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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laia comes to the cage accompanied by ""E Ala E" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Scott has chosen Bang - By Barry Scott as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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167 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Laia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laia throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
Scott with a nice cross.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laia.
Laia misses with a body kick.
Laia misses with a leg kick
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Laia getting side control.
Laia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Scott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laia is looking to stand up but Scott won't let him.
Scott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laia is looking to advance position but Scott has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laia tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Laia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Scott swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Laia is now in Scott's guard. A big mistake from Scott there, giving up the dominant position!
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Scott is pulling down on Laia's head. It's preventing any offense from Laia, at least for the moment.
Laia trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott wants to sweep here but Laia controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Scott is pulling down on Laia's head. It's preventing any offense from Laia, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bu Laia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Laia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scott swings around for an armbar but Laia sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Scott's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott with a jab.
A jab from Scott misses.
Scott misses with a hook
and Laia counters with a nice body kick.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scott misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Laia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laia tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
and Laia counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
and Laia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laia lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Laia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laia is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Laia.
Nice body punch from Laia.
Laia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laia looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Laia counters with a solid body 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!
Laia throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laia.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laia.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Laia throws a body kick that misses.
Laia misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Laia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scott.
Bu Laia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scott slips a jab from Laia.
Laia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laia counters with a nice leg kick.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Laia counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laia.
Laia connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott misses with a hook
and Laia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Scott blocks the body kick.
Laia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laia is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laia wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
and Laia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scott thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Laia misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laia 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 throws a poor cross that misses
and Laia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott swings for the body but Laia moves out of range.
Laia avoids the body shot from Scott.
Laia misses with a kick to the body.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Bu Laia is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott needs to keep his hands up - Laia had a free shot at his head there.
Laia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Scott's head.
Scott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laia.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Laia counters with a body kick.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laia scores with a spinning back kick!
Laia is looking to land body kicks.
Laia tries a head kick but it misses.
Bu Laia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barry Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laia.
Nice body kick there by Laia.
Scott misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Laia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scott doesn't seem phased though.
Laia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Laia looks for the body kick but Scott saw that one coming.
Laia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laia scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laia finds it's way round the side to connect with Scott's head.
Scott lands with a hook. Laia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Laia is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scott, as that shot connected.
Scott misses with a takedown
and Laia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Laia.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Laia.
Scott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Scott blocks a leg kick.
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
and Laia counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laia.
Scott 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.
Laia misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott throws a right hand that misses
and Laia counters with a leg kick.
Scott throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bu Laia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bu Laia!
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energy
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hype
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