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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 1008 p4p, 682 weight class) and Adriel Nayati (ranked 94 p4p, 60 weight class). Nayati is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Indian Calling - At War. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses the jab.
Chai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nayati's head backwards.
Chai throws a series of punches but Nayati avoids them all with ease.
Nayati looks for a takedown but Chai sprawls well.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai cracks Nayati with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Adriel Nayati has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Nayati ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nayati gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Nayati is out of range.
Nayati looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jeong Hoon Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriel Nayati.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai stuffs the takedown attempt from Nayati. Nayati gets slowly back to his feet.
Chai connects with a body shot.
Nayati fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Nayati misses with a takedown
and Chai counters with a three punch combo that has Nayati backing up. Nayati nods at Chai to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nayati slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
Nayati is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Chai misses
and Nayati counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nayati not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nayati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nayati not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nayati not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chai is doing well to control the position and prevent Nayati from advancing to side control.
Nayati is looking for a kimura but Chai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nayati to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nayati misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Nayati has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nayati accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayati trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Nayati is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nayati looking to pass the guard.
Nayati scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Nayati from controlling successfully.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nayati.
Nayati throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nayati's guard. Nice move by Chai!
Chai stays in close to Nayati's body and controls the position.
Nayati throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chai uses it to pass to side control.
Nayati gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nayati actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adriel Nayati's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nayati needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Chai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nayati tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nayati somewhat.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nayati.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nayati darts in looking for a takedown but Chai gets double underhooks and turns Nayati into the cage.
Donk. Chai catches Nayati right on the button with a cross.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Chai lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chai is trying to defend but Nayati finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nayati trying to mount his opponent but Chai defends it.
Nayati misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Adriel Nayati has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chai is trying to keep Nayati in close.
Nayati throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Nayati missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nayati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nayati throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nayati's guard. Nice move by Chai!
Nayati manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Nayati trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nayati throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nayati landing some decent shots from guard.
Nayati throws a big right hand that misses.
Nayati lands a couple of digs.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nayati throwing strikes but missing.
Nayati scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nayati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nayati loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nayati missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nayati throwing strikes but missing.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nayati.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adriel Nayati will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adriel Nayati's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nayati shoots in but Chai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nayati gets a takedown into half guard.
Nayati throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nayati passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chai!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is in a horrible position here. Nayati smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati has hold of Chai's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chai manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nayati looking to finish with strikes here!
Nayati throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nayati is landing with some decent strikes but Chai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nayati scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chai?
Chai wants to hold on but Nayati pushes him away.
Chai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nayati.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Nayati there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nayati has hold of Chai's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chai manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The referee warns Chai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nayati throwing strikes here but Chai is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nayati landing strikes from the mount.
Nayati unloads with some shots from mount but Chai bucks and avoids them well.
Nayati misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nayati lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati trying to control but Chai is having none of it.
Nayati looking to finish Chai with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chai!
Nayati misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nayati lands with some strikes.
Nayati working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chai blocking the ground and pound.
Nayati looking to ground and pound but Chai is blocking nicely.
Nayati throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Chai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nayati lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nayati working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chai holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nayati tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nayati lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nayati working Chai over with strikes here.
Nayati looking to secure an arm triangle but Chai defends it well.
Nayati pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriel Nayati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nayati 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adriel Nayati!
Adriel Nayati took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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