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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Chase (ranked 2206 p4p, 285 weight class) and Dalinar Kholin (ranked 4544 p4p, 459 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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214 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalinar Kholin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase gets a clinch.
Chase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chase tries to clinch up.
Kholin misses with a looping left.
Chase avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chase looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chase doesn't manage to clinch there - Kholin circles away.
Kholin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Kholin with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Kholin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kholin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chase wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Kholin pushes him off.
Kholin lands a head kick!
It looks like Kelly Chase has been cut.
Kholin closes the distance and clinches up with Chase, looking for a takedown. Kholin pushes Chase against the cage but Chase circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kholin lands a nice shot that snaps Chase's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kholin tries a head kick but it misses.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kholin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kholin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chase forces Kholin back against the cage and clinches.
Chase displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kholin up against the cage.
Chase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kholin loads up on a big right hand but Chase slips the punch.
Kholin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chase avoids it really well and circles away.
Kelly Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dalinar Kholin.
Sloppy strikes from Kholin. Those never looked like landing.
Kholin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chase tries to avoid it but Kholin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chase to the ground. Chase escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kholin misses with a double jab
and Chase counters with a one-two to the body.
Kholin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase has closed the distance and engaged Kholin in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase has a couple of punches blocked by Kholin.
Chase breaks the clinch.
Kholin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chase as he jumps to the side.
Chase is looking to clinch but Kholin is avoiding it.
Chase moves into range and clinches up with Kholin.
A nice left hand lands by Chase.
A head punch on the inside from Chase fails to land.
Chase lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kholin pushes Chase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chase lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kholin looks winded!
Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kholin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly Chase is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kholin throws a series of punches but Chase moves out of range.
Dalinar Kholin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kholin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Chase wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chase wants to clinch.
Chase has closed the distance and engaged Kholin in a clinch.
Chase goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chase lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kholin backwards.
Chase tries a body shot but Kholin blocks it.
A short uppercut from Chase.
Chase lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kholin avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Chase lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Dalinar Kholin has been cut.
Kholin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chase lands a hook that snaps the head of Kholin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chase creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase is pressed up against the cage. Kholin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chase down to the mat. Chase avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kholin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase closes the distance and clinches.
Kholin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chase misses with the head strike.
Chase blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chase.
Chase blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chase breaks the clinch.
Chase is looking to clinch but Kholin is avoiding it.
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Kholin pushes him off.
Kholin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kholin forces Chase back against the cage and clinches.
Chase's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kholin loads up on a big right hand but Chase slips the punch.
Kholin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chase can pounce on him.
Chase tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Chase dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kholin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kholin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Chase misses the target.
Chase fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kholin just misses with a punch to the body.
As Kholin backs away, Chase returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chase wants to clinch.
Kholin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chase fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dalinar Kholin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chase wants to clinch up but Kholin keeps it at a distance.
Kholin swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kholin throws a leg kick but Chase checks it.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kholin cracks the inside of Chase's front leg.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kholin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kholin misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase is looking to clinch.
Dalinar Kholin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kholin swats away the attempt to clinch by Chase.
Kholin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kholin tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chase is looking to clinch but Kholin is avoiding it.
Chase slips a straight right by Kholin.
Kholin works over Chase's head and body with a nice combination.
Kholin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chase counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kholin tries to land a leg kick but Chase saw it coming and moves away.
Chase cracks Kholin with an open hand slap.
Chase takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chase moves into the clinch.
Chase lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kholin misses with a punch to the body.
Kholin blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kholin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase struggles to land a body shot inside as Kholin controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chase.
Chase doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chase misses with the head strike.
Kholin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chase avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kholin managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chase misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chase manages to break the clinch.
Chase tries to clinch
and Kholin counters with a two punch combo.
Kholin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kholin lands a jab to the nose.
Chase is looking to clinch.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kholin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kholin misses with a double jab.
Kholin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kholin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kholin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kholin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chase tries to clinch up but Kholin circles away and keeps his distance.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kholin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kholin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chase tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kholin is in Chase's guard.
Chase pushes Kholin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kholin misses with a two punch combination.
Chase moves away from the strike by Kholin.
Kholin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase misses with a series of wild punches.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kholin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase blocks a leg kick.
Chase tries to clinch up.
Kholin misses with a takedown attempt - Chase sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Kholin pushes him off.
Chase tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kholin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chase slips a jab and a cross from Kholin.
Kholin missing with a left hand there. Chase was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kholin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kholin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase tries to keep at a distance but Kholin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chase tries to clinch up but Kholin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kholin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalinar Kholin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kholin misses with a takedown attempt
and Chase counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kholin keeps the fight on the outside.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kholin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kholin.
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Kholin pushes him off.
Kholin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chase tries to clinch but Kholin moves out of range.
Kholin dives in and scores a takedown into Chase's guard.
Kholin wants to control from the top but Chase keeps moving.
Chase kicks Kholin off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chase tries to keep at a distance but Kholin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chase closes the distance and clinches.
Chase misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kholin swings wildly with an uppercut but Chase uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kholin misses with the head strike.
Chase working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kholin avoids it.
Chase softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chase's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chase clinches up against the cage.
Chase misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kholin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kholin blocks an uppercut.
Chase misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kholin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chase.
Chase manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kholin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Kholin pushes him off.
Chase tries to clinch but Kholin is having none of it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kholin.
Chase is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kholin is looking to take a break and control but Chase is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly Chase overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chase tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kholin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kholin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase struggling a bit here.
Kholin trying to control the action but Chase is working from the bottom.
Chase is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chase moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chase wants to sweep but no luck.
Kholin landing with the ground and pound.
Chase trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kholin wants to control from the top but Chase keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chase tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chase is looking to stand up but Kholin isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kholin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kholin dives in and grabs Chase's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chase pushes down on Kholin's head and hops out.
Chase is looking to clinch but Kholin is avoiding it.
Kholin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kholin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kelly Chase.
I think Chase 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dalinar Kholin!
Dalinar Kholin took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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