.
Jaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Jaa.
Jaa misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jaa.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Jaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Jaa. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Jaa is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
Jaa breaks the clinch.
Jaa misses with a double jab.
Jaa throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaa rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Jaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaa walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaa!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Smith looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Smith misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Jaa there.
Jaa swinging wildly here.
Smith clobbers Jaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Jaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Jaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Jaa is out of range.
Jaa tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaa digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jaa manages to break the clinch.
Jaa feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa lands with an overhand left.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Jaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is looking to control Jaa's arms but Jaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!
Tony Jaa very nearly forgot to thank Brute amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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