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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardinho Chai (ranked 5517 p4p, 3074 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardinho Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Strdoza slips the punch.
Strdoza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strdoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strdoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Chai misses
and Strdoza counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Chai backing up. Chai nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Chai has his takedown stuffed
and Strdoza counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
Strdoza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai gets the takedown into side control.
Strdoza explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai throws a combination that misses
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Chai backing up. Chai nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Chai misses with a combination
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai gets a clinch.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Strdoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza jumps guard and drags Chai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Strdoza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chai wants to control from the top but Strdoza keeps moving.
Strdoza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chai wants to control from the top but Strdoza keeps moving.
Chai slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chai slips nicely into half guard.
Strdoza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza actively working from the bottom here.
Strdoza wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Chai is pressing down on Strdoza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strdoza is holding on for now.
Strdoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Strdoza is trying to escape the mount.
Chai quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Chai but it's paid off an Strdoza is forced to tap! Nice work by Chai.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonardinho Chai!
An out of breath Leonardinho Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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