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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Search and Destroy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by The Butcher as he checks the leg kick.
The Butcher is looking to clinch.
The Butcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Butcher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jaa backs up against the cage.
It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
The Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaa moves out of range as The Butcher strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Butcher.
Jaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from The Butcher does no damage.
Jaa shoots in but no luck this time.
The Butcher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters circling a little - Jaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Butcher moves out of range of the body kick.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Jaa avoids them all with ease.
Jaa forces The Butcher back against the cage and clinches.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks it.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks it.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Butcher avoids it.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks with his arms.
The Butcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa prevents The Butcher from breaking the clinch.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Butcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Butcher tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but The Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Butcher smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from The Butcher as Jaa shoots in.
The Butcher cracks Jaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Butcher tries to clinch but Jaa moves away
and Jaa counters with a big head kick but The Butcher shrugs it off.
The Butcher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Butcher connects with a body shot.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
The Butcher wants to clinch.
The Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaa.
The Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Butcher looks to clinch
and Jaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Butcher stalks Jaa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jaa's face. Jaa staggers backwards, shaken.
John The Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a head kick!
The Butcher thuds a left hand into Jaa's body.
The Butcher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Butcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaa counters by clinching up.
The Butcher working hard to break the clinch.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
The Butcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
The Butcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
The Butcher is looking to clinch.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jaa thowing shots but they're missing.
Jaa throwing strikes but The Butcher recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Jaa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Butcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaa.
Jaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Butcher is just riding it out for now. Jaa eventually gives up the hold.
The Butcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jaa is nestled in close to The Butcher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John The Butcher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from The Butcher.
The Butcher looks to land a combination. Jaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Butcher leaves Jaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Butcher clinches.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Butcher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Butcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks with his arms.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Butcher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Butcher avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa jumps guard but The Butcher stands there with Jaa around his waist. Jaa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa working The Butcher over with knees to the body.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Butcher.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks with his arms.
Jaa keeps control of The Butcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but The Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
The Butcher avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa keeps control of The Butcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Butcher avoids it.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Butcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa tries a body shot but The Butcher blocks it.
The Butcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
The Butcher tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks with his arms.
The Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Butcher breaks from the clinch.
The Butcher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Butcher throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Jaa slips a straight right by The Butcher.
The Butcher wants to clinch.
The Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Jaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a low kick but The Butcher moves out of range easily.
Jaa is looking to clinch but The Butcher is avoiding it.
Jaa tries for a takedown but The Butcher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaa throws out a leg kick but The Butcher moves out of range and Jaa only half commits.
The Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
The Butcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Butcher throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from The Butcher misses.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jaa thuds his shin into the meat of The Butcher's side.
The Butcher wants to clinch but Jaa slips to the side
and Jaa moves into the clinch.
Jaa tries to pull guard but The Butcher won't allow it.
The Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but The Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but The Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Butcher's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Butcher blocks it with crossed arms.
The Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa keeps control of The Butcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Butcher can't break the clinch.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa has The Butcher pressed against the cage, preventing The Butcher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
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 Tony Jaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from The Butcher.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches up with The Butcher, looking for a takedown. Jaa pushes The Butcher against the cage but The Butcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Butcher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jaa.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaa - that will leave a mark!
Jaa throws a wild body kick that The Butcher sees coming a mile off.
Jaa rushes The Butcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks with his arms.
Jaa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jaa tries for a takedown but The Butcher manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Butcher avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on The Butcher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Butcher's efforts to push away.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
The Butcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Butcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but The Butcher is blocking nicely.
The Butcher has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Jaa is working for takedown but The Butcher is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Butcher moves into the clinch.
The Butcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Butcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Butcher tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
The Butcher is trying to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling him.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Butcher tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
The Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John The Butcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaa swinging wildly here.
The Butcher scores with a one two! Jaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaa.
The Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaa blocks a jab.
The Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Butcher.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa tries to clinch up but The Butcher circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaa throws a sloppy body shot
and The Butcher counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaa.
The Butcher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A right-left combo lands from The Butcher.
The Butcher tries to clinch up
and Jaa counters with a leg kick.
The Butcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaa circles away.
The Butcher wants to clinch up but Jaa keeps it at a distance.
The Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
The Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
The Butcher tries to clinch there but Jaa circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Butcher tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Butcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Butcher moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from The Butcher misses its intended target.
The Butcher misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by The Butcher.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from The Butcher.
Jaa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Butcher was covering up waiting for the punch and Jaa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
John The Butcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Butcher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John The Butcher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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