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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom comes into the arena with Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Scott's choice of entrance music: Bang - By Barry Scott. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 lbs
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153 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom ducks right into an uppercut from Scott.
Scott cracks Khanomtom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanomtom. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Khanomtom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khanomtom counters with an inside leg kick.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott scores with a nice head shot.
Khanomtom checks a low kick from Scott.
Khanomtom ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khanomtom throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Khanomtom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanomtom lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott cracks Khanomtom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khanomtom moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khanomtom takes a step back to recover.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khanomtom checks the leg kick.
Khanomtom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanomtom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom stuffs the takedown.
Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khanomtom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott thuds his right hand into Khanomtom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khanomtom is looking to score with low kicks.
Khanomtom misses with a body kick.
Scott is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khanomtom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Scott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott tries to move into range but Khanomtom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Khanomtom.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanomtom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scott lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanomtom swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khanomtom throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott shoots in and bounces Khanomtom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Khanomtom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanomtom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Barry Scott.
Khanomtom misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott throws out a leg kick but Khanomtom moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Khanomtom walks into a straight right hand from Scott.
Scott lunges at Khanomtom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khanomtom's hand.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Scott.
Scott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanomtom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khanomtom's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Khanomtom is out of range.
Khanomtom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanomtom throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
Scott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanomtom throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanomtom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scott lands a slapping body shot.
Khanomtom avoids the body shot from Scott.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Khanomtom moves away from the strike by Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Khanomtom moved out of range nicely.
Scott swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Khanomtom.
Scott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khanomtom avoids it really well and circles away.
Khanomtom lands a front kick.
Khanomtom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scott.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up
and Scott counters with a shoot takedown. Khanomtom fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanomtom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom looking to control.
Scott trying to control but Khanomtom is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Barry Scott was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khanomtom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khanomtom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scott works Khanomtom's body with a nice hook.
Khanomtom 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 the leg kick and cracks Khanomtom in the body.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Khanomtom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khanomtom on the side of the head.
Khanomtom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scott.
Khanomtom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Khanomtom sees coming a mile off.
Scott feints and then cracks Khanomtom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khanomtom down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses.
Khanomtom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scott throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanomtom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Khanomtom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Scott.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khanomtom tries to move into range but Scott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scott connects with a leg kick. Khanomtom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scott misses with a leg kick
letting Khanomtom counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanomtom.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott connects with a single shot there.
Khanomtom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scott scores with a punch to the head.
Khanomtom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Scott throws a leg kick but Khanomtom checks it.
Khanomtom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khanomtom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khanomtom throws a shot to the body.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Khanomtom moved out of range.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Khanomtom counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott gets through Khanomtom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanomtom digs a right hand into Scott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scott's gas tank.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Khanomtom.
Scott prevents a body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom blocks an uppercut.
Khanomtom throws an elbow but it misses.
Khanomtom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khanomtom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanomtom lands a shoulder strike.
Scott misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott scores with a shot to the side of Khanomtom's head.
Khanomtom throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott is trying to stall.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Khanomtom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott pushes Khanomtom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Khanomtom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanomtom's elbow.
Khanomtom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scott is trying to maintain a safe position but Khanomtom gets an underhook and turns Scott into the cage.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside that Scott shrugs off.
It looks like Barry Scott has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Khanomtom.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanomtom.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khanomtom backwards.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanomtom lands a left hand.
Khanomtom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanomtom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khanomtom lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Khanomtom, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott can't get the takedown.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Scott.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Khanomtom, against the cage.
Khanomtom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khanomtom lands a right hand.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khanomtom backwards.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Khanomtom.
Scott working aggressively here.
Khanomtom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scott's defenses.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Scott.
Scott avoiding damage as Khanomtom throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kaoklai Khanomtom did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Barry Scott'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.
Khanomtom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott throws a front kick that sends Khanomtom stumbling back into the cage.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Khanomtom avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Khanomtom counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scott's knee momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khanomtom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khanomtom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Scott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khanomtom clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khanomtom gets caught flat footed, as Scott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott preventing the sweep.
Scott postures up in Khanomtom's guard and throws a big left but Khanomtom blocks it.
Khanomtom is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Scott controlling from the top position.
Khanomtom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom misses the jab.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Khanomtom is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott misses with a hook. Khanomtom ducked under it nicely.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanomtom. That did some damage!
Khanomtom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanomtom.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Khanomtom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scott.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scott - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom scoring well with a low kick there.
Scott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khanomtom.
Barry Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khanomtom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scott 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.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanomtom.
Scott lands a glancing blow to the side of Khanomtom's head.
Scott cracks Khanomtom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khanomtom throws a body kick that misses.
Khanomtom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Khanomtom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Khanomtom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khanomtom thows a body shot but no joy.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanomtom tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.
Scott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khanomtom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott trying to control the action but Khanomtom is working from the bottom.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Scott dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Barry Scott's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Khanomtom misses with a looping left.
Khanomtom blocks a low kick nicely.
Khanomtom misses the shot to the body.
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khanomtom lands a jab to the nose.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khanomtom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott works Khanomtom's body with a nice hook.
Scott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khanomtom's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanomtom.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khanomtom. Khanomtom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott throws out a powerful jab.
Scott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khanomtom's sensitive parts.
Khanomtom catches Scott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khanomtom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Khanomtom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanomtom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanomtom checks it well.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khanomtom as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott with a jab.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaoklai Khanomtom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanomtom walks into a straight right hand from Scott.
Khanomtom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khanomtom if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khanomtom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanomtom misses with a kick to the body
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Scott preventing the sweep.
Khanomtom trying to control the position.
Scott postures up in Khanomtom's guard and throws a big left but Khanomtom blocks it.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom is pulling down on Scott's head. It's preventing any offense from Scott, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Kaoklai Khanomtom wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Khanomtom throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Khanomtom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Scott.
A jab lands there for Scott.
Barry Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scott shoots in but Khanomtom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Scott.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
and Khanomtom counters with a thumping low kick.
Khanomtom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scott 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Scott!
Barry Scott is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Barry Scott thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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