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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips comes to the ring accompanied by Dance Hall Days. Jaa has chosen Anna Molly by Incubus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Jaa.
Philips throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Jaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Philips takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Philips throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Jaa lands with a nice body kick.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa lands a really nice looking cross but Philips seems unphased.
Philips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa.
Jaa thows a body kick. Philips tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philips swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Philips takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Philips staying out of range there.
Philips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa wants to clinch.
Jaa avoids a kick to the body.
Jaa lands a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Philips down.
Sloppy strikes from Philips. Those never looked like landing.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Jaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Philips blocks a head kick by Jaa.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philips throws a hook but Jaa blocks it.
No joy there for Philips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaa instigates a clinch.
Philips tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaa is able to avoid easily.
Philips throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Philips lands a body shot in the clinch.
Philips avoids the elbow strike from Jaa, against the ropes.
Jaa working hard to break the clinch.
Jaa prevents a body shot from Philips.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Philips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philips.
Ray Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philips throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
Philips misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Philips connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaa's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaa pushes Philips up against the ropes in a clinch.
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
Jaa blocks a head kick by Philips.
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaa slips a jab from Philips.
Philips lands a jab to Jaa's midsection.
Philips swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
Philips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips scores with a shot to the body.
Philips missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philips throws a leg kick
and Jaa counters with a low kick, right behind Philips 's knee.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Philips circles away.
Philips thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Philips.
Philips throws a head punch that misses.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Philips.
Philips lands with a right to the head.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa slips a straight right by Philips.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Philips swinging wildly here.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ray Philips will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philips is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Philips finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Philips's leg. Philips is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ray Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philips fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jaa tries to bum rush Philips with a series of wild strikes but Philips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philips throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Philips throws a head kick but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaa misses the target.
Jaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
Philips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Philips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ray Philips is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philips lands a slapping body shot.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Philips scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Jaa to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Jaa is rocked!
It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philips fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaa in the body.
Jaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Jaa moves forwards but Philips connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Philips fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jaa is out of range.
Philips avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Philips misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Philips throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
Philips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Philips.
Philips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Philips takes it in his stride.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philips attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Philips staggers Jaa with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Jaa looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
A big right from Philips misses.
Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Philips is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Philips. That snapped Jaa's head back.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws out a leg kick but Philips moves out of range and Jaa only half commits.
Jaa is looking to slow Philips down with leg kicks.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaa avoids the body shot from Philips.
Philips swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Philips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa cracks the inside of Philips's front leg.
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philips takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Philips blocks an elbow strike.
Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Philips breaks from the clinch.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaa tries to clinch but Philips moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands an overhand right.
Philips takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Philips scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jaa tries to circle away but Philips has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Philips blocks it.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaa is able to avoid easily.
Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Philips takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jaa drops his hands momentarily and Philips takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Jaa blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jaa.
Philips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Jaa.
Philips scores with a decent looking hook.
Philips tries to land a front kick but Jaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa misses with a two punch combination.
Philips throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Jaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips misses with a looping left.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Philips pushes him off.
Philips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Jaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Philips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaa defending well as Philips loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Jaa.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Philips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Philips takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Philips throws a chopping leg kick but Jaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Philips gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaa.
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Philips, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Philips dodges an elbow strike from Jaa.
Philips misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Philips shrugs off.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa throws out a powerful jab.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaa.
Philips looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Philips swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaa drops his hands momentarily and Philips takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaa!
Jaa punishes Philips's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaa throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Jaa tries to clinch but Philips is having none of it.
Jaa thows a body kick. Philips tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Philips throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaa scores with a leg kick.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Jaa throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaa wants to land a leg kick but Philips is out of range.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philips lands a body shot.
Philips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaa at a distance.
Philips is looking to wear down Jaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Philips tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaa misses with a body punch.
Philips will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Jaa controls the action.
Ray Philips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Philips scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa throws an elbow that misses.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Philips has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Philips!
A victorious Ray Philips thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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