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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chai Chei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratos Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chai Chei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratos Sparta!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chei shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sparta is trying to stand up here but Chei is controlling him well.
Sparta kicks off Chei and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chei closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sparta circles away.
Chei rushes Sparta and presses him up against the cage.
Chei turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chei manages to end up in side control.
Chei could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sparta wants to get back to his feet but Chei drags him back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparta is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparta on the ground.
Sparta takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sparta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sparta looks gassed!
Chei stands up.
Sparta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chei takes a step back to recover.
Sparta takes a swing at Chei's ribcage but misses.
Chei lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chei has had enough of the clinch but Sparta keeps him there for the moment.
Chei stalling.
Chei tries to pull guard but Sparta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sparta gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparta trying to control but Chei is working from the bottom.
Chei looking to control.
Chei on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chei tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kratos Sparta has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chei moves into the clinch.
Chei stalling the fight.
Sparta is working for takedown but Chei is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparta.
Chei has clasped his hands together around Sparta's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sparta parries the strikes from Chei easily there. Chei is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sparta to escape.
Sparta is looking to get back to his feet here but Chei is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sparta's back.
Sparta is trying to stand back up.
Chei gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chei looking to break Sparta's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sparta remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Chei will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sparta showing good submission defense here.
Chei tightening his grip on Sparta, looking for the choke.
Chei is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sparta defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chei is punishing Sparta with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chai Chei dominated that round.
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.
Chei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparta wants to clinch.
Chei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sparta avoids it really well and circles away.
Chei stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparta. Sparta gets slowly back to his feet.
Chei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chai Chei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chei shoots for a double leg takedown but Sparta sprawls well. He's pushed Chei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chei.
Sparta tries for a takedown but Chei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sparta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chei tries for a takedown but Sparta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sparta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chei blocks an uppercut.
Chei tries to pull guard but Sparta won't allow it.
Chei drags the fight down to the ground.
Sparta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta postures up and lands a big shot to Chei's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chei is working an open guard so Sparta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparta is fending him off so far but Chei persists. Nope, Sparta circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chei tries to sprawl but Sparta drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chei wants to control but Sparta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sparta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chei tries to kick Sparta off but Sparta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chei is in trouble now - Sparta has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chei is trying desperately to improve position.
Sparta looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sparta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chei wants to control but Sparta is having none of it.
Sparta with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta won't let Chei get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Chei that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparta tries to control but Chei wriggling away.
Sparta is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sparta swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Chei is now in Sparta's guard. A big mistake from Sparta there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparta is working an open guard so Chei takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kratos Sparta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sparta.
Chei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chei moves into the clinch successfully.
Chei taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chei tries to pull guard but Sparta won't allow it.
Sparta breaks from the clinch.
Sparta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparta wants to clinch
and Chei counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sparta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chei tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparta is retaining full guard.
Chei wants to control from the top but Sparta keeps moving.
Sparta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparta has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chei off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chei fails with the takedown.
Chai Chei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparta blocks a head kick by Chei.
Chei fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chai Chei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta drives through with a takedown into Chei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sparta trying to control the position from guard on top but Chei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chei's head.
Sparta lands a couple of elbows.
Chei trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chei's guard.
Sparta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chei, up you get!
Sparta misses with a wild combination.
Chei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chei.
Sparta is trying to get back to his feet.
Chei trying to control the action but Sparta is working from the bottom.
Sparta wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chei moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sparta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chei.
Chei prevents Sparta from escaping the position.
Chei trying to control the action but Sparta is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparta pushes Chei away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chei gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chai Chei.
I think Chei 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chai Chei!
Chai Chei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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