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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tien Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santos Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan has chosen Wassup - by ASAP Rocky as his entrance music. Tien Jaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tien Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santos Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Ryan scores with a hook.
Jaa tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jaa takes one to the chin there.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaa defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Jaa tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Jaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ryan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaa scrambles back to his feet.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryan counters with a nice leg kick.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Jaa moved out of range nicely.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Jaa moves away and avoids it.
Ryan throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range.
Ryan tried to score with a low kick but Jaa checks it.
Jaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Jaa wants to clinch but Ryan slips to the side
and Ryan counters with a series of strikes. Jaa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jaa moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Jaa moved away.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa tries to clinch but Ryan moves away
and Ryan counters with a good low kick that Jaa was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jaa's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jaa tries to get out of the position.
Ryan trying to control but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Ryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
Ryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Jaa is keeping the position.
Ryan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jaa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ryan controls the position.
Jaa prevents Ryan from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaa, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ryan trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Ryan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jaa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ryan's guard! Nice work there by Jaa!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santos Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jaa checks a low kick from Ryan.
Nice uppercut lands for Ryan. That snapped Jaa's head back.
A big left from Ryan misses.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa wants to clinch.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Jaa slips under a jab.
Jaa defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Jaa closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.
Jaa prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan 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 manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa trying to control the position but instead, Ryan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaa into the cage.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ryan has hold of one of Jaa's legs. Jaa is fighting the takedown attempt but Ryan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ryan 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.
Ryan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaa is keeping the position for now.
Ryan throws an elbow that misses. Jaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Jaa!
Jaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ryan working over Jaa with some ground and pound. Jaa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ryan thows a huge punch but Jaa dodges it nicely.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Jaa is having none of it.
Jaa is looking for a sweep. Ryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ryan is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jaa still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jaa has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaa working away.
Jaa throws an elbow but Ryan slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santos Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jaa wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Jaa saw that one coming.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Jaa closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Santos Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Ryan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryan.
Ryan shoots in but Jaa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tien Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaa as he avoids it easily.
Tien Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santos Ryan.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaa slips under a jab.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Santos Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa prevents Ryan from breaking the clinch.
Jaa tries to stall but Ryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa stalls.
Jaa tries to stall but Ryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Jaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan dives in and grabs Jaa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaa pushes down on Ryan's head and hops out.
Ryan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaa.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jaa to the ground. Ryan is now in Jaa's guard.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan cracks Jaa with a solid left hand.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan advances to half guard.
Ryan trying to control from half guard but Jaa is working away.
Ryan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santos Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ryan 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santos Ryan!
A relieved looking Santos Ryan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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