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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Easterly (ranked 717 p4p, 1102 weight class) and Savaje Bebe Chai (ranked 86 p4p, 132 weight class). Chai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never Fight An African. Holden Easterly is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Holden Easterly !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Savaje Bebe Chai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easterly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Easterly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai throws a leg kick but Easterly moved away.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Easterly throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Easterly .
Easterly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Easterly scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Easterly throws out the jab.
Chai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Easterly .
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Easterly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Easterly throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Easterly scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterly feints a jab promting Chai to slip. Easterly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Easterly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Easterly tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai tests Easterly 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Easterly lands with a nice combination. Chai backs away looking to recover.
Easterly misses with a shot to the body
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Easterly slips the punch.
Easterly looks to land a body kick but Chai moved away.
Easterly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Easterly .
Chai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Chai misses.
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!
Easterly swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Easterly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chai in his tracks.
Chai with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai defending well as Easterly loads up on a big left hand.
Chai looks to land a combination but Easterly avoids it well.
Easterly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Easterly walks into a left hand.
Chai lands a jab to Easterly 's midsection.
Easterly cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chai thumps Easterly with a low kick.
Chai blocks a jab.
Easterly misses the jab.
Easterly throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Easterly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Easterly lands a jab to the nose.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Easterly is looking for a counter combo.
A cross from Easterly lands.
Easterly missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Easterly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai scores with a jab.
Easterly is looking to clinch.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Easterly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Easterly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Easterly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Easterly counters with a quick kick to the body but Chai blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Easterly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Easterly throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Easterly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
A slow jab from Easterly misses its intended target.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Easterly misses its intended target.
Easterly throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
Easterly throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Easterly .
Chai feints a counter leg kick.
Chai moves out of range as Easterly strikes.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Easterly scores with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Easterly scores with a four punch combination!
Savaje Bebe Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Easterly under the eye.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Easterly .
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Easterly slips the punch.
Easterly loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Easterly throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Easterly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Easterly misses with a straight right.
Easterly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Chai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Easterly has got the better of the exchanges.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Easterly throws out the jab.
Easterly throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Easterly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donk. Chai catches Easterly right on the button with a cross.
Easterly scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Easterly .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Easterly .
Easterly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Easterly .
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Easterly circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Easterly .
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Easterly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Easterly moves away.
Easterly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Easterly moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Easterly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Easterly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Chai swings for the body but Easterly moves out of range.
Chai throws the left hand but Easterly avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Chai moves out of range as Easterly strikes.
Holden Easterly is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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.
Easterly connects with a body shot.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab when Easterly was well out of range.
Chai lands a two punch combo.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Easterly .
Easterly throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Easterly just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Easterly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chai slips a jab from Easterly .
Easterly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easterly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai moves out of range as Easterly strikes.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Easterly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Easterly missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Easterly misses with a kick to the body.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Easterly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Chai misses.
A little feinted left hand from Easterly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Easterly .
Chai moves out of range of the leg kick from Easterly .
Chai blocks a head kick by Easterly .
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Easterly throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Easterly .
Easterly misses with a body shot.
Chai throws out a counter right but Easterly avoids it with no problem.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Easterly counters with a stiff right hand.
Easterly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easterly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Easterly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easterly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chai.
Easterly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Chai.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Easterly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Easterly throws a right hand that misses
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Easterly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai cracks Easterly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Easterly slips under a jab from Chai.
Easterly throws a good cross that connects.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Easterly .
Easterly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly misses with a kick to the body.
Easterly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Easterly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Savaje Bebe Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Easterly 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chai feints a jab promting Easterly to slip. Chai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Easterly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slow jab from Easterly misses its intended target.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Easterly lands with a nice body punch.
Easterly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Easterly throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Easterly . Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easterly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Easterly - just one landing.
Easterly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterly checks a leg kick nicely.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Chai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Easterly back to the cage. Chai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Easterly throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Easterly .
Easterly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Easterly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Easterly misses with a series of wild punches.
Easterly misses with a straight left.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Easterly 's front leg but catches the back leg as Easterly tries to avoid it.
Easterly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chai blocks a jab.
Easterly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Easterly blocks the low kick.
Chai slips under a jab from Easterly .
Chai lands with an overhand left.
Easterly misses the jab.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Easterly tries to move into range but Chai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Easterly 's corner calls for a 1-2. Easterly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Easterly is out of range.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Easterly is just out of range.
Chai just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEasterly .
Chai connects with a nice looking jab.
Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Easterly is looking to slow Chai down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Chai.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Easterly .
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Easterly is predictable there
and Chai counters with a thumping low kick.
Easterly slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Chai throws a hook but Easterly avoids it easily.
Chai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good exchange - Easterly coming out on top.
Easterly scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Easterly misses with the combination.
Easterly staying out of range there.
A big left from Chai misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Easterly !
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Easterly is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chai clobbers Easterly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Easterly throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Easterly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Easterly fails to land with a series of punches.
Easterly missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai throws a push kick but Easterly slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Easterly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Easterly slips a straight right by Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai slips under a jab.
Easterly walks into a jab.
Easterly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai lunges at Easterly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Easterly 's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Savaje Bebe 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Savaje Bebe Chai!
Savaje Bebe Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Holden Easterly stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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energy
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hype
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