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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 212 p4p, 263 weight class) and Presley Chai (ranked 29 p4p, 32 weight class). Presley Chai told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lew scrambles back to his feet.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lew scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Presley Chai has been cut.
Chai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lew avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lew at a distance.
Lew slaps away a takedown attempt from Chai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Julius Lew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Presley Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Lew.
Chai tries to bum rush Lew with a series of wild strikes but Lew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lew was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chai with a nice cross.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lew's guard.
Chai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lew controlling the position.
Lew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
Lew controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 is looking to work some ground and pound but Lew has wrist control.
Chai postures up.
Chai scoring with some ground and pound.
Chai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Lew is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lew has his hands on Chai's head, controlling the position.
Chai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chai stands up over Lew, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Lew is retaining full guard.
Lew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
Chai throws a big right hand that misses.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lew is pulling down on Chai's head to control his posture.
Lew looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lew wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lew is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai with a nice head shot there.
Lew is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chai landing some decent shots from guard.
Chai chips away with some ground and pound.
Lew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lew tries to get out of the position.
Chai distracts Lew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Lew.
Chai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Presley Chai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lew sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lew has Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai keeps control of Lew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Lew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
Lew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Lew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Lew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lew misses with a body punch.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Lew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lew tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Lew misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Lew prevents a body shot from Chai.
Lew stalling.
Lew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
A head punch on the inside from Lew fails to land.
Lew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai goes for a takedown attempt but Lew pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chai misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lew instigates a clinch.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Lew controls his hands.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai blocks a body shot from Lew.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Lew.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai has Lew 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 Lew tumbling to the mat - Chai dives into Lew's guard.
Presley Chai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up.
Chai connects with a couple of short punches.
Chai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai is in close to Lew's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chai cracks Lew with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lew working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai working some strikes from top position.
Chai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lew is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chai on the ground.
Chai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lew trying to control the position.
Lew wants to improve his position but instead Chai has moved into half guard.
Chai is pressing down on Lew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lew is holding on for now.
Chai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Presley Chai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Chai drives through with a takedown into Lew's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lew holds on and takes a little breather.
Chai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lew is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Chai is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lew pulls his head out easily.
Chai wants to improve his position but Lew is controlling well.
Lew trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Lew has control of the leg.
Lew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Julius Lew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chai manages to get to full guard.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Chai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Chai.
Lew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chai.
Chai is nestled in close to Lew, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai working over Lew with some ground and pound. Lew looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chai lands with a punch from half guard.
Lew is rocked!
Chai lands a big elbow - Lew is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Presley Chai!
A relieved looking Presley 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.
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energy
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hype
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