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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Tetrev (ranked 53 p4p, 181 weight class) and InSaen Chai (ranked 9 p4p, 26 weight class). InSaen Chai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, InSaen Chai!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetrev throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tetrev misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Chai.
A big left from Chai misses.
Tetrev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai throws a leg kick
and Tetrev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tetrev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tetrev throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Tetrev looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing that Tetrev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chai has Tetrev pulled in close to control his posture.
Tetrev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tetrev lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tetrev connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai wants to get back to his feet but Tetrev passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev lands with a punch from half guard.
Tetrev controlling the action here.
Tetrev stops Chai from getting back to his feet.
Chai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tetrev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chai wants to get back to his feet.
Chai is not content to let Tetrev control the position.
Tetrev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chai wants to get back to his feet.
Tetrev wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
Tetrev drops an elbow to the side of Chai's head.
Tetrev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tetrev.
Chai has hold of Tetrev's hands but Tetrev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tetrev wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it.
Tetrev prevents Chai from standing back up.
Tetrev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tetrev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chai is trying to stand back up but Tetrev is controlling him
Tetrev is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Tetrev prevents Chai from standing back up.
Chai manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetrev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tetrev.
A shot to the liver by Tetrev. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tetrev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tetrev.
Donk. Chai catches Tetrev right on the button with a cross.
Chai takes one on the button.
Tetrev thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Tetrev finds it's target.
Tetrev takes one to the chin there.
InSaen Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tetrev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tetrev to score with a decent uppercut.
Tetrev just misses with a punch to the body.
Tetrev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai motions for Tetrev to come forward. Chai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tetrev misses with an uppercut.
Tetrev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tetrev moves out of range of the strikes.
Tetrev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tetrev is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev lands with a cross.
Tetrev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Tetrev throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai throws a hook but Tetrev avoids it easily.
Tetrev lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming.
InSaen Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Tetrev off balance momentarily.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Tetrev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai throws a jab when Tetrev was well out of range.
Tetrev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tetrev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tetrev throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tetrev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tetrev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Tetrev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tetrev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tetrev missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tetrev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Tetrev moves away and avoids it.
Chai moves out of range as Tetrev strikes.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Tetrev blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Tetrev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donk. Chai catches Tetrev right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tetrev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tetrev.
A combination from Tetrev does no damage.
Tetrev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
A frustrated look appears on Chai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tetrev moves away.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tetrev.
Tetrev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tetrev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tetrev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Tetrev's shoulder, as Tetrev tries to avoid the shot.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tetrev throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Tetrev ducks down to avoid it.
Tetrev lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
Chai throws a jab when Tetrev was well out of range.
Chai slips a jab from Tetrev.
Tetrev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chai moves away from the strike by Tetrev.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tetrev moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Tetrev throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Tetrev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Tetrev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chai doesn't seem phased though.
Tetrev staying out of range there.
Tetrev takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Tetrev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tetrev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tetrev.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev lands a nice looking body shot.
Tetrev looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tetrev, as that shot connected.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tetrev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chai wants to land a leg kick but Tetrev is out of range.
Tetrev throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a good low kick that Tetrev was not able to check.
A right-left combo lands from Tetrev.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tetrev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomas Tetrev is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tetrev.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Tetrev's ribs.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tetrev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tetrev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tetrev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves out of range as Tetrev strikes.
Tetrev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Tetrev slips under a jab from Chai.
Tetrev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tetrev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tetrev. Tetrev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tetrev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tetrev showed some decent athleticism there.
Tetrev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Chai pushes Tetrev off looking to stand but Tetrev dives back in and keeps control.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tetrev.
Tetrev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tetrev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tetrev is working away from the top position though.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Tetrev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Tetrev.
Chai pushes Tetrev off looking to stand but Tetrev dives back in and keeps control.
Tetrev lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tetrev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chai tries to kick Tetrev off but Tetrev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tetrev trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tetrev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tetrev prevents Chai from improving his position.
Chai kicks Tetrev off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Chai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tetrev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Tetrev fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Tetrev misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but InSaen Chai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Tetrev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tetrev cracks Chai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tetrev slips under a jab.
A big left from Tetrev misses.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tetrev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Tetrev throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Tetrev's defenses.
Tetrev throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Tetrev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Tetrev misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tetrev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tetrev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chai connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Tetrev misses its intended target.
Chai misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Tetrev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
Tetrev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Tetrev slips a straight right by Chai.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
Tetrev lands a slapping body shot.
Tetrev with a hook.
Tetrev throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tetrev moves away from the strike by Chai.
Tetrev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Tetrev lands a body shot.
Tetrev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the liver by Tetrev. Beautiful body shot.
Tetrev throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tetrev manages to avoid it.
Tetrev misses with a looping left.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Tetrev's ribs.
Chai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetrev throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws the left hand but Tetrev avoids the punch easily.
Tetrev throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tetrev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chai with a jab.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tetrev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
Tetrev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tetrev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tetrev wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Chai moves into the clinch.
Chai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tetrev lands a shoulder strike.
Tetrev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Tetrev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chai's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Tetrev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tetrev misses with a punch on the inside.
Tetrev working aggressively here.
Chai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chai blocks the elbow strike.
Tetrev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tetrev lands a shoulder strike.
Tetrev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tetrev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Tetrev's shoulder, as Tetrev tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai slips under a jab from Tetrev.
Tetrev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Tetrev is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tetrev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tetrev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tetrev looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Chai avoids the body shot from Tetrev.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Tetrev.
Chai throws the left hand but Tetrev avoids the punch easily.
Tetrev tries to clinch up.
Tetrev tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Tetrev. That snapped Chai's head back.
Tetrev closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tomas Tetrev did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chai cracks Tetrev with an open hand slap.
Tetrev lands a slapping body shot.
Tetrev connects with a body shot.
Tetrev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Tetrev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Chai sizes up Tetrev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tetrev misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tetrev swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Tetrev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai is controlling Tetrev's trapped leg to prevent Tetrev from advancing to side control.
Chai is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev lands with a punch from half guard.
Tetrev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tetrev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tetrev lands a nice short elbow.
Tetrev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tetrev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Chai pushes Tetrev off looking to stand but Tetrev dives back in and keeps control.
Tetrev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tetrev is working away from the top position though.
Chai wants to improve his position but Tetrev is controlling well.
Chai taking some punishment here, with Tetrev in his half guard.
Tetrev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tetrev is trying to control the action in half guard but Chai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev working over Chai with some ground and pound. Chai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Tetrev.
Tetrev stops Chai from getting back to his feet.
Tetrev is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tetrev working over Chai with some ground and pound. Chai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chai is trying to stand back up but Tetrev is controlling him
Tetrev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tetrev is keen to just control but Chai is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tetrev drops an elbow to the side of Chai's head.
Tetrev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chai makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chai closes the distance and pushes Tetrev back into the cage.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Tetrev is controlling him.
Tetrev taking a breather.
Tetrev slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai working hard to break the clinch.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Tetrev controls his hands.
Chai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tetrev has him pressed against the cage.
Chai tries a body shot but Tetrev blocks it.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tetrev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Tetrev.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tetrev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tetrev swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tetrev tries to stall but Chai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tetrev.
Chai tries a body shot but Tetrev blocks it.
Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Tetrev scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Tetrev saw that one coming.
Chai catches Tetrev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tetrev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai darts in and clinches Tetrev up against the cage.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Tetrev lands an elbow inside.
Tetrev has Chai pressed against the cage.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Tetrev had his way with InSaen Chai in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tetrev thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
InSaen Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tetrev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chai takes a shot to the head.
Chai is trying to push Tetrev away but Tetrev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tetrev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tetrev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Chai misses.
Tetrev checks the leg kick.
Tetrev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tetrev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Tetrev off balance momentarily.
Tetrev throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai throws a head kick but Tetrev moves out of range.
Tetrev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chai did well to prevent Tetrev getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetrev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Tetrev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chai trying to control here.
Tetrev drops an elbow to the side of Chai's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tetrev lands a nice short elbow.
Tetrev trying to mount his opponent but Chai defends it.
Tetrev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chai looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chai actively working from the bottom here.
Chai is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chai has hold of Tetrev's hands but Tetrev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chai is staying active underneath Tetrev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tetrev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai pushes Tetrev off looking to stand but Tetrev dives back in and keeps control.
Tetrev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tetrev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tetrev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chai tries to kick Tetrev off but Tetrev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chai taking some punishment here, with Tetrev in his half guard.
Chai is trying to stand.
Tetrev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tetrev lands with a punch from half guard.
Tomas Tetrev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tetrev winds up and cracks Chai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chai is rocked!
Chai taking some punishment here, with Tetrev in his half guard.
Chai is still in real trouble! Can Tetrev finish him?
Tetrev creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Chai is out cold and this one is all over! Tetrev climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomas Tetrev!
Tomas Tetrev retains his light heavyweight title!
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
87% |
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