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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Presley Chai (ranked 415 p4p, 261 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 54 p4p, 32 weight class). Raja Khanna has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Presley Chai's chin.
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16 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
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22 - 14 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai tries to clinch but Khanna moves out of range.
Chai throws a hook but Khanna avoids it easily.
Khanna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai throws a jab when Khanna was well out of range.
Chai scores with a takedown into Khanna's guard.
Khanna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khanna holds on and takes a little breather.
Khanna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khanna controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
Chai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chai landing with the ground and pound.
Khanna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Khanna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khanna is one step ahead there.
Khanna trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai is pulling down on Khanna's head. It's preventing any offense from Khanna, at least for the moment.
Khanna stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Khanna trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khanna passes Chai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Khanna is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Khanna has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai manages to get to full guard.
Chai wants to sweep here but Khanna controlling him for the moment.
Chai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khanna is controlling him.
Khanna won't allow Chai to sweep him here.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Khanna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khanna drops back looking for a leg! Chai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chai manages to kick Khanna off! Khanna jumps back into Chai's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khanna feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
Chai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khanna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chai somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Khanna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Chai misses.
Khanna is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khanna slaps away a takedown attempt from Chai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanna.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai dominated that round.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khanna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.
Chai feints and as Khanna raises his hands in defense, Chai changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at Stormcrow Centre inform us that Khanna has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chai is in close to Khanna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chai landing some decent shots from guard.
Khanna has momentary wrist control but Chai slips an elbow through the middle.
Chai works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chai working over Khanna with some ground and pound. Khanna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khanna trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Khanna wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
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.
Khanna is trying to stand.
Khanna is looking to improve his position.
Chai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khanna is trying to control but can't.
Chai prevents Khanna from improving his position.
Chai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Presley Chai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chai drops an elbow to the side of Khanna's head.
Khanna has hold of Chai's hands but Chai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Khanna is pressing down on Chai's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chai landing with the ground and pound.
Chai is working Khanna over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khanna is keeping the position for now.
Khanna looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up and lands a big shot to Khanna's brow.
Chai throws a strike but Khanna rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khanna controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chai pulls Khanna in to control the position.
Khanna won't allow Chai to sweep him here.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Khanna from controlling successfully.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khanna can do to turn this around?
Khanna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Chai pulls Khanna in to control the position.
Khanna looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khanna looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chai lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai landing some decent shots from guard.
Chai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khanna doesn't seem bothered though.
Raja Khanna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanna connects with a right hand. Chai shakes it off.
Chai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chai working some strikes from top position.
Chai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
Khanna looking for a sweep. Not yet Khanna, not yet.
Chai works over Khanna with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Chai lands a couple of digs.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Chai stands up over Khanna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khanna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khanna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is fighting to break Khanna's control of his arms but Khanna is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khanna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Khanna is controlling Chai's posture.
Chai throwing strikes from guard but Khanna blocks nicely.
Khanna can't keep his opponent in guard - Chai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Khanna trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chai lands with a punch from half guard.
Khanna wants to get back to his feet.
Khanna wants to control but Chai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khanna is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai is thwarting Khanna's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chai lands a nice short elbow.
Chai is nestled in close to Khanna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chai is nestled in close to Khanna, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That has opened up Raja Khanna's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The cut above Raja Khanna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chai working over Khanna with some ground and pound. Khanna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khanna is rocked!
Raja Khanna's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raja Khanna's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Presley Chai!
A victorious Presley 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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