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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olyksandr Chai (ranked 2189 p4p, 1684 weight class) and Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 250 p4p, 204 weight class). Jacira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cherokee War Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aqissiac Jacira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olyksandr Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacira.
A head kick misses from Jacira.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jacira just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai swings for the body but Jacira moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jacira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacira looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Jacira shoots for a double leg takedown but Chai sprawls well. He's pushed Jacira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jacira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chai tries to avoid it but Jacira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chai to the ground. Chai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chai dives in and grabs Jacira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jacira pushes down on Chai's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacira misses with a wild body shot.
Jacira missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacira misses the shot to the body.
Jacira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jacira tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chai tries to bum rush Jacira with a series of wild strikes but Jacira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Jacira misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Jacira lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jacira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jacira tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Jacira back against the cage.
A short left from Jacira.
Jacira tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Jacira back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacira.
Jacira misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
Jacira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacira breaks the clinch.
Chai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jacira with a poor takedown
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olyksandr Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aqissiac Jacira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacira. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai missing with a left hand there. Jacira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chai darts in and clinches Jacira up against the cage.
Jacira swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chai cracks Jacira with a nice body shot.
Jacira tries to pull guard but Chai holds him up against the cage and eventually Jacira drops back down to his feet.
Jacira wants to break free but Chai has control.
Jacira blocks a body shot from Chai.
Jacira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacira misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Jacira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Jacira can't break the clinch.
Jacira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacira breaks the clinch.
Chai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jacira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacira.
It looks like Olyksandr Chai has been cut.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chai.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacira looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
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 clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Jacira misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacira jumps guard but Chai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jacira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jacira.
Jacira struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Jacira has Chai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jacira misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aqissiac Jacira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Olyksandr Chai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jacira misses with a wild body shot.
Jacira throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Chai misses the jab.
Jacira takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Jacira misses with a body shot.
Donk. Chai catches Jacira right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Jacira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacira dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Nice shot lands for Jacira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a hook but Jacira avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Jacira releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jacira slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai clinches up with Jacira and pushes him back against the cage.
Jacira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Jacira's head.
Jacira is trying to force a seperation but Chai has the dominant position.
Jacira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chai walks away with a smile on his face. Jacira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jacira swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai darts in trying to clinch
and Jacira counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai shoots in for a double leg but Jacira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jacira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chai pinned against the cage. Chai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Olyksandr Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aqissiac Jacira.
Jacira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jacira or not.
Jacira is trying to break the clinch but Chai is controlling him.
Chai has Jacira pressed against the cage, preventing Jacira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chai is looking for a takedown.
Jacira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jacira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacira tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice uppercut.
Chai takes a shot to the head.
Jacira misses with a punch to the body.
Chai gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Chai is looking for a kimura but Jacira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chai to get the leverage.
Chai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jacira gets full guard.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Jacira.
Jacira keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Jacira is trying to keep Chai in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacira is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Jacira.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chai wants to control from the top but Jacira keeps moving.
Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jacira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olyksandr Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olyksandr 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jacira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jacira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacira finds it's way round the side to connect with Chai's head.
Chai slips under a jab from Jacira.
Jacira swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Jacira thuds his right hand into Chai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aqissiac Jacira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacira moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - Jacira coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Jacira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jacira.
Jacira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jacira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai connects with a jab.
Chai moves in looking to clinch but Jacira pushes him off.
Jacira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacira.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacira.
Jacira scores with a nice head shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jacira or perhaps it was just good defense by Chai, which made it look bad.
Jacira throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacira ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Jacira punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Jacira misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai tries to bum rush Jacira with a series of wild strikes but Jacira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Jacira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chai rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai misses with a combination
and Jacira counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai swinging wildly here.
Jacira avoids the body shot from Chai.
Jacira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chai lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacira throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Jacira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jacira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Jacira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Jacira ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacira misses the jab.
Jacira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacira just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacira's waist but Jacira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chai off to one side.
Chai wants to clinch up but Jacira keeps it at a distance.
Jacira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left and a right from Chai both land. Nice combination.
Chai misses with a takedown attempt - Jacira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jacira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacira.
Chai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jacira 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.
Olyksandr Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aqissiac Jacira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jacira but Jacira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chai gets a double leg takedown into Jacira's guard.
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!
Jacira trying to control the position.
Chai trying to move into half guard but instead Jacira has managed to sweep!
Jacira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jacira looking to pass the guard.
Jacira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jacira stands up over Chai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jacira stands up over Chai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aqissiac Jacira.
I think Jacira 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aqissiac Jacira!
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energy
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hype
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