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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Tham (ranked 3513 p4p, 3130 weight class) and Shahriyar Chai (ranked 400 p4p, 370 weight class). The key to victory for Peter Tham has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Tham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Tham. Beautiful body shot.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Tham tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tham moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tham with a hook.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chai misses with a body punch
letting Tham counter with a right hand.
Tham misses with a wild combination.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tham circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tham.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws the left hand but Tham avoids the punch easily.
Chai slips under a jab.
We've been told by Tham's head coaches at Next Level MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Tham darts in and clinches Chai up against the ropes.
Chai lands a shot to the body.
Tham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tham blocks a body shot from Chai.
Tham taking a breather.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Tham is breathing heavily.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tham backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tham looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Tham slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tham in his tracks.
It looks like Peter Tham has been cut.
A big left from Chai misses.
Tham moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Tham moved out of range.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Tham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Tham slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Chai throws a body punch but Tham moves out of range.
Tham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tham misses with a looping right.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chai throws a series of punches but Tham avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Tham with an uppercut!
Tham doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Tham needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tham was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Tham's head.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tham tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Tham counters with a left and a right that stings Chai.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tham to score with a decent uppercut.
Tham misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Tham throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tham tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tham pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chai back to the ropes. Tham follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai throws a body punch but Tham moves out of range.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Tham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tham staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Tham misses its target.
A combination from Tham does no damage.
Tham slips a straight right by Chai.
Tham staying out of range there.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peter Tham's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai scores with a hook.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chai throws a series of punches but Tham avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Tham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tham just misses with a punch to the body.
Tham blocks a jab.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Tham tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Tham ducks down to avoid it.
Tham is looking to counter punch.
Tham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tham looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Tham moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Tham. Those never looked like landing.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chai takes a swing at Tham's ribcage but misses.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Peter Tham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tham is looking to clinch.
Tham scores with a decent looking hook.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Tham's head back.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tham throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Tham is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Tham moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Tham throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai throws a hook but Tham blocks it.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Tham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Tham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tham wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tham.
Tham looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Tham tries to clinch up.
Chai lands a jab to Tham's midsection.
Chai lands a nice hook to Tham's body. Tham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tham shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chai eats them both and turns towards Tham to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai misses the jab.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai swings for the body but Tham moves out of range.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Peter Tham's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tham staying out of range there.
Tham throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Tham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Tham.
A jab from Chai misses.
Tham is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Tham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahriyar Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Tham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chai lands a body shot.
Chai works Tham's body with a nice hook.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tham defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Tham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Tham moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Tham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai moves away from the strike by Tham.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tham takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Tham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tham, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Tham moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.
Tham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Tham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tham.
Jeez, Peter Tham's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Tham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Tham.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tham slips a jab from Chai.
Tham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tham cracks Chai with a good jab.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Tham moves away and avoids it.
Tham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tham.
Tham moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tham misses with a series of wild punches.
Tham moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Tham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tham.
A jab from Tham misses.
Peter Tham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shahriyar Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Tham.
Tham tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Tham.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
It looked like Tham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Tham looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Tham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tham fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahriyar Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Shahriyar Chai wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Shahriyar Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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