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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T Mustana Chai (ranked 1228 p4p, 638 weight class) and Holden Easterly (ranked 161 p4p, 83 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, T Mustana Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Easterly !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easterly leaves Chai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holden Easterly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Easterly .
Nice cross by Easterly .
Easterly cracks Chai with a good jab.
Easterly throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Easterly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Easterly throws a big shot that misses.
Easterly 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai checks the leg kick.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Easterly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterly looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Easterly works Chai's body with a nice hook.
Easterly throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Easterly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chai.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Easterly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Easterly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Easterly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Easterly moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Easterly misses with a looping right.
Easterly scores with a nice strike.
Easterly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Chai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Easterly to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterly connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Easterly 's head.
A big right from Chai misses.
Chai misses the jab.
It seemed like Easterly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Easterly lands a jab to the head.
Easterly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Easterly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Easterly lands with a hook. Chai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chai takes one on the button.
Easterly dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
Easterly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big left from Easterly misses.
Easterly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Easterly throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Easterly slips under a jab.
Easterly throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Easterly lands with a shot to the body.
Easterly throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Easterly cracks Chai with a good jab.
Easterly scores with a shot to the body.
Easterly tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai defending well as Easterly loads up on a big left hand.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Easterly 's shoulder, as Easterly tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Easterly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Easterly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easterly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Easterly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easterly has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Easterly .
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Easterly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Easterly defends it nicely.
Easterly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Easterly scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Easterly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Easterly throws a good cross that connects.
Chai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Easterly ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Easterly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Easterly throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Easterly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Easterly throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Easterly misses its intended target.
Easterly clobbers Chai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chai might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Easterly .
Easterly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Easterly 's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai trying to control but Easterly is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai advances to half guard.
Easterly is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai is trying to control the action in half guard but Easterly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Easterly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chai is taking a breather. Easterly says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Easterly wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Chai seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Easterly is looking to improve his position.
Easterly is defending against the submission attempts here by Chai.
Chai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Easterly keeps working.
Easterly has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Chai escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Chai!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai advances to mount.
Chai looking for a guillotine from mount but Easterly is having none of it.
Chai working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Easterly is squirming around, avoiding Chai's attempts to control the action.
Chai with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to control but Easterly wriggling away.
Chai mounts Easterly ! Really nice guard pass there!
Chai wants to take Easterly 's back but he can't do it this time.
Easterly is squirming around, avoiding Chai's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Easterly wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
T Mustana Chai dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
Easterly throws a body shot but no joy.
Easterly looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai throws an off balance right hand
and Easterly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai swings for the body but Easterly moves out of range.
Easterly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Easterly .
Nice shot lands for Easterly .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterly lands with a hook. Chai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Easterly misses with a wild body shot.
Easterly throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Easterly stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Easterly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Easterly throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai takes a swing at Easterly 's ribcage but misses.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Easterly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Easterly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Easterly misses the body punch
and Easterly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Easterly throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Easterly lands with a nice body punch.
Easterly connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Easterly .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holden Easterly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Easterly .
Easterly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Easterly . That's going to slow Chai down.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Easterly .
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Easterly counters with a straight right hand.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Easterly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Easterly cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterly lands with a kick to the temple. Chai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Easterly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Easterly .
Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Easterly counters with a straight right hand.
Chai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Easterly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a one-two to the body.
Easterly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easterly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Easterly .
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Easterly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Easterly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterly sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easterly with a jab.
Easterly jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
Easterly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Easterly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holden Easterly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Easterly saw that one coming.
Easterly throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Easterly scores with a punch to the head.
Easterly misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Easterly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Easterly .
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Easterly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Easterly 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Easterly !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Holden Easterly waved his t-shirt featuring Bloodbath MMA Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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