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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahriyar Chai (ranked 426 p4p, 241 weight class) and Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 56 p4p, 37 weight class). Garcia has chosen Thors Hammer - Mexico as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garcia.
Garcia stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai with a nice cross.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chai moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Chai.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Garcia throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia jabs at Chai's body.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Chai defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Chai lands.
It looks like Leonardo Pancho Garcia has been cut.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
Chai misses with a straight left.
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 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Chai staying out of range there.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai misses with an uppercut
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Chai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Chai takes one on the button.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia scores with a nice strike.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Pancho Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Chai.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Garcia enables Chai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Garcia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Garcia is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia stalling away here and it's allowed Chai to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Chai has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garcia won't allow Chai to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai feinted with a counter takedown.
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.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chai in his tracks.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonardo Pancho Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Pancho Garcia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chai's head backwards.
Garcia thuds his right hand into Chai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia is trying to maintain a safe position but Chai gets an underhook and turns Garcia into the cage.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Chai misses with some punches.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Chai tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai lands a right hand.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Chai has clasped his hands together around Garcia's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Chai pushes his legs off easily.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia is trying to keep Chai in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Our spies down at at Ludus Magnus inform us that Garcia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai postures up and lands a big shot to Garcia's brow.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Chai finish him?
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shahriyar Chai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garcia has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chai is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Garcia.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Chai scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Garcia is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Chai can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
Shahriyar Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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