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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baby Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laia has chosen ""E Ala E" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole as his entrance music. Baby Jay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Baby Jay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay misses with a series of wild punches.
Jay fails to land the takedown.
Laia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laia misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jay is out of range.
Laia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laia 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.
A head kick misses from Laia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laia. That's going to slow Jay down.
Laia rushes Jay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laia tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Laia can't find room to land a body shot as Jay controls the action.
Jay tries to break the clinch but Laia is controlling the position.
Laia is pushing Jay up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Laia has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Laia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Laia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laia just leaning against Jay, taking a breather.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laia has Jay pressed against the cage.
Jay stalling in the clinch but Laia improves position.
Laia taking a breather.
Laia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jay blocks it with crossed arms.
Laia swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay blocks an uppercut.
Laia working aggressively here.
Jay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Laia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laia.
Laia presses Jay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laia pushes Jay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laia misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Laia uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jay is keeping the position for now.
Laia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jay has his foot on Laia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laia works his way back into a safe position though.
Jay looking for a sweep. Not yet Jay, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laia tries to free his leg and advance position but Jay is retaining full guard.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Laia from controlling successfully.
Jay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jay is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jay.
Jay shoots in looking for a takedown but Laia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Laia throws an overhand right that lands on Jay's shoulder, as Jay tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laia 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.
Jay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laia connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia doesn't manage to clinch there - Jay circles away.
Laia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laia.
Jay checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laia.
Laia blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Laia.
Laia misses with a leg kick.
That's two 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.
Laia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laia.
Jay checks the leg kick.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laia moves away.
Jay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jay connects with the punch.
Laia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a body punch but Laia moves out of range.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laia manages to avoid it.
Jay shoots in looking for a takedown. Laia tries to sprawl out of it but Jay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Laia misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Jay.
Jay slips a jab from Laia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Laia is looking to slow Jay down with leg kicks.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Laia.
Jay checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Laia misses.
Laia throws a lazy right hand but Jay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jay tests Laia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jay looks for a takedown but Laia sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bu Laia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good shot there by Jay.
Jay checks a low kick from Laia.
Jay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bu Laia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laia misses with a body shot
letting Jay counter with a right hand.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jay moves away from the strike by Laia.
Jay checks a leg kick nicely.
Jay throws a jab but it's blocked by Laia.
Laia takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Laia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jay misses with a body punch
and Laia counters with a nice leg kick.
Laia throws an overhand right that lands on Jay's shoulder, as Jay tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jay. Laia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Laia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laia there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Bu Laia has been cut.
Laia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jay cracks a nice hook into Laia's ribs.
Jay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laia tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Laia counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Laia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laia throws a push kick but Jay slaps the foot to one side.
Laia tries to clinch but Jay moves out of range.
Jay throws a right hand that Laia ducks under and follows up with a left that Laia also avoids with ease.
Bu Laia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laia defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laia.
Laia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laia throws a front kick aimed at Jay's knee but Jay avoids it well.
Laia throws a push kick but Jay slaps the foot to one side.
Laia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jay blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Jay clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bu Laia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laia, right into the meat.
Jay slips a straight right by Laia.
Laia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jay throws an overhand right that lands on Laia's shoulder, as Laia tries to avoid the shot.
Laia blocks a jab.
Laia clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay blocks a body shot from Laia.
Laia tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Laia scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Laia as the two fighters clinch.
Jay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laia has Jay pressed against the cage.
Laia lands a left hand.
Laia lands with a light punch inside.
Laia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Laia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laia lands a nice shot to the body.
Laia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Laia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Laia stalling.
Laia swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Laia is controlling him.
Laia missing with knees to the body.
Jay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laia has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Laia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jay's efforts to push away.
Laia pushes Jay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laia controlling the action here for a moment.
Laia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laia walks away with a smile on his face. Jay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Laia counter with a right hand.
Laia throws a lazy right hand but Jay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laia throws a leg kick
and Jay counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laia manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jay. Laia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay blocks a jab.
Laia misses with a double jab
so Jay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Well, if Jay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Laia on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Jay had his way with Bu Laia in that round.
The cut man is working on Bu Laia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Jay.
Jay throws a hook to the side of Laia's head but Laia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jay dives in and grabs Laia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laia pushes down on Jay's head and hops out.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laia.
Laia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from Laia.
Jay 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 Baby Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jay takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laia throws a punch but it's blocked by Jay.
Jay fails to pull guard.
Laia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jay up against the cage.
Laia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jay 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.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laia.
Jay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laia's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay fails with the takedown
and Laia counters with a leg kick.
Laia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jay is able to avoid easily.
Jay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laia.
Laia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laia wants it to stay on the feet.
Jay misses with a body shot.
Laia connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia is looking to clinch but Jay is avoiding it.
Jay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laia counters with a low kick, right behind Jay 's knee.
Laia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laia looks to land a right hand but Jay moved out of range.
Laia misses the jab.
Laia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jay has his takedown stuffed
and Laia counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Laia throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
Jay throws out a loose jab but Laia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jay is able to avoid easily.
Jay misses with a two punch combination.
Laia lands with a hook. Jay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jay thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bu Laia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bu Laia!
Bu Laia is the new lightweight champion!
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hype
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