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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Savaje Bebe Chai (ranked 2041 p4p, 3406 weight class) and Nestor Makhno (ranked 230 p4p, 360 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Never Fight An African. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Savaje Bebe Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nestor Makhno!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makhno lands the left hand.
Makhno lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Makhno ducks down to avoid it.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Makhno ducks down to avoid it.
Makhno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makhno misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Makhno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Makhno.
Makhno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Makhno misses with a low kick.
Makhno throws a body shot but no joy.
Makhno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chai scores with a push kick.
Makhno thumps Chai with a low kick.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makhno.
Makhno moves away from the strike by Chai.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
Makhno 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.
Makhno throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chai's waist but Chai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makhno off to one side.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makhno manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Nestor Makhno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Chai.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai throws a jab when Makhno was well out of range.
Makhno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makhno dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makhno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Makhno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makhno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chai. Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makhno misses with a hook
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makhno moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Makhno throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Makhno lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makhno avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Makhno.
An inside leg kick lands from Makhno.
A big left from Chai misses.
Makhno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Makhno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makhno throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Chai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makhno throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Makhno moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Makhno's head but Makhno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai lands the left hand.
Chai throws a leg kick but Makhno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makhno.
Chai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makhnos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno throws a big shot that misses.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Makhno's shoulder, as Makhno tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Makhno is predictable there
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai takes a swing at Makhno's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai takes one on the button.
Makhno blocks a jab.
Makhno fails with the takedown.
Makhno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Makhno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Chai. That snapped Makhno's head back.
Chai dodges the punch combination from Makhno.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Makhno with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai throws the left hand but Makhno avoids the punch easily.
Makhno stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makhno.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Makhno.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makhno's head.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
Chai slips a straight right by Makhno.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Makhno misses.
A right-left combo lands from Chai.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Makhno.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makhno.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makhno to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Makhno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makhno tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Makhno ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Savaje Bebe Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nestor Makhno.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Makhno slips the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Chai scores with a four punch combination!
Chai slips under a jab from Makhno.
Makhno just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Savaje Bebe Chai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Makhno misses with a series of wild punches.
Chai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Makhno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chai counters with a head kick. That will keep Makhno thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Savaje Bebe Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makhno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makhno's head backwards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
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 right and a left that Makhno avoids nicely.
Makhno lands with a hook. Chai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makhno misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Makhno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makhno can do to turn this around?
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makhno.
Makhno throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makhno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Chai lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Makhno misses the target.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makhno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makhno slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Makhno throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Savaje Bebe Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makhno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
A leg kick checked by Makhno.
Makhno unleashes a big counter combination but Chai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chai is looking to chop away at Makhno's legs.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai slips under a jab.
Makhno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chai circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Makhno's shoulder, as Makhno tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhno slips a jab from Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Makhno.
Makhno blocks a jab.
Chai keeps Makhno at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Makhno down.
Makhno misses with a few strikes there.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Makhno misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Makhno avoids the body shot from Chai.
Makhno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chai back to the cage. Makhno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Makhno misses with a wild combination.
Makhno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chai moves forwards but Makhno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makhno. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makhno scores with a hook.
Makhno slips a straight right by Chai.
A big left from Makhno misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Makhno throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Makhno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makhno dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Makhno blocks a jab.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makhno.
Makhno throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Makhno 's knee.
Makhno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Makhno blocks a jab.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makhno.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makhno throws out a leg kick but Chai moves out of range and Makhno only half commits.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makhno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makhno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makhno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Makhno scores with a decent looking hook.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Makhno slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Makhno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Makhno.
Makhno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Makhno avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai pushes Makhno away with a front kick.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Makhno moved out of range nicely.
Chai scores with a jab. Makhno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Makhno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhno throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Makhno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Makhno misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Savaje Bebe Chai dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Makhno is out of range.
Makhno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Makhno lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makhno.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Makhno is just out of range.
Chai wants to land a leg kick but Makhno is out of range.
Makhno throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Makhno misses.
Makhno misses with the combination.
Chai throws a jab when Makhno was well out of range.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makhno.
Chai lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai moves out of range as Makhno strikes.
Makhno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai thinks about countering with a head kick.
Makhno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Makhno's head but Makhno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makhno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chai circles away quickly and effectively.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Makhno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makhno moves away.
Chai throws a wild body kick that Makhno sees coming a mile off.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makhno misses with a wild combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Makhno might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chai has got the better of the exchanges.
Makhno motions for Chai to come forward. Makhno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makhno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Makhno wants to pass the guard but Chai is defending well.
Makhno decides to stand and escape the position.
Makhno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makhno throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai slips a jab from Makhno.
Makhno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makhno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai throws a right hand that Makhno ducks under and follows up with a left that Makhno also avoids with ease.
Makhno looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai works over Makhno's head and body with a nice combination.
Makhno misses with a double jab.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makhno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Makhno throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Chai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makhno.
Chai swinging wildly here.
Chai lands with a hook. Makhno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makhno scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makhno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Makhno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno throws a shot to the body.
Chai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chai slips under a jab from Makhno.
Makhno misses the jab.
No joy there for Chai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Makhno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Makhno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Makhno.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Makhno slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Makhno misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makhno has time to react.
Makhno moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Makhno missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makhno loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Makhno throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Makhno moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Makhno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makhno moves out of range as Chai strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Makhno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makhno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makhno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chai.
Makhno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makhno moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Makhno throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makhno throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai moves away from the strike by Makhno.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Makhno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Savaje Bebe Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makhno. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nestor Makhno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Makhno misses.
Makhno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makhno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chai but Chai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chai dodges the punch combination from Makhno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nestor Makhno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Savaje Bebe Chai!
Savaje Bebe Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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