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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tien Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tien Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jaa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand and escape but Jaa is having none of it.
Jaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jaa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sluijs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Sluijs is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at H.M.F.L.Elite Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Van Der Sluijs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand up but Jaa is controlling him.
Van Der Sluijs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Der Sluijs is adopting a defensive guard.
James Van Der Sluijs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jaa gets a double leg takedown into Van Der Sluijs's guard.
Jaa trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Jaa postures up in Van Der Sluijs's guard and throws a big left but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Jaa is pushing down on Van Der Sluijs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van Der Sluijs is fighting to maintain full guard but Jaa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jaa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Van Der Sluijs has hold of Jaa's hands but Jaa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Der Sluijs trying to control but Jaa postures up.
Van Der Sluijs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Der Sluijs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jaa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Der Sluijs's head.
Jaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaa stops Van Der Sluijs from getting back to his feet.
Jaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Der Sluijs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Der Sluijs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs tries to get to full guard but Jaa has control of the leg.
Jaa thows a huge punch but Van Der Sluijs dodges it nicely.
Jaa throwing shots but Van Der Sluijs is blocking nicely.
Jaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Der Sluijs wants to control but Jaa is keeping busy.
Jaa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jaa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Der Sluijs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaa.
Jaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jaa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand.
Jaa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jaa lands a nice short elbow.
Still in half guard, Jaa seems content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Der Sluijs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Der Sluijs's head.
Still in half guard, Jaa seems content to control.
Jaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tien Jaa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Sluijs blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa prevents Van Der Sluijs from breaking the clinch.
Jaa blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Van Der Sluijs blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van Der Sluijs uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs content to stall in guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Van Der Sluijs.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jaa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Der Sluijs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaa.
Van Der Sluijs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa thows a huge punch but Van Der Sluijs dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Der Sluijs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jaa stands up over Van Der Sluijs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Der Sluijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa throwing strikes but missing.
Jaa looking to pass the guard.
Van Der Sluijs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaa.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jaa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jaa throws an elbow that misses. Van Der Sluijs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jaa's guard. Nice move by Van Der Sluijs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs prevents Jaa from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Van Der Sluijs.
Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Der Sluijs up against the cage.
Jaa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Van Der Sluijs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaa has Van Der Sluijs pressed against the cage, preventing Van Der Sluijs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Der Sluijs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Jaa to work.
The crowd are getting on Jaa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Der Sluijs tries to stall but Jaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to push Jaa away but Jaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tien Jaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Der Sluijs, pushing him back against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tien Jaa.
Van Der Sluijs swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Der Sluijs, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Van Der Sluijs shrugs off.
It looks like James Van Der Sluijs has been cut.
Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Der Sluijs up against the cage.
Jaa jumps into guard, dragging Van Der Sluijs to the mat.
Jaa wants to stand and escape but Van Der Sluijs is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Van Der Sluijs just wasn't active enough.
Jaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Der Sluijs tries to sprawl but Jaa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jaa throwing shots but Van Der Sluijs is blocking nicely.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand back up but Jaa is controlling him
Jaa trying to control the action but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Van Der Sluijs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaa slips a nice elbow through Van Der Sluijs's hands, connecting with Van Der Sluijs's forehead.
Jaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Der Sluijs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Der Sluijs defending well though.
James Van Der Sluijs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Der Sluijs is refusing to be controlled, as Jaa sits in half guard.
Jaa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa lands strikes from half guard.
Tien Jaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Der Sluijs defending well though.
Jaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to improve his position.
Jaa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Der Sluijs defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Der Sluijs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Jaa.
Jaa is nestled in close to Van Der Sluijs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jaa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jaa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Der Sluijs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jaa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Der Sluijs's head.
Jaa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van Der Sluijs taking some punishment here, with Jaa in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Der Sluijs defending well though.
Jaa stops Van Der Sluijs from getting back to his feet.
Jaa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jaa with the ground and pound but Van Der Sluijs uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Sluijs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sluijs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaa wants to pass the guard but Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position.
Jaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaa trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
Tien Jaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jaa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tien Jaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tien Jaa!
Post fight, Tien Jaa took to the microphone: 'I commend my opponent for giving up a good fight. I thank all those who supported me. Now I am the champion and those who want to challenge, I have three words for you. "Get it on"!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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