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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahriyar Chai (ranked 371 p4p, 793 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 53 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roberto Karokaro enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Karokaro's head back.
Karokaro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karokaro counters with a left and a right that stings Chai.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Chai scores with a hook.
Karokaro looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Karokaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back 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!
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai lands with a cross.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Karokaro ducks down to avoid it.
Karokaro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karokaro counters with a left and a right that stings Chai.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karokaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai walks into a left hand.
Karokaro cracks Chai with an open hand slap.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Karokaro slips the punch.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Karokaro saw that one coming.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karokaro.
Chai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karokaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Chai's head.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karokaro throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a two punch combo.
Karokaro tries to bum rush Chai with a series of wild strikes but Chai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
Chai takes a swing at Karokaro's ribcage but misses.
Karokaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karokaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karokaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Karokaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karokaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Karokaro.
Chai fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai defending well as Karokaro loads up on a big left hand.
Karokaro misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Karokaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Karokaro's head but Karokaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karokaro! But no joy.
Karokaro lands with a right hand.
Karokaro misses with a hook.
Karokaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Karokaro loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karokaro misses the jab.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karokaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chai throws a hook but Karokaro avoids it easily.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Karokaro.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karokaro throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big right from Karokaro misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karokaro throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chai circles away quickly and effectively.
Karokaro defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karokaro's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Karokaro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karokaro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
Chai slips a straight right by Karokaro.
Chai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Karokaro.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karokaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Karokaro's head but Karokaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karokaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Karokaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karokaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Karokaro counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Karokaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
Karokaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karokaro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karokaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!
Karokaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karokaro walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Karokaro misses with a looping right.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Karokaro's head but Karokaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a head shot.
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!
Karokaro avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Karokaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai dodges the punch combination from Karokaro.
Chai lands a nice hook to Karokaro's body. Karokaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by Karokaro.
Chai slips a straight right by Karokaro.
Karokaro tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Karokaro does no damage.
Karokaro misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Karokaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
Chai throws out a powerful jab.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karokaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Karokaro.
Donk. Chai catches Karokaro right on the button with a cross.
Karokaro falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Karokaro moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Karokaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Karokaro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Karokaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karokaro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Karokaro tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karokaro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karokaro stuffs the takedown attempt from Chai. Chai gets slowly back to his feet.
Karokaro throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Karokaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karokaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karokaro connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karokaro. That's going to slow Chai down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shahriyar Chai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karokaro staying out of range there.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai wants to control but Karokaro is keeping him busy.
Karokaro is looking to escape.
Karokaro kicks Chai off and gets back to his feet.
Karokaro misses the shot to the body.
Chai gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karokaro is looking to escape.
Chai controlling the action here.
We've been hearing that Chai has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro kicks off Chai and gets to his feet.
Roberto Karokaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Karokaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karokaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karokaro throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
Karokaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karokaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karokaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chai misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karokaro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chai swings for the body but Karokaro moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karokaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karokaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Karokaro counters with a series of strikes. Chai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karokaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karokaro misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Karokaro moved out of range.
Karokaro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karokaro throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Karokaro.
Chai misses with a hook.
Karokaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai throws a hook but Karokaro avoids it easily.
Karokaro missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a takedown
and Karokaro counters with a straight right hand.
Karokaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karokaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karokaro throws a nice looking combination but Chai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Karokaro slips under a jab from Chai.
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!
Chai misses with a looping left.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karokaro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Karokaro staying out of range there.
Karokaro throws a nice looking combination but Chai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Karokaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karokaro 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Karokaro!
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