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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahriyar Chai (ranked 824 p4p, 398 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 114 p4p, 57 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai slips under a jab.
Karokaro slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karokaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karokaro counters with a series of strikes. Chai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karokaro swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Karokaro misses with a looping left.
Chai throws a series of punches but Karokaro moves out of range.
A nice side step and Karokaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai thuds a left hand into Karokaro's body.
A slow jab from Karokaro misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Karokaro.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
Karokaro lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Shahriyar Chai has been cut.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
Karokaro throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
Donk. Chai catches Karokaro right on the button with a cross.
Chai looks to land a combination. Karokaro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Karokaro.
A big left from Chai misses.
Karokaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karokaro misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai shoots in and drives through. Karokaro sprawls well.
Karokaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karokaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karokaro! But no joy.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karokaro can pounce on him.
Chai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karokaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karokaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Karokaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai shoots for a takedown but Karokaro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shahriyar Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karokaro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Karokaro saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Karokaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Karokaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karokaro digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Karokaro throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karokaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Karokaro throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Chai fails to land the takedown.
As Chai backs off Karokaro throws a huge counter combo but Chai manages to avoid it all.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Karokaro lands with a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Karokaro enables Chai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karokaro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chai chips away with some ground and pound.
Chai prevents Karokaro from getting back to his feet.
Chai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chai sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chai works over Karokaro with some ground and pound from guard.
Karokaro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chai is controlling him.
Chai is looking to work some ground and pound but Karokaro has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Karokaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shahriyar Chai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karokaro thuds his right hand into Chai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai looks to land a combination but Karokaro avoids it well.
Karokaro takes one to the chin there.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a left to the body.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chai lands a head shot.
Chai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karokaro avoids it really well and circles away.
Karokaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro slips a jab from Chai.
Karokaro throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
Chai scores with a jab. Karokaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karokaro misses the jab.
Karokaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karokaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
Karokaro avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Karokaro!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karokaro keeps working.
An elbow from Chai crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro is pushing Chai's head away, looking to escape. Chai manages to hold on to the position though.
Karokaro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chai misses with the ground and pound.
Chai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Karokaro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Karokaro pushes Chai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Karokaro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chai connects with a decent elbow.
Karokaro pushes Chai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Karokaro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chai in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Karokaro being controlled for a moment.
Karokaro is trying to buck Chai off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with the ground and pound.
Karokaro tries to escape but Chai is in control.
Chai scores with punches from side control.
Karokaro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chai landing a few strikes.
Chai creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chai lands a nice forearm strike.
Karokaro is trying to buck Chai off.
Shahriyar Chai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chai trying to control the action but Karokaro is working from the bottom.
Karokaro is pushing Chai's head away, looking to escape. Chai manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahriyar Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shahriyar Chai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chai misses with an uppercut. Karokaro saw that one coming.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai avoids the body shot from Karokaro.
Karokaro keeps Chai at a distance using the push kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Karokaro saw that one coming.
As Chai backs off Karokaro throws a huge counter combo but Chai manages to avoid it all.
Karokaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chai lands with a cross.
Karokaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karokaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro slaps away a takedown attempt from Chai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karokaro throws a series of strikes that have Chai backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a takedown attempt - Karokaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shahriyar Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karokaro avoids the body shot from Chai.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Chai shoots in for a takedown but Karokaro shows good takedown defense.
Karokaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karokaro moves away.
Karokaro scores with a hook.
Karokaro tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karokaro tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai looking to score a takedown here. Karokaro is defending well but Chai drives through and ends up in Karokaro's guard.
Chai wants to control from the top but Karokaro keeps moving.
Chai stands up over Karokaro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karokaro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chai is controlling him.
Chai throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai trying to control but Karokaro is working from the bottom.
Karokaro wants to get back to his feet but Chai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Karokaro.
Chai blocks a jab.
Karokaro throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
Karokaro misses with a leg kick.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai is looking to counter the offense by Karokaro and move into the clinch.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Karokaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Karokaro's shoulder, as Karokaro tries to avoid the shot.
Karokaro throws a counter combo.
Chai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karokaro sprawls well. Karokaro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chai gets slowly back to his feet.
Karokaro thinks about the counter body kick.
Chai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro misses with a body kick.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karokaro misses with a right hand
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karokaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Chai misses.
A nice side step and Karokaro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai throws a sloppy body shot
and Karokaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Roberto Karokaro just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Shahriyar Chai's cut.
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.
Karokaro misses with a head kick.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karokaro's corner calls for a 1-2. Karokaro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karokaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karokaro is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Karokaro moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai moves out of range as Karokaro strikes.
It looks like Chai has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karokaro but Karokaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Karokaro throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Karokaro throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
Karokaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karokaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Karokaro coming out on top.
Karokaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karokaro misses the jab.
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Karokaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro lands a lovely overhand right.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Karokaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karokaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai throws a jab when Karokaro was well out of range.
Chai backing away here, and Karokaro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Karokaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Karokaro throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai shoots in but Karokaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chai misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a lazy body kick
and Chai counters with a left and a right that stings Karokaro.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Karokaro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karokaro throws a series of strikes that have Chai backpedaling.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
Karokaro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karokaro.
Karokaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karokaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Karokaro throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karokaro tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karokaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karokaro defends well and Chai ends up having to push Karokaro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shahriyar Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karokaro breaks the clinch.
Chai looks to land a combination but Karokaro avoids it well.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Karokaro moved out of range.
Karokaro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Karokaro tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karokaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Karokaro connects with a nice looking jab.
Karokaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Karokaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roberto Karokaro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shahriyar Chai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Karokaro's defenses.
Chai throws a series of punches but Karokaro moves out of range.
Karokaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
A big right from Karokaro misses.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karokaro misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai catches Karokaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karokaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karokaro sprawls well. Karokaro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chai gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro misses with an uppercut.
Karokaro is looking to slow Chai down with leg kicks.
Karokaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Karokaro.
Chai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Karokaro to the ground. Chai is now in Karokaro's guard.
Chai chips away with some ground and pound.
Chai with a nice head shot there.
Chai working some strikes from top position.
Chai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karokaro's guard.
Karokaro is staying active underneath Chai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karokaro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karokaro is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chai connects with a nice short shot to Karokaro's temple.
Chai lands strikes from half guard.
Chai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karokaro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karokaro is trying to stand.
Karokaro is defending against the submission attempts here by Chai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karokaro wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro has one foot on Chai's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karokaro on the side of the head.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Karokaro misses with a straight right.
Chai feinted with a counter takedown.
Karokaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Karokaro's ribs.
Karokaro misses with the combination.
Karokaro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro lands with a nice combination. Chai backs away looking to recover.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro throws a leg kick which misses Chai's front leg but catches the back leg as Chai tries to avoid it.
Chai misses with a takedown attempt
and Karokaro counters with a three punch combo that has Chai backing up. Chai nods at Karokaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Karokaro slaps away a takedown attempt from Chai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karokaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shahriyar Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Karokaro slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Karokaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karokaro lands a lovely overhand right.
Chai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karokaro defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Karokaro.
I think Karokaro 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge William Peck scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Shahriyar Chai wins by majority decision!
Shahriyar Chai is the new welterweight champion!
Shahriyar Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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