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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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169 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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 - 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai avoids the body shot from Cid.
Cid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Kai's front leg but catches the back leg as Kai tries to avoid it.
Cid takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kai clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cid as Kai tries to tie him up.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Kai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai lands a left hand.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
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.
Cid misses with some punches.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cid lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Cid.
A nice left hand lands by Cid.
Kai prevents a body shot from Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai scores with a shot to the side of Cid's head.
Kai wants to stall.
Kai pushes Cid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Cid is trying to break the clinch but Kai has him pressed against the cage.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kai misses with some punches.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Cid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kai is able to avoid easily.
Kai tries to clinch but Cid moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kai misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Cid as he connects with a hook.
Cid moves out of range as Kai strikes.
Kai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Kai checks it.
Cid delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kai. Cid shrugs it off though.
Cid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cid gets tackled into the cage by Kai. Kai maintains the clinch.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai lands a nice uppercut.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Cid misses with some punches.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cid trying to stall but Kai improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kai.
Cid misses with a punch on the inside.
Cid lands a left hand.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kai misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cid prevents a body shot from Kai.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Cid misses with some punches.
Cid lands with a light punch inside.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai.
Kai tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai slowing the pace effectively.
Kai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kai working aggressively here.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a body punch.
Cid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Cid lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kai.
Kai scores with a shoulder strike.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Kai.
Kai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cid.
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 Toshihiro Kai 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 lands a nice hook to Cid's body. Cid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cid throws a wild body kick that Kai sees coming a mile off.
Cid throws a low kick but Kai moves out of range easily.
Kai blocks the body kick.
Kai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kai works Cid's body with a nice hook.
Kai swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Cid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cid!
Kai closes the distance and clinches.
Toshihiro Kai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kai tries to work over Cid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Cid stalling in the clinch but Kai improves position.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cid taking a breather.
Cid throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kai.
A hook to the body from Kai.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai.
A right hook to the body lands for Kai.
A left hand lands to the body for Kai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kai looking to slow down the pace here.
Kai digs a right hand into Cid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cid's gas tank.
Kai tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Kai tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Kai.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
Cid is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Cid.
Kai misses with the head strike.
Kai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Kai lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Cid lands with a light punch inside.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Kai tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kai lands a shoulder strike.
Kai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Cid lands a body punch.
Cid prevents a body shot from Kai.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cid is trying to break the clinch but Kai is controlling him.
Kai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid lands an uppercut.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid working aggressively here.
Kai tries to work over Cid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai blocking some punches.
Kai lands with a left to the head.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid misses with the head strike.
Kai lands with a short shot to the head.
Kai lands a nice shot to the body.
Cid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kai scores with a hook to the body.
Cid is trying to break the clinch but Kai has him pressed against the cage.
Cid misses with the head strike.
Kai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cid or not.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
Good body shot from Kai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai misses with the head strike.
Kai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kai.
Kai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kai tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Kai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Kai lands a hook that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Kai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cid.
Cid working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Kai.
Kai is leaning against Cid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kai pushes Cid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kai.
Kai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Kai.
Cid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cid throws out the jab.
Kai lands with a cross.
Kai scores with a jab. Cid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshihiro Kai dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Kai doesn't manage to clinch there - Cid circles away.
Cid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kai tries to clinch up but Cid circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cid.
Kai cracks Cid with a good jab.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Kai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
Kai clinches up with Cid and pushes him back against the cage.
Kai tries to work over Cid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kai digs a right hand into Cid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cid's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Cid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kai as Cid tries to tie him up.
Kai lands a right hand.
Kai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cid misses with some punches.
Kai blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Kai.
Kai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kai misses with some punches.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cids head.
Kai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cids head.
Cid throws a head punch that misses.
Kai digs a right hand into Cid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cid's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Kai.
Cid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
Kai misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai.
Kai scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
Cid tries to circle away but Kai has him pinned against the cage.
Kai scores with a shoulder strike.
Cid pushes Kai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cid misses with the head strike.
Toshihiro Kai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid throws a head punch that misses.
Cid throws a head punch that misses.
Cid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kai is keeping busy.
Cid has a couple of punches blocked by Kai.
Kai prevents a body shot from Cid.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kai lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cid is trying to break the clinch but Kai is controlling him.
Cid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Cid misses with some punches.
Kai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid is trying to push Kai away but Kai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cid lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai lands a nice shot to the body.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid misses with some punches.
Cid trying to stall but Kai improves his position.
Virgil Cid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Cid misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshihiro Kai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kai, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshihiro Kai!
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