Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GAMMA#1053 Milo v Radu
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
Jomoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jomoney misses with a telegraphed body shot #CL2#
and Chai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chai. #TD#
Jomoney wants the takedown. Chai is fighting it off but Jomoney persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chai's guard against the cage.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Jomoney lands a couple of digs.
Chai pulls Jomoney in close to prevent any damage.
Jomoney preventing the sweep.
Chai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Jomoney postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it. #T1#
Jomoney being controlled here momentarily.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jomoney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jomoney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jomoney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jomoney throwing strikes but missing.
Chai keeping full guard, as Jomoney tries to pass. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jomoney throws a big right hand that misses.
Jomoney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jomoney controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Jomoney is just out of range.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jomoney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jomoney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Jomoney ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chai tries to work over Jomoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Nice body punch from Chai - that landed with a thud.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Jomoney is trying to drag Chai to the mat but Chai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Jomoney. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3##BC#
Jomoney breaks from the clinch.
Chai throws a hook but Jomoney avoids it easily.
Jomoney tries to counter with a takedown but Chai is quick to defend against it.
Chai drops his hands momentarily and Jomoney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jomoney swinging wildly here.
Jomoney throws out a powerful jab.
Jomoney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Nice jab there from Jomoney.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Jomoney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jomoney changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jomoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai throws out a counter right but Jomoney avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jomoney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jomoney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jomoney scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Jomoney as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chai as he avoids it easily.
Chai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chai takes a swing at Jomoney's ribcage but misses.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #TD#
Jomoney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chai is trying to defend but Jomoney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jomoney with the ground and pound but Chai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jomoney looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Jomoney wants to sweep but no luck.
Jomoney trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Jomoney dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Chai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jomoney as he avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Jomoney.
Jomoney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jomoney slips a straight right by Chai.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jomoney.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
No luck for Jomoney with that takedown attempt.
Chai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Jomoney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Jomoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jomoney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jomoney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chai's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Chai tries to sprawl but Jomoney drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Jomoney throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely.
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. Jomoney connects with a nice short shot to Chai's temple.
Jomoney is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jomoney uses his free foot to push down on Chai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chai.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jomoney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chai tries to reverse the position but Jomoney maintains control.
Jomoney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jomoney working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Chai slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work. #T2#
Jomoney is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Jomoney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chai is looking to control Jomoney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chai avoid being mounted?
Chai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chai.
Jomoney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jomoney is one step ahead there.
Jomoney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Jomoney looking to pass the guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.
Jomoney is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jomoney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Jomoney throws a sloppy strike and Chai has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Jomoney is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Chai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shahriyar Chai!
A very excited looking Shahriyar Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GAMMA#1044 Hoddle v Robson
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
Yu Tai throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yu Tai looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yu Tai avoids it really well and circles away.
Yu Tai misses with a low kick.
Yu Tai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
Yu Tai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but Chai moved away.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yu Tai with a hook.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu Tai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chai is out of range and Yu Tai settles back down.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Yu Tai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yu Tai lands with a nice body kick.
Yu Tai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Yu Tai.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yu Tai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#It looks like Shahriyar Chai has been cut.
Yu Tai scores with a body shot.
Chai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tam Yu Tai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yu Tai - that will leave a mark!
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yu Tai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a combination that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu Tai! #T2#
Yu Tai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Yu Tai misses with the body kick
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chai in his tracks.
Yu Tai jabs at Chai's body.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu Tai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai swings for the body but Yu Tai moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chai is defended easily by Yu Tai.#T3#
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu Tai cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai with the inside leg kick.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Chai lands.
Chai scores with a jab.
Chai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yu Tai throws a good cross that connects.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Yu Tai slips the punch.
Yu Tai connects with a single shot there.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yu Tai lands with a right hand.
Chai throws a hook but Yu Tai avoids it easily.
Chai drops his hands momentarily and Yu Tai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Yu Tai does it's job there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai with a jab.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu Tai tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shahriyar Chai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Yu Tai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses the jab.
Yu Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yu Tai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yu Tai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yu Tai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chai walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yu Tai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Yu Tai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Yu Tai counter with a right hand. #T1#
Yu Tai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tam Yu Tai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai scores with a three punch combo!
Yu Tai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yu Tai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chai will feel that in the morning.
Yu Tai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu Tai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yu Tai's corner calls for a 1-2. Yu Tai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chai walks into a straight right hand from Yu Tai.
Chai tries to move into range but Yu Tai 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.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu Tai manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai misses with a straight left.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Yu Tai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yu Tai scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Yu Tai moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Yu Tai thows a body kick. Chai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A good leg kick by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands with a nice body punch.
Chai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yu Tai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Yu Tai.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yu Tai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
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, Yu Tai has got the better of the exchanges.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai works Yu Tai's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Yu Tai.
Chai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai scores with a hook.#T3#
Chai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai throws the left hand but Yu Tai avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu Tai!
Yu Tai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yu Tai scores with a shot to the body.
Yu Tai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Yu Tai's corner calls for a 1-2. Yu Tai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yu Tai cracks Chai with a good jab.
Chai looks to land a combination but Yu Tai avoids it well.
Yu Tai is looking to counter with a body kick.
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 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T4#
Yu Tai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai catches Chai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yu Tai misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
Yu Tai has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Yu Tai lands a nice shot to the body.
Yu Tai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Yu Tai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Yu Tai's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Yu Tai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shahriyar Chai's cut.
That's time! Yu Tai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Yu Tai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Yu Tai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yu Tai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yu Tai can pounce on him.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yu Tai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch
and Yu Tai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai shoots in but Yu Tai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yu Tai scores with a jab.#T1#
Yu Tai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yu Tai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yu Tai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chai.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu Tai misses the target.
Yu Tai lands with a good body shot.
Chai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yu Tai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot by Yu Tai.#TD2#
Chai gets a double leg takedown into Yu Tai's guard.
Yu Tai trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yu Tai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai. #T2#
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yu Tai pulls Chai in close to his closed guard and prevents Chai from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chai trying to control but Yu Tai is working from the bottom.
Yu Tai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yu Tai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chai on the ground.
Chai scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu Tai working a defensive guard but Chai manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yu Tai is trying to improve his position.#T3#
Chai has control of an arm but Yu Tai manages to advance to Chai's back!
Yu Tai tries to get the hooks in deep but Chai pushed the leg off.
Yu Tai wants to control but Chai manages to buck him off and is now in Yu Tai's guard! Nice work there by Chai!
Yu Tai is trying to keep Chai in close.
Chai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yu Tai trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
Yu Tai pulls Chai in to control the position. #T4#
Chai cracks Yu Tai with a solid left hand.
Shahriyar Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu Tai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yu Tai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai postures up.
Yu Tai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yu Tai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yu Tai holds on and takes a little breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Yu Tai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yu Tai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Yu Tai!
A relieved looking Tam Yu Tai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CFC 632
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
Rivers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai connects with a right hand. Rivers shakes it off.
Rivers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rivers shoots for a double leg takedown but Chai sprawls well. He's pushed Rivers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Chai lands a body 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!
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#TD#
Chai gets the takedown into side control.
Rivers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rivers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T1#
Rivers sneaks back into half guard.
Chai drops an elbow to the side of Rivers's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rivers tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chai has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rivers tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
Rivers can't escape the position.
Rivers holds on to Chai as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Rivers can't escape the position. #T2#
Chai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rivers is desperately trying to improve his position but Chai has a good base and remains in mount.
Chai raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rivers felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rivers can't escape the position.
Chai controlling the pace for now.
Chai has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rivers's face.
Chai controlling from the full mount.
Chai throwing strikes here but Rivers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers is in a horrible position here. Chai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chai scoring with strikes but Rivers is staying in there.
Rivers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T3#
Rivers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rivers tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
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.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivers is looking to escape.
Rivers is trying to stand.
Rivers wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
Rivers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Rivers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
Rivers trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
Chai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers is looking to sweep but instead, Chai has passed into half guard.
Rivers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rivers is looking to improve his position.
Chai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rivers's head.
Chai wants to take a breather but Rivers is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivers walks into a straight right hand from Chai.#TD#
Chai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rivers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rivers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Chai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rivers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom. #T1#
Rivers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rivers, not yet.
Rivers pulls Chai in close to prevent any damage.
Rivers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. #REVB#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Rivers from controlling successfully.
Rivers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Chai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chai is on top in guard. #REVR##T2#
Chai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Rivers blocks nicely.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shahriyar Chai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Rivers blocks nicely.
Chai landing with the ground and pound.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivers is keeping the position for now.
Rivers wants to improve his position but instead Chai has moved into half guard. #T3#
Chai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rivers wants to get back to full guard.
Rivers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chai trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Rivers looking to control.
Rivers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers is controlling Chai's trapped leg to prevent Chai from advancing to side control.#T4#
Chai trying to control the action but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Rivers trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Chai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Chai there.
Rivers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chai won't allow Rivers to sweep him here.
Chai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chai cracks Rivers with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai dominated that second round.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Chai looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers connects with the punch.#TD#
Chai closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rivers to the mat! Rivers manages to get full guard.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
Chai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rivers's head.
Chai chips away with some ground and pound.
Chai scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Chai preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers is looking to stand up but Chai isn't so interested in that idea.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Rivers looking to control.
Chai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rivers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rivers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rivers, not yet.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Rivers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Rivers postures up.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivers.
Rivers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivers throwing strikes but missing.
Rivers is working Chai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Rivers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rivers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rivers tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range. #T3#
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
A jab from Chai misses.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai misses with a right hand
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivers fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chai cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivers tries a low kick but Chai avoids it.#T4#
Rivers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chai fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivers unleashes a big counter combination but Chai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Chai misses.
Rivers lands with a two punch combination before moving 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 will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
A punch lands to the side of Rivers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Clint Rivers just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Chai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chai rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Rivers is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers scores with a body shot.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1##TD#
Chai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rivers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rivers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rivers wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai is fighting to break Rivers's control of his arms but Rivers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rivers is trying to keep Chai in close.
Chai connects with a couple of short punches.
Rivers wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Chai throws a big right hand that misses.
Rivers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Chai postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers has momentary wrist control but Chai slips an elbow through the middle.
Rivers wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Rivers being controlled here, momentarily.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Rivers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.#T3#
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD#
Chai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chai won't allow Rivers to sweep him here.
Rivers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai postures up. #T4#
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivers has control of Chai's left arm, preventing Chai from doing any damage.
Rivers wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rivers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD2#
Rivers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Shahriyar Chai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Rivers throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai avoids the body shot from Rivers. #CL2#
Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Rivers tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
A shot in the inside from Chai.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers is working Chai over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers trying to stall but Chai improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rivers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chai tries to bum rush Rivers with a series of wild strikes but Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rivers as he jumps to the side.
A nice side step and Rivers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T1#
A jab lands there for Chai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Rivers. Those never looked like landing.
Chai staying out of range there.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
A jab from Rivers finds it's way through Chai's defenses.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Chai misses.
Rivers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Rivers ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rivers lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Chai.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Rivers throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
Chai staying out of range there.
Rivers thuds his right hand into Chai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
Rivers has his takedown stuffed
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers throws a body kick that misses.
Chai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rivers.
Shahriyar Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Rivers.
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai throws a series of punches but Rivers avoids them all with ease.
Rivers jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Rivers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big left from Rivers misses.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Rivers sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clint Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai cracks Rivers with a good jab.
Shahriyar Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
Chai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clint Rivers.
I think Chai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!

Shahriyar Chai wins by unanimous decision!
Shahriyar Chai retains his welterweight title!
Shahriyar Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CFC 627
Date: Dec 25, 2023

#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #CUT2#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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Karokaro lands with a shot to the body. #TD#
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!#R2#
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.#T1#
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. #TD#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R3#
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. #T1#
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.#T2##TD#
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. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.#R4#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#BC2#
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!#R5#
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.#T1#
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.#TD#
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. #T2#
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. #SUB#
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.#T3##ES2#
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?#T4#
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.

Event: HFC 107: Cruz vs Dew
Date: Nov 05, 2023

#R1#
Tellurique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai jabs Tellurique to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tellurique looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL2#
Tellurique closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Tellurique just leaning against Chai, taking a breather.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Tellurique controls the action.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tellurique fails to land. #TD#
Chai tightens his grip and picks Tellurique up, before dumping him to the ground. Tellurique manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chai won't allow Tellurique to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chai advances position into 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.
Tellurique tries to escape but Chai is in control. #T1#
Chai taking a breather here.
Chai lands some shots froms side control.
Chai creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tellurique taking punishment in the form of punches. #ROC#Tellurique is rocked!
Chai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tellurique is still in real trouble! Can Chai finish him?
Chai prevents Tellurique from escaping the position.
Chai trying to control the position but Tellurique is working away.
Tellurique seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai scores with punches from side control. #T2#
Chai trying to control the action but Tellurique is working from the bottom.
Tellurique taking a bit of punishment here - Chai scoring with strikes.
Tellurique takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Tellurique is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tellurique takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chai scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tellurique to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Chai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellurique tries to escape but Chai is in control. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chai scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tellurique to see if he's OK.
Chai cracks Tellurique with a big elbow.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tellurique keeps working.
Tellurique tries to escape but Chai is in control.
Check out the look on Chai's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #SUB#
Chai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tellurique tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Chai is working the ground and pound. Can Tellurique escape?#T4#
Tellurique trying to get back to his feet but Chai is in full control for now.
Chai is working the ground and pound. Can Tellurique escape?
Chai just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tellurique is trying to stand back up.
Chai scores with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Chai gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Chai gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Chai apologises and we restart here on the feet.
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!
Tellurique wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Tellurique closes the distance but Chai moves to the side #KD#
and Chai counters with a big uppercut that knocks Tellurique off his feet! Chai dives into side control looking to finish!
Tellurique is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Chai closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tellurique ! Chai dives in looking to finish! Tellurique is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A very excited looking Shahriyar Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 104: Hernandez vs Nayati
Date: Oct 21, 2023

#R1#
Chai misses with a hook
and Falandas counters with a nice leg kick.
Falandas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
A big right from Chai misses.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falandas.
Falandas throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
Chai cracks Falandas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falandas closes the distance but Chai moves to the side
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falandas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falandas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Falandas misses with a body kick. #T1#
Falandas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falandas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Falandas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chai.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Falandas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falandas counters with a leg kick.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Falandas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai jabs Falandas right on the nose. Falandas blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Falandas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chai misses with a body shot
and Falandas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Falandas counters with a flying knee. Nice. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falandas throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.#CL2#
Falandas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chai, pushing him back against the cage.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falandas.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Falandas controls the action.
Falandas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai is leaning against Falandas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Falandas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Falandas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Falandas manages to pull guard.
Falandas keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Chai is really struggling to control Falandas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Falandas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Falandas actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Falandas tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Falandas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chai passes to side control.
Chai landing strikes. #T4##SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Falandas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Falandas is trying to get back to half guard.
Chai trying to control the position but Falandas is working away.
Falandas tries to improve position but can't.
Falandas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
Falandas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shahriyar Chai will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Falandas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Falandas wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Falandas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falandas moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falandas! But no joy.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Falandas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Falandas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Falandas takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT#It looks like Mertis Falandas has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falandas ducks under a wild hook from Chai.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falandas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chai's best efforts.#T1##SUB2#
Falandas actively working from the bottom here.
Chai is nestled in close to Falandas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB2#
Falandas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chai winds up and cracks Falandas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Falandas tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Chai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Falandas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Falandas looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Falandas gets full guard.
Chai wants to control from the top but Falandas keeps moving. #SUB2#
Chai content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Falandas has locked up a guillotine! Falandas's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Chai is holding on here and Falandas must be using up a lot of energy. Chai has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Falandas gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mertis Falandas!
A very excited looking Mertis Falandas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 98: Davito vs Holly
Date: Sep 09, 2023

#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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. #TD#
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!#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R3#
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.#TD#
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.#ES2#
Karokaro kicks Chai off and gets back to his feet.
Karokaro misses the shot to the body. #TD#
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.#T1##ES2#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!

Event: TWGC 40 (185lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - R2
Date: Sep 03, 2023

179 cm
23 yrs
173 lbs

181 cm
25 yrs
189 lbs

Chai

Nurmagomedov

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Shahriyar Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Chai darts in and clinches Nurmagomedov up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov goes for a takedown attempt but Chai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Chai clinches with his opponent.
Nurmagomedov is pressed up against the cage. Chai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nurmagomedov down to the mat. Nurmagomedov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Chai moves into the clinch.#TD#
Chai lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (0) Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Nurmagomedov controlling Chai's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position here.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmagomedov is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Nurmagomedov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chai stays in close to Nurmagomedov's body and controls the position.
Nurmagomedov working a defensive guard here.
Chai passes Nurmagomedov's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3#
Nurmagomedov wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Chai wants to pass to mount but Nurmagomedov is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov is not content to let Chai control the position.
Nurmagomedov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chai wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
Chai is fighting to break Nurmagomedov's control of his arms but Nurmagomedov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (2) Nurmagomedov
Chai is pulling down on Nurmagomedov's head to control his posture.
Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position. #T5#
Nurmagomedov is fighting to break Chai's control of his arms but Chai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nurmagomedov is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there. #T6#
Chai controls Nurmagomedov momentarily but Nurmagomedov frees himself.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chai wants to improve his position but instead Nurmagomedov has moved into half guard.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.#T7#
Chai is positioning himself well to prevent Nurmagomedov advancing to mount.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chai tries to roll over but Nurmagomedov keeps him under control.#T8#
Nurmagomedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nurmagomedov is working away from the top position though.
Nurmagomedov prevents Chai from improving his position.#T9#
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Chai is defending the position.
Chai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai pulls Nurmagomedov in close to prevent any damage. #T10#
Chai wants to sweep here but Nurmagomedov controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chai holds on and takes a little breather.
Chai continues to stall.
Nurmagomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T11#
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai has Nurmagomedov pulled in close to control his posture.
Nurmagomedov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T12#
Nurmagomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Chai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T13#
Nurmagomedov being controlled here momentarily.
Nurmagomedov preventing the sweep. #T14#
Chai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nurmagomedov stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Chai looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Chai is heads and Nurmagomedov is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Nurmagomedov wins on points by 3 to 2.
Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TWGC 40 (185lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Sep 02, 2023

179 cm
23 yrs
173 lbs

188 cm
22 yrs
170 lbs

Chai

Alvarez

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Shahriyar Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ricky Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Chai takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Chai has Alvarez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chai pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alvarez tumbling to the mat - Chai dives into Alvarez's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (0) Alvarez
Chai won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Alvarez has his foot on Chai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chai works his way back into a safe position though.
Chai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Chai's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chai pushing down on Alvarez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chai is taking a breather. Alvarez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chai trying to mount his opponent but Alvarez defends it. #T2#
Chai is controlling the pace.
Alvarez won't allow Chai to pass to mount.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai controlling the action here.#T3#
Chai is thwarting Alvarez's attempts to control the position.
Chai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alvarez wants to control but Chai is keeping busy. #SUB#
Chai is working for a submission of some sort. #T4#
Chai stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T5#
Chai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alvarez is trying to control but can't.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvarez is trying to control but can't.
Chai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Chai is very close to passing his half guard.#T6#
Chai not doing much here.
Alvarez is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai trying to mount his opponent but Alvarez defends it.
Alvarez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Chai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T7#
Chai wants to free his trapped foot but Alvarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chai is controlling the pace.
Further stalling from Chai.
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.#T8#
Chai tries to pass to full mount but Alvarez defends it.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Alvarez trying to control but Chai postures up.
Chai trying to control the pace. #T9#
Chai wants to free his trapped foot but Alvarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Chai seems content to control.
Alvarez tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Chai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T10#
Chai seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alvarez for as long as he can get away with.
Chai passes into side control, despite Alvarez's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (5) vs (0) Alvarez
Alvarez wants to control but Chai postures up.
Alvarez is being controlled here. #T11#
Chai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Alvarez's legs.
Chai content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Alvarez is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it. #T12#
Alvarez is trying to escape the position but Chai is controlling the position.
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chai's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alvarez wants to control but Chai passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (8) vs (0) Alvarez
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Alvarez is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it. #T13#
Chai controlling from side mount.
Chai has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Alvarez!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Chai (10) vs (0) Alvarez
Chai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alvarez is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T14#
Chai controlling from the full mount.
Chai has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
Chai controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chai takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
A victorious Shahriyar Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: MMAHKI 67
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Maldita slips a jab from Chai.
Maldita defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Maldita throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Maldita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Chai closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maldita to the mat! Maldita manages to get full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chai working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maldita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chai on the ground.
Chai postures up and lands a big shot to Maldita's brow.
Chai pushing down on Maldita's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldita is trying to stand. #T1#
Chai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maldita wants to get back to his feet.
Chai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chai throwing shots but Maldita is blocking nicely.
Chai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chai lands strikes from half guard.
Chai throwing shots but Maldita is blocking nicely.
Chai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maldita definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Chai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maldita's head.
Maldita keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chai content to control rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maldita looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai cracks Maldita with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chai throws a right hand that Maldita ducks under and follows up with a left that Maldita also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Maldita misses its target.
Chai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 nice looking combination but Maldita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Maldita misses the target.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai staying out of range there.
Velha Maldita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Maldita moved out of range.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Maldita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldita throws out the jab.
Maldita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maldita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maldita misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Maldita's head.#T4#
Maldita ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldita takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
Chai cracks Maldita on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Maldita falls backwards against the cage. Chai follows up with more strikes that drop Maldita to his knees. Chai keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Maldita! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A very excited looking Shahriyar Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WFC 44: Nomura v Dragon Li
Date: Jun 10, 2023

#R1#
Jab from Chai.
Chai throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
Chai connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Chai.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chai.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Walton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chai tests Walton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai throws a monster overhand right that drops Walton! Chai follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A relieved looking Shahriyar Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WFC 41: Chai v Kadurov
Date: May 20, 2023

#R1#
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai connects with a jab.
Kadurov moves out of range as Chai strikes.#TD2#
Kadurov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kadurov misses with a head shot. Chai uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kadurov being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kadurov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kadurov. #T1#
Kadurov postures up and lands a big shot to Chai's brow.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chai has his hands on Kadurov's head, controlling the position.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chai pulls Kadurov in to control the position.
Chai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadurov being controlled here momentarily.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kadurov. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#TD2#
Kadurov shoots in and bounces Chai off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chai pulls Kadurov in close to prevent any damage.
Kadurov stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Kadurov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3#
Kadurov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kadurov is stalling in the full guard.
Chai managing to control the position.
Kadurov trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kadurov. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kadurov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kadurov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kadurov.
Kadurov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kadurov.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Kadurov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Kadurov feints and as Chai raises his hands in defense, Kadurov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rustam Kadurov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kadurov tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD2#
Kadurov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chai sprawls well initially but Kadurov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kadurov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kadurov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kadurov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kadurov is nestled in close to Chai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chai taking some punishment here, with Kadurov in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kadurov.
Rustam Kadurov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Kadurov from controlling successfully.
Kadurov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Kadurov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kadurov trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is looking to sweep but instead, Kadurov has passed into half guard.
Kadurov wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kadurov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kadurov prevents Chai from improving his position.
Kadurov controlling the action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kadurov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kadurov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chai tries to avoid it but Kadurov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chai to the ground. Chai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kadurov shoots in looking for a takedown. Chai tries to sprawl out of it but Kadurov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T3##TD2#
Kadurov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chai on his heels. He'll look to pass Chai's guard now, I'm sure.
Kadurov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kadurov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kadurov trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Kadurov slows the pace down. #SUB2#
Kadurov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chai rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kadurov's guard! Nice work there by Chai!
Chai wants to control from the top but Kadurov keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai stands up over Kadurov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kadurov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Kadurov from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rustam Kadurov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai tries for a takedown but Kadurov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Kadurov with the counter takedown but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai throws a right hand that Kadurov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kadurov also avoids with ease.
Kadurov with a poor takedown
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#TD2#
Kadurov gets a double leg takedown into Chai's guard.
Kadurov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kadurov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Kadurov tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Kadurov wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Kadurov throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kadurov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kadurov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadurov tries for a takedown but Chai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shahriyar Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Kadurov.
Chai lands a jab.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Kadurov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shahriyar Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Kadurov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kadurov.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Kadurov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Kadurov just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Kadurov manages to avoid it.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Kadurov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai. #TD2#
Kadurov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kadurov won't allow Chai to sweep him here. #T3#
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Rustam Kadurov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kadurov.
Kadurov trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kadurov throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Kadurov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kadurov sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shahriyar Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kadurov trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kadurov's head.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Kadurov with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kadurov goes for a double leg but Chai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chai continues to drive forward.
Chai looks to land a combination. Kadurov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shahriyar Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kadurov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustam Kadurov!
Rustam Kadurov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: WFC 38: Hulk v A.Thorgard 3
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1#
Donk. Chai catches Scott right on the button with a cross.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott walks into a jab.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Scott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD2#
Scott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chai's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai trying to control the position here.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Scott's shoulder, as Scott tries to avoid the shot. #T2##TD2#
Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Scott trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Scott stands up over Chai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Scott preventing the sweep. #T3#
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott working some strikes from top position.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Scott advances to half guard.
Scott prevents Chai from improving his position.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chai controlling the position for now.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Scott is looking to advance position but Chai won't allow it.
Scott throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely. #T4#
Chai moves into full guard.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ridley Scott will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It looks like Chai has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chai jabs Scott right on the nose. Scott blinks but takes it well.#CUT#It looks like Ridley Scott has been cut.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Chai lunges at Scott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scott's hand.
Chai with a jab.
Donk. Chai catches Scott right on the button with a cross.
Scott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scott lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.#TD#
Chai closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Scott quickly recovers to half guard.
Chai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Scott can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #T1#
Chai wants to control the pace but Scott is squirming around nicely.
Scott has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ridley Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott tries to reverse the position but Chai maintains control.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Chai looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chai working the ground and pound effectively.
Scott holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip. #T2#
Chai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Scott is looking to improve his position but Chai isn't that keen on the idea.
Chai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chai is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Scott tries to reverse the position but Chai maintains control.
Chai looking to finish with strikes here!
Chai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.#T3#
Chai prevents Scott from getting the reversal.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Chai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chai is landing with some decent strikes but Scott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chai tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
Chai scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
Chai scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
Scott is working to get back to half guard.
Chai landing shots from mount.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape. #T4#
Chai controlling the position easily from mount.
Chai with a couple of short strikes.
Scott is in a horrible position here. Chai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai is in the full mount, landing strikes. #ROC#Scott is rocked!
Chai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Scott because Chai loaded up on that one.
Chai unloading with bombs!
Scott tries to hold on but Chai pushes him away.
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 Ridley Scott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Chai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left lands for Chai.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Scott lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scott moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Ridley Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai avoids the body shot from Scott.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
A big left from Scott misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Jab by Chai.#T1#
Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scott misses with a hook to the body
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ridley Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai with a jab.#CL2#
Scott has managed to clinch.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chai.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Scott with a big uppercut! Scott tries to clinch up but Chai pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Scott to the mat! Scott covers up and Chai unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shahriyar Chai!
Our winner, Shahriyar Chai, 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.

Event: WFC 36: Dias v Chai
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Dias defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Dias has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mythic Co. in the buildup to the fight.
Dias shoots for a takedown but Chai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Chai shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dias is trying to defend but Chai finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chai is trying to control. Dias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dias taking some punishment here, with Chai in his half guard.
Dias moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai distracts Dias with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Dias is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1#
Chai landing some decent shots from guard.
Chai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Dias escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dias is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Dias is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.#SUB#
Chai stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Dias has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Chai manages to get his head free but now Dias has transitioned to an armbar! Chai grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Dias! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinny Dias!
Vinny Dias retains his welterweight title!

Event: SCRAP 5: Johnson vs. Jovovic
Date: Feb 19, 2023

#R1#
Peterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Chai misses.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Peterson swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai slips under a jab.
Jab by Peterson.
Peterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chai's head backwards.
Peterson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Peterson sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Peterson has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
Chai working aggressively here. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
Chai misses the jab.
Peterson punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peterson.
Peterson connects with a right hand. Chai shakes it off.
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai walks into a straight right hand from Peterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
Peterson has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Chai.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai presses Peterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Chai goes for a takedown attempt but Peterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nick Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Good shot there by Peterson.#T3#
Peterson swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
We've been told by Peterson's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Peterson with a jab.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterson.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peterson throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai throws out a counter right but Peterson avoids it with no problem.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a left and a right... And another left! Peterson is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
Our winner, Shahriyar Chai, 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.

Event: HFC 67: Fermi vs Hunt
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1#
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Hansen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hansen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chai pinned against the cage. Chai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but Chai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
It seemed like Hansen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Hansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Hansen slips the punch.
Chai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hansen.
Shahriyar Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soren Hansen.#T1#
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Hansen's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Soren Hansen has been cut.#TD#
Chai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hansen to the ground. Chai is now in Hansen's guard.
Chai scoring with some ground and pound.
Chai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Hansen is rocked!
Hansen has momentary wrist control but Chai slips an elbow through the middle.
Hansen is still in real trouble! Can Chai finish him?
Chai arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hansen's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
An out of breath Shahriyar Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: HFC 62: EVQ vs Cleever
Date: Jan 07, 2023

#R1#
Tucker throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Tucker wants to clinch.
Chai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tucker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tucker on the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Jerome Tucker has been cut.
Tucker moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tucker walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai tries for a takedown but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai scores with a hook.
Tucker throws a head kick that Chai semi-blocks. #TD2#
Chai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chai showed some decent athleticism there. #T1#
Chai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tucker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tucker trying to control from the bottom.
Tucker taking some punishment here, with Chai in his half guard.
Tucker regains full guard. Nicely done.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chai working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Chai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tucker wants to stand but Chai is controlling the position.
Chai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Tucker trying to control the position. #SUB#
Tucker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tucker wants to stand up but Chai is controlling him.
Tucker punching from the bottom.
Chai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Chai lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chai stands up over Tucker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chai postures up.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but Chai is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chai as he jumps to the side.
Tucker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chai cracks Tucker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#KD2#
Tucker ducks straight into an uppercut from Chai and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Tucker manages to regain guard straight away. #ROC2#Tucker is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai working some strikes from top position.
Oh Tucker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Chai preventing the sweep.
Tucker seems to have got his legs back now.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tucker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Tucker seems to be looking for submissions.
Chai gets full guard.
Chai wants to sweep here but Tucker controlling him for the moment.
Chai managing to control the position.
Tucker throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Tucker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tucker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL#
Tucker has managed to clinch.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Chai prevents the takedown attempt.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai prevents the takedown attempt.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow. #BC#
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Tucker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Tucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD#
Chai gets caught flat footed, as Tucker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tucker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Tucker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving. #SUB#
Tucker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chai is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tucker, into his guard. #REVB#
Chai trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tucker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai lands a couple of digs.
Tucker keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Tucker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tucker trying to strike off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Chai throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tucker with a poor takedown
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Tucker on that attempt.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Tucker misses
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tucker shoots in for a double leg but Chai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Tucker on that attempt.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#KD2#
Chai cracks Tucker with an uppercut from hell and Tucker crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Chai's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chai is putting a hurting on Tucker here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
Chai scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chai works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tucker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shahriyar Chai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tucker is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Tucker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tucker trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.
Chai controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tucker is keen to just control but Chai is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Tucker's cut.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##KD2#
Chai moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tucker goes down! Can Chai finish him!?
Tucker has momentary wrist control but Chai slips an elbow through the middle.
Chai scoring with some ground and pound. #ES#
Tucker has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chai has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai lands a big right hand that drops Tucker! The killer instinct kicks in and Chai finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A relieved looking Shahriyar Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jerome Tucker spoke after the fight, saying 'Growing up in my house, my father, who was a Pastor, said that violence was never the answer. Tonight I realised he was right. It was the question. It's always the question.'.

Event: HFC 56: Hunt vs Fermi
Date: Dec 11, 2022

#R1#
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandeya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai cracks Pandeya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandeya scores with a decent looking hook.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Pandeya counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai throws a shot to the body.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Pandeya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Pandeya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandeya looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
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.#SUB2#
Pandeya is looking for a triangle but Chai pushes his legs off easily.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Pandeya is looking for a triangle but Chai pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Pandeya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chai is aware though and is defending well.#T1##SUB2#
Pandeya has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Chai doesn't defend quickly enough and Pandeya has managed to lock this one up! Can Chai escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pandeya on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Saurabh Pandeya!
During a confident post fight interview, Saurabh Pandeya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HFC 49: Saneuji vs Smith
Date: Nov 13, 2022

#R1#
A shot to the liver by Tham. Beautiful body shot.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Tham tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tham moves out of range as Chai strikes.
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.
Tham with a hook.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chai misses with a body punch
letting Tham counter with a right hand.
Tham misses with a wild combination.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tham circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tham.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Chai throws the left hand but Tham avoids the punch easily.
Chai slips under a jab.
We've been told by Tham's head coaches at Next Level MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Tham darts in and clinches Chai up against the ropes.
Chai lands a shot to the body.
Tham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tham blocks a body shot from Chai.
Tham taking a breather.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Chai on the inside.
Tham is breathing heavily.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tham backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Tham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tham looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Tham slips the punch.#T2#
Chai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tham in his tracks. #CUT2#It looks like Peter Tham has been cut.
A big left from Chai misses.
Tham moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Tham moved out of range.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Tham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Tham slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Chai throws a body punch but Tham moves out of range.
Tham seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tham misses with a looping right.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chai throws a series of punches but Tham avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Tham with an uppercut!
Tham doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Tham needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.#T3#
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tham was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Tham's head.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tham tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Chai misses with a right hand
and Tham counters with a left and a right that stings Chai.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tham to score with a decent uppercut.
Tham misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Tham throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai. #T4#
Tham tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tham pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chai back to the ropes. Tham follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai throws a body punch but Tham moves out of range.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Tham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tham staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Tham misses its target.
A combination from Tham does no damage.
Tham slips a straight right by Chai.
Tham staying out of range there.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#Peter Tham's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai scores with a hook.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chai throws a series of punches but Tham avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Tham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tham just misses with a punch to the body.
Tham blocks a jab.
Chai throws a right hand that misses
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Tham tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Tham ducks down to avoid it.
Tham is looking to counter punch.
Tham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Tham looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Tham moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Tham. Those never looked like landing.
Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chai takes a swing at Tham's ribcage but misses.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Peter Tham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tham is looking to clinch.
Tham scores with a decent looking hook.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Tham's head back.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tham throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Tham is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target. #T2#
Tham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Tham moved 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!
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Tham throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai throws a hook but Tham blocks it.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Tham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Tham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tham wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tham.
Tham looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.#T3#
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Tham tries to clinch up.
Chai lands a jab to Tham's midsection.
Chai lands a nice hook to Tham's body. Tham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tham shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chai eats them both and turns towards Tham to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai misses the jab.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai swings for the body but Tham moves out of range.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#Peter Tham's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Tham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tham staying out of range there.
Tham throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Tham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Tham.
A jab from Chai misses.
Tham is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Tham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tham tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Tham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Chai lands a body shot.
Chai works Tham's body with a nice hook.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tham defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Tham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Sloppy strikes from Chai. Those never looked like landing.
Tham moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Tham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai moves away from the strike by Tham.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tham takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai misses with a straight left. #T1#
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Tham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tham appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tham.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tham, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Tham moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.
Tham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tham tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Tham takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Tham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tham.#CUT2#Jeez, Peter Tham's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Tham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Tham.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tham slips a jab from Chai.
Tham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Tham cracks Chai with a good jab.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Tham moves away and avoids it.
Tham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tham.
Tham moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tham misses with a series of wild punches.
Tham moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Tham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tham.
A jab from Tham misses.
Peter Tham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Tham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shahriyar Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tham tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Tham.
Tham tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Tham.
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
It looked like Tham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tham walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Tham looks to land a combination but Chai avoids it well.
Tham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tham fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shahriyar 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!

Shahriyar Chai wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Shahriyar Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HFC 41: Makani vs Chai
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Makani dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Chai as Makani shoots in.
Makani walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
Chai scores with a jab.
Makani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makani. #TD#
Makani closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Makani wants to pass the guard but Chai is defending well.
Makani wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it.
Makani throws a strike but Chai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Makani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makani is in close to Chai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Makani stands up over Chai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Makani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makani postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Makani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Makani wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Makani with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani 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.
Makani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Makani looking to pass the guard.
Makani postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Chai is trying to keep Makani in close. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Makani shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chai but Chai pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Chai gets caught flat footed, as Makani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Makani is in close to Chai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Makani won't allow Chai to sweep him here. #T4#
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Makani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses.
Makani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaimana Makani dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Makani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD#
Makani closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chai did well to prevent Makani getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Makani.
Makani trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makani trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makani stands and throws Chai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T1#
Makani trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Makani tries to score with some ground and pound. Chai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Makani.
Makani looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Makani looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Makani misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Makani scores with a couple of short elbows.
Makani is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Makani landing a few strikes.
Chai tries to improve position but can't.
Chai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Makani cracks Chai with a big elbow.
Makani trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T3#
Makani misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Makani.
Makani in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB#
Makani is trying to get an arm triangle but Chai is defending well.
Makani throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Makani grinds an elbow into Chai's temple.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Makani throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T4#
Makani postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Makani wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Makani seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Makani connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chai some visible discomfort.
Makani misses with the ground and pound.
Makani lands a nice forearm strike.
Makani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Makani working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani working the ground and pound.
Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Makani.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaimana Makani dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Good shot there by Chai.#CUT2#It looks like Kaimana Makani has been cut.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chai is fending him off so far but Makani persists. Nope, Chai circles away and we're back to standing.
Makani gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makani slips a jab from Chai.#TD#
Makani gets a double leg takedown into Chai's guard.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
Makani throws a strike but Chai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Chai is working Makani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Makani strikes from his own guard.
Makani seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Makani wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Makani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Makani is on top in guard. #REVR##T1#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chai controls Makani momentarily but Makani frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makani throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Makani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Makani with a nice head shot there.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani connects with a couple of short punches.
Makani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Makani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makani throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Makani controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3##TD#
Makani feints and as Chai raises his hands in defense, Makani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makani is working Chai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makani.
Makani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makani distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Makani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Makani distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Makani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Makani from controlling successfully.
Shahriyar Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makani is really struggling to control Chai but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Makani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Makani working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Makani trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Makani connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaimana Makani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makani, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Kaimana Makani!

Kaimana Makani wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Kaimana Makani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HFC 34: Justice vs Smith 2
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Babaganush connects with a crisp jab.
Babaganush misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai is looking for a counter combo.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Babaganush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Babaganush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Babaganush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duke Babaganush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Chai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babaganush with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babaganush wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Chai working Babaganush over with strikes.
Babaganush blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chai.
Chai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chai prevents Babaganush from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai passes to full mount!
Chai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Babaganush is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there. #T1#
Chai sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Babaganush controls the position.
Chai lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babaganush tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
Chai dominating with strikes here.
Chai landing shots from mount. #CUT#It looks like Duke Babaganush has been cut.
Babaganush is trying to stand.
Chai lands a big shot there that rocks Babaganush but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chai cracks Babaganush with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
Our winner, Shahriyar Chai, 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.

Event: HFC 26: Dolite vs Abarai
Date: Aug 17, 2022

#R1#
Babaganush misses the jab.
Chai connects with a body shot that sends Babaganush's belly button to the back.
Babaganush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai throws a hook but Babaganush blocks it.
Chai throws a series of punches but Babaganush avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Babaganush.
Babaganush scores with a nice right hand. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chai.
Chai cracks Babaganush with a big right hand but Babaganush just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babaganush avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chai.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Babaganush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Chai scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Babaganush taking a bit of punishment here - Chai scoring with strikes.
Chai scores with punches from side control.
Chai works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Babaganush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chai wants to control but Babaganush is keeping him busy.
Chai throws an elbow but Babaganush slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chai scoring with punches and elbows.
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.
Babaganush wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chai working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Chai tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chai in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Babaganush on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Babaganush is trying to buck Chai off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chai landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chai scoring with punches from side control.
Chai working the ground and pound but Babaganush is defending the strikes.
Babaganush is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chai lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Babaganush down. #T3#
Chai scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Babaganush to see if he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chai landing strikes.
Chai cracks Babaganush with a big right hand but Babaganush just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here.
Chai lands an elbow.
Chai is chipping away with strikes.
Chai working the ground and pound but Babaganush is defending the strikes. #T4#
Chai scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chai works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Babaganush parries the strikes from Chai easily there. Chai is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Babaganush to escape.
Chai is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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 cracks Babaganush with a big elbow.
Chai looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Babaganush is avoiding damage well.
Babaganush takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Babaganush is trying to get back to his feet.
Chai in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee asks Chai politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chai prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chai working the body and head with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Babaganush scores with a decent looking hook.#TD#
Chai feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chai throws a strike but Babaganush rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Babaganush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Babaganush wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babaganush can do to turn this around?
Babaganush wants to stand and escape but instead Chai has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Chai is in close to Babaganush's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Babaganush's head.
Chai postures up and lands a big shot to Babaganush's brow.
Babaganush keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Chai works over Babaganush with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
Chai chips away with some ground and pound.
Chai works over Babaganush with some ground and pound from guard.
Babaganush wants to get back to his feet but Chai passes into half guard.
Chai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chai stops Babaganush from getting back to his feet.
Shahriyar Chai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babaganush wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Babaganush taking some punishment here, with Chai in his half guard.
Chai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Babaganush taking some punishment here, with Chai in his half guard.
We've been informed that Babaganush has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Chai working over Babaganush with some ground and pound. Babaganush looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chai working the head and body with strikes.
Chai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Babaganush regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai lands a couple of digs.
Chai distracts Babaganush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #ROC#Babaganush is rocked!
Chai throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Chai connects with a couple of short punches.
Babaganush wants to get back to his feet but Chai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chai works over Babaganush with some ground and pound from guard.
Chai working some strikes from top position.
Babaganush is still in real trouble! Can Chai finish him?
Chai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Babaganush seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Babaganush preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Chai is in close to Babaganush's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chai landing some decent shots from guard.
Chai wants to control from the top but Babaganush keeps moving.
Babaganush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Babaganush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chai postures up in Babaganush's guard and throws a big left but Babaganush blocks it.
Chai landing with the ground and pound.
Chai advances position into side control!
Babaganush is letting Chai control him for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shahriyar Chai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Babaganush scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Duke Babaganush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babaganush lands a jab.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babaganush.
Chai tries to counter with a takedown but Babaganush is quick to defend against it.
Chai takes a swing at Babaganush's ribcage but misses.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babaganush.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Babaganush lands a lovely overhand right.
Babaganush throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Babaganush throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Babaganush. That snapped Chai's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babaganush throws out the jab.
Babaganush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babaganush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babaganush scrambles back to his feet.
Babaganush defends well against a solid takedown attempt 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!
Babaganush throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Babaganush throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.#T1#
Babaganush throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Babaganush might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Babaganush misses with a straight right.
Babaganush walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Babaganush.
Babaganush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babaganush misses with a looping right.
Babaganush ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Babaganush misses with a hook.
Babaganush looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Chai misses the jab.
Babaganush ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Babaganush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai scores with a jab.
Babaganush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Babaganush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Babaganush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babaganush throws out the jab.
Duke Babaganush seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Babaganush misses the jab.
Babaganush misses with a straight left.
Babaganush tries a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Babaganush lands a really nice looking cross but Chai seems unphased.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Babaganush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!#TD#
Chai drives through with a takedown into Babaganush's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Babaganush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chai is controlling him.
Chai throws a big right hand that misses.
Chai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chai connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Babaganush some visible discomfort.
Chai trying to control the position but Babaganush is working away.
Chai looking to control but instead Babaganush has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.#T3#
Babaganush has hold of Chai's hands but Chai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Babaganush on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Babaganush keeps working.
Chai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Babaganush keeps working.
Babaganush has hold of Chai's hands but Chai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chai thows a huge punch but Babaganush dodges it nicely.
Babaganush on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Chai working Babaganush over with strikes.
Chai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shahriyar Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chai controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babaganush can do anything to dispel that myth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shahriyar Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Shahriyar Chai!

Shahriyar Chai wins by unanimous decision!
Shahriyar Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Local Show in London
Date: Jun 07, 2022

#R1#
Shahriyar Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oleg Chai.
Shahriyar Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oleg Chai tries to clinch but Shahriyar Chai is having none of it.
Oleg Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shahriyar Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shahriyar Chai throws a hook to the side of Oleg Chai's head but Oleg Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shahriyar Chai misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Oleg Chai forces Shahriyar Chai back against the ropes and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oleg Chai blocks an uppercut.
Shahriyar Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oleg Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shahriyar Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleg Chai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Oleg Chai just leaning against Shahriyar Chai, taking a breather.
Oleg Chai looking to slow down the pace here.
Oleg Chai stalling in the clinch but Shahriyar Chai improves position. #T1##BC#
Shahriyar Chai manages to break the clinch.
Oleg Chai misses with the combination.
Oleg Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oleg Chai misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Oleg Chai gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Oleg Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oleg Chai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shahriyar Chai checks it well.
Oleg Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Shahriyar Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oleg Chai wants to clinch up but Shahriyar Chai keeps it at a distance.
Oleg Chai tries to clinch but Shahriyar Chai moves out of range.
Shahriyar Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oleg Chai misses with a hook. Shahriyar Chai ducked under it nicely.
Shahriyar Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Oleg Chai blocks a jab.
Oleg Chai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oleg Chai doesn't manage to clinch there - Shahriyar Chai circles away.
Oleg Chai throws a right and a left that Shahriyar Chai avoids nicely.
Oleg Chai wants to clinch up but Shahriyar Chai keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Shahriyar Chai misses the target.
Oleg Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Shahriyar Chai misses with a hook. Oleg Chai ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Oleg Chai moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Shahriyar Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Oleg Chai breaks from the clinch.
Shahriyar Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Shahriyar Chai takes a swing at Oleg Chai's ribcage but misses.
Oleg Chai throws a head kick but Shahriyar Chai moves out of range.
Oleg Chai misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oleg Chai.
I think Oleg Chai 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Glass scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Chai!
A victorious Oleg Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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