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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anna Molly by Incubus. Davis has chosen Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21 - 28 - 1 |
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182 lbs
24 - 15 - 1 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Davis with a hook.
Jaa throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis cracks Jaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jaa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis misses with a hook.
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jaa is out of range.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Jaa misses with a straight left.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis avoids the head kick by Jaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaa in his tracks.
Jaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jaa scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Antonio Davis has been cut.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis taking a breather.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jaa.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Jaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
Jaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Jaa.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaa rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis blocks a body shot from Jaa.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Jaa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Jaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Jaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa blocking some punches.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa lands with a right to the head.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Jaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaa is looking to land body kicks.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaa. Jaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Jaa's head but Jaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Jaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Jaa moves out of range as Davis strikes.
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 Tony Jaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis 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.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaa in his tracks.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Jaa backpedaling.
Davis tries to work over Jaa's front leg with a kick but Jaa checks it.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jaa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis 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 right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davis avoids the head kick by Jaa.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Davis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Jaa's shoulder, as Jaa tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis moves out of range as Jaa throws a body kick.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Jaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaa.
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
Jaa misses with a leg kick
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaa checks it well.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis cracks Jaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Antonio Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Davis missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaa.
Nice shot by Davis.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaa. Jaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaa tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Jaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis 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.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaa on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaa.
Davis misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Jaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis tests Jaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaa, right into the meat.
Jaa connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Jaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Davis cracks Jaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaa misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Jaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jaa finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Davis lands with a straight right. Jaa didn't see that one coming.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis throws the left hand but Jaa avoids the punch easily.
Jaa dips to his left and cracks Davis with an uppercut!
Davis misses with a body shot.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Davis.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaa counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
A low kick from Jaa is predictable there
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
Jaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis cracks the inside of Jaa's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to move into range but Jaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaa throws a leg kick
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Davis.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jaa 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 Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jaa throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Jaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Jaa scores with a head kick. Davis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jaa lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Jaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaa.
Good shot there by Davis.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa tries to score with a low kick but Davis moves his leg out of the way.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Davis!
An out of breath Antonio Davis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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