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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 3 p4p, 149 weight class) and Presley Chai (ranked 1 p4p, 17 weight class). Presley Chai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erdogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erdogan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chai has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Erdogan lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Erdogan misses.
Erdogan sets himself, and Chai steps forward looking for the clinch! Erdogan avoids it this time.
A big left from Chai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan misses with a body kick.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Erdogan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Erdogan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai clinches up against the cage.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai has clasped his hands together around Erdogan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Erdogan parries the strikes from Chai easily there. Chai is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Erdogan to escape.
Chai working the ground and pound but Erdogan is defending the strikes.
Erdogan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chai throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Erdogan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chai.
Erdogan defending against the ground and pound.
Erdogan pushes Chai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai working the strikes but Erdogan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erdogan defending well though.
Chai slips a nice elbow through Erdogan's hands, connecting with Erdogan's forehead.
Erdogan pushes Chai off but Chai dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erdogan parries the strikes from Chai easily there. Chai is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Erdogan to escape.
Chai scores with a couple of short elbows.
Erdogan wants to get back to his feet.
Chai creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Erdogan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Chai seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Erdogan taking a bit of punishment here - Chai scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws an elbow but Erdogan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chai is working Erdogan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Erdogan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chai prevents Erdogan from escaping the position.
An elbow from Chai crashes against the mat.
Chai throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai with the ground and pound but Erdogan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Chai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erdogan has hold of Chai's hands but Chai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan wants to get back to his feet.
Erdogan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erdogan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Erdogan's head.
Chai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chai throwing shots but Erdogan is blocking nicely.
Erdogan looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai dominated that round.
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 misses with a takedown attempt
and Erdogan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chai thinking.
Erdogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erdogan lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Erdogan.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Erdogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Erdogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustafa Erdogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erdogan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Presley Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai jabs at Erdogan's body.
Erdogan takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Erdogan's corner calls for a 1-2. Erdogan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erdogan looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai avoids the body shot from Erdogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Chai drops his shoulder and cracks Erdogan with a huge uppercut! Erdogan goes down! Can Chai finish him?
Erdogan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Erdogan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Presley Chai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
Erdogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Erdogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Chai throws a big elbow that misses.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Erdogan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chai lands a jab to Erdogan's midsection.
Chai lands a hook that stumbles Erdogan back into the cage. Chai follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Erdogan to the canvas! Chai pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Erdogan has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Presley Chai!
Presley Chai is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Presley Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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