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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbo Spice Chai Jr (ranked 207 p4p, 348 weight class) and Chidi Chika (ranked 28 p4p, 46 weight class). Chidi Chika will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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12 - 6 - 0 |
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25 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akimbo Spice Chai Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chika blocks a jab.
Chai Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chika manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chika! But no joy.
Chai Jr is looking to clinch.
Chika now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chai Jr throws a hook but Chika blocks it.
Chika unleashes a big counter combination but Chai Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Chidi Chika has been cut.
Chai Jr lands with a straight right. Chika didn't see that one coming.
Chai Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Chika cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Akimbo Spice Chai Jr has been cut.
Chai Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Worn Leather MMA in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai Jr. Chika does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Chika releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Akimbo Spice Chai Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Chai Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Chai Jr lands a shot to the body.
Chika prevents a body shot from Chai Jr.
Chika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai Jr instigates a clinch.
Chika blocks a body shot from Chai Jr.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Chika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Chika seems unphased.
Chai Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chika is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai Jr with a body shot.
Chai Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Chai Jr there.
Chai Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chika moves away.
Chika looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai Jr misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chika takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Chika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chika.
Chika looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chika has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Chika.
Chai Jr misses with some punches.
Chika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai Jr tries a body shot but Chika blocks it.
Chika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chika has had enough of the clinch but Chai Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Chai Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chika throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chika backwards.
Chika breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Chai Jr.
Chai Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chika tries to circle away but Chai Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Chika has a couple of punches blocked by Chai Jr.
Chai Jr blocking some punches.
Chai Jr breaks from the clinch.
Chai Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chika sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chika looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai Jr.
Chika walks into a stiff left hand from Chai Jr.
Jab from Chai Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chika's sensitive parts.
Chai Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Chika counters with a nice uppercut.
Chika throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai Jr tries to clinch there but Chika circles away.
Chai Jr tests Chika's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai Jr tries to clinch up
and Chika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai Jr connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akimbo Spice Chai Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Chai Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chai Jr clinches up with Chika and pushes him back against the cage.
Chai Jr blocks an uppercut.
Chika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai Jr clobbers Chika with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chai Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chika takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chika moves out of range as Chai Jr strikes.
Chika unleashes a big counter combination but Chai Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chai Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Chika shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai Jr throws a body punch but Chika moves out of range.
Chai Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Chika counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chika swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai Jr misses with a looping right.
Chai Jr sizes up Chika with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chika moves away from the strike by Chai Jr.
Chika takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chika has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chai Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chai Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chika follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chai Jr scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chika keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Chika counters with a straight right hand.
Chika has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chai Jr forces Chika back against the cage and clinches.
Chika manages to break the clinch.
Chika's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai Jr throws a head kick but Chika moves out of range.
Chika throws out a counter right but Chai Jr avoids it with no problem.
Chai Jr misses with a body shot.
Chika throws a big counter head kick but Chai Jr avoids it with no problem.
Chai Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chika.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chika! But no joy.
Chai Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chai Jr scores with a hook.
Chai Jr scores with a jab.
Chai Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chai Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Chika swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chai Jr tries to clinch up.
Chai Jr is looking to clinch.
Chika follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chai Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai Jr rushes Chika and presses him up against the cage.
Chai Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Chika.
Chika manages to break the clinch.
Chai Jr lands a high kick!
Chai Jr tries to clinch
enabling Chika to counter with a crisp jab.
Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chai Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chika lands with a short shot to the head.
Chika misses with the head strike.
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 Jr lands with a left to the head.
Chai Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Chai Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chika wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chai Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chika's elbow.
Chai Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chai Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chika swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chika lands with a right to the head.
Chika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chai Jr is keeping busy.
Chika breaks the clinch.
Chai Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Chika seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akimbo Spice Chai Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chai Jr has managed to clinch.
Chika blocks a body shot from Chai Jr.
Chika breaks from the clinch.
Chika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai Jr.
Chika throws a fast counter high kick but Chai Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Chika takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chika misses with a straight left.
Chai Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chika's sensitive parts.
Chai Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Chai Jr.
Chai Jr gets a clinch.
Chika breaks the clinch.
Chai Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chika can do to turn this around?
Chai Jr moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chika blocks a body shot from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chika manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Chai Jr misses.
Chika replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chai Jr blocks it well.
Chika uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai Jr.
Chai Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chika keeps the fight on the outside.
Chai Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chai Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai Jr.
Chika slips a straight right by Chai Jr.
Chika follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chai Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chika lands a damaging elbow.
Chika is trying to force a seperation but Chai Jr has the dominant position.
Chika has a couple of punches blocked by Chai Jr.
Chika blocks a body shot from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr tries to work over Chika's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeez, Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chika prevents a body shot from Chai Jr.
Chai Jr scores with a shot to the side of Chika's head.
Chika has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chidi Chika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Akimbo Spice Chai Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chidi Chika!
Our winner, Chidi Chika, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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