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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaiso Rayhi (ranked 4350 p4p, 5052 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen The Office as his entrance music. 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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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaiso Rayhi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rayhi takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as Rayhi controls his hands.
Scott changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rayhi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rayhi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scott avoids it.
Rayhi closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Rayhi .
Rayhi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Scott tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rayhi smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayhi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rayhi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looking to stall.
Scott has Rayhi pressed against the cage, preventing Rayhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Rayhi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scott pinned against the cage. Scott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Rayhi moves out of range easily.
Scott looks winded!
Rayhi shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rayhi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rayhi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaiso Rayhi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rayhi .
Scott is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rayhi tries a head kick but it misses.
As Rayhi backs off Scott throws a huge counter combo but Rayhi manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayhi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rayhi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rayhi clinches.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Rayhi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scott circles away.
Scott tries to counter with a clinch but Rayhi shakes him off and moves away.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Rayhi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rayhi darts in looking for a takedown but Scott gets double underhooks and turns Rayhi into the cage.
Rayhi has Scott pressed against the cage.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
Rayhi moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayhi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Scott is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rayhi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Scott to the mat. Scott regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scott has his hands on Rayhi 's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rayhi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rayhi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Rayhi from controlling successfully.
Rayhi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayhi wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
Rayhi works over Scott with some ground and pound from guard.
Scott can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rayhi controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kaiso Rayhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rayhi swivels and escapes.
Rayhi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rayhi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rayhi shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiso Rayhi 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.
Rayhi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kaiso Rayhi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rayhi clinches up against the cage.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rayhi to keep the fight standing.
Scott has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rayhi after a bit of a struggle.
Rayhi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scott prevents it.
Rayhi stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rayhi is defending well for now.
Rayhi pulls Scott into guard.
Scott is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayhi looking to control.
Scott stops Rayhi from standing up.
Rayhi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rayhi controlling the position.
Rayhi is looking to sweep but instead, Scott has passed into half guard.
Rayhi wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rayhi tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rayhi trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rayhi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rayhi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Scott sprawls well initially but Rayhi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Scott pushes Rayhi off but Rayhi dives into side control.
Rayhi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Scott is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rayhi decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayhi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Scott trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rayhi with a nice head shot there.
Scott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rayhi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rayhi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scott is striking but Rayhi is not phased and passes to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rayhi lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayhi is controlling the pace.
Scott manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rayhi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
A left and a right from Rayhi both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rayhi or perhaps it was just good defense by Scott, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaiso Rayhi . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rayhi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Scott tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rayhi is in Scott's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiso Rayhi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rayhi clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Scott slaps away a takedown attempt from Rayhi , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rayhi tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Rayhi moves out of range easily.
Scott slaps away a takedown attempt from Rayhi , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scott throws a counter combo.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayhi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rayhi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaiso Rayhi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rayhi connects with a nice short shot to Scott's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayhi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rayhi is trying to control the action in half guard but Scott is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rayhi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rayhi is controlling the pace.
Scott wants to control but Rayhi passes into side.
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.
Rayhi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rayhi scoring with punches and elbows.
Scott is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rayhi scoring with punches and elbows.
Rayhi decides to stand back up. Rayhi steps back and let's Scott get back to his feet.
Rayhi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Scott's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Rayhi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayhi 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rayhi gets to his feet. Scott looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Rayhi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scott is trying to defend but Rayhi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Scott is staying active underneath Rayhi , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayhi wants to pass to mount but Scott is defending the position.
Rayhi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rayhi not doing much here.
Scott looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rayhi winds up and cracks Scott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiso Rayhi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rayhi , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiso Rayhi !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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