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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Bang - By Barry Scott as his entrance music. Toshihiro Kai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toshihiro Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Scott lands a right hook to the body.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Kai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scott takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Scott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Scott trying to control the position but Kai is working away.
Scott throwing strikes but Kai manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott struggling a bit here.
Kai tries to stand but Scott is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kai decides to stand up, so the ref orders Scott to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scott jumps guard but Kai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scott blocking some punches.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott lands a body shot.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kai on the inside.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Scott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Scott tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kai is working Scott over against the cage.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Kai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kai as Scott tries to tie him up.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Scott.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
Scott leaning against his opponent.
Kai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Scott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kais head.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Kai misses with the head strike.
Scott misses with some punches.
Kai tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Scott.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Kai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Scott tries to score a body lock takedown but Kai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Toshihiro Kai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Scott.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
Kai working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Scott as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scott or not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kai tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Kai lands an uppercut.
Scott fails to pull guard.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kai walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
Scott cracks Kai with an open hand slap.
Scott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kai's calf.
Kai scores with a three punch combo!
Toshihiro Kai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
Barry Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Scott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scott throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kai tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Scott is in Kai's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry Scott will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott misses with a leg kick.
Kai lands with a nice body punch.
Kai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scott.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kai thuds his shin into the meat of Scott's side.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kai rather than just go for the knockout.
Scott sizes up Kai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Kai.
Scott thows a body kick. Kai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Kai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
Kai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Barry Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Kai.
Scott feints and then cracks Kai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kai down.
Scott gets a double leg takedown into Kai's guard.
Scott throws a strike but Kai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kai gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Kai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kai.
Scott stuns Kai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kai.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Kai saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott misses with a hook. Kai ducked under it nicely.
Kai throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Kai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scott cracks a nice hook into Kai's ribs.
Scott misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scott misses the jab.
Kai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scott is looking to chop away at Kai's legs.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kai sprawls well initially but Scott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Scott seems content to control.
Scott misses with a head shot. Kai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kai keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Barry Scott.
Scott blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Kai finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
Kai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kai slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kai's waist but Kai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scott off to one side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kai.
Scott jabs Kai right on the nose. Kai blinks but takes it well.
Kai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Scott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Kai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters by clinching up.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott prevents a body shot from Kai.
Scott prevents a body shot from Kai.
A right hand to the body from Scott.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kai moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kai circles away quickly and effectively.
Kai is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
Scott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toshihiro Kai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Scott.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kai enables Scott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kai keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kai is keeping the position for now.
Kai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Toshihiro Kai.
Kai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with the combination.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Scott trying to control from Kai's half guard. Kai has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kai pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Scott connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Kai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott feints and as Kai raises his hands in defense, Scott changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Scott throws an elbow that misses. Kai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scott's guard. Nice move by Kai!
Barry Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott is working an open guard so Kai takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown. Kai tries to sprawl out of it but Scott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body kick from Scott.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kai's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.
Kai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Kai has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Barry Scott wasn't active enough on the ground.
Scott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Kai sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scott cracks Kai with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kai gets back to half guard.
Kai tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scott not doing much here.
Scott wants to work for an arm triangle but Kai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott content to control rather than advance.
Kai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kai as he jumps to the side.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kai doesn't seem bothered though.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scott misses with a body kick.
Kai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toshihiro Kai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kai prevents a body shot from Scott.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott blocking some punches.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Kai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott looks for a takedown but Kai sprawls well.
Toshihiro Kai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Scott.
Kai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scott takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kai is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Kai misses with a hook.
Kai misses with a low kick as Scott jumps back.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Toshihiro Kai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kai jabs Scott right on the nose. Scott blinks but takes it well.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kai counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Scott showed some decent athleticism there.
Scott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scott is keen to just control but Kai is a slippery customer.
Barry Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scott uses his free foot to push down on Kai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control the pace but Kai is squirming around nicely.
Kai taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Scott!
In his post fight interview, Barry Scott started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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