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Event:
SSG 368 Gabenagus vs Chai
Date: Nov 10, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 17 losses; Stix Itinya! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 8 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
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.
Itinya is pressed up against the cage. Chai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Itinya down to the mat. Itinya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Chai clinches up against the cage.
Itinya stops a takedown attempt from Chai.
Chai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Itinya pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stix Itinya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CC Chai.#CL#
Itinya rushes Chai and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Chai works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Itinya (0) vs (2) Chai
Chai pushing down on Itinya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chai is pressing down on Itinya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Itinya is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Itinya is trying to get back to full guard.
Itinya is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Chai wants to pass the guard but Itinya is defending well. #SUB2#
Chai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chai prevents Itinya from improving his position.
Chai trying to control the pace. #T2#
Itinya keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Itinya is trying is best to control the position here.
Itinya wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
#T3#
Chai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Itinya is holding on to half guard well.
We've been hearing good reports from Itinya's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chai performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T4#
Itinya wants to sweep but Chai has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Itinya (0) vs (5) Chai
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itinya tries to bench press Chai off him but Chai keeps the position.
Chai controlling from side mount. #T5#
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Chai working away.#T6#
Chai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Itinya's legs.
Chai trying to control the position but Itinya is working away. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chai tries for a kimura but Itinya is defending well.
Chai advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Itinya (0) vs (7) Chai
Chai tries to control but Itinya wriggling away. #T7#
Itinya is looking to improve his position but Chai isn't that keen on the idea.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Itinya is looking to escape. #T8#
Chai controlling from mount.
Chai manages to capitalize on a mistake by Itinya to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Itinya (0) vs (10) Chai
Chai tries to keep control of the position but Itinya is staying busy.
Chai biding his time, looking for the opening.
Chai has the hooks in. Itinya is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#T9#
Itinya manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chai's guard. Nice work there by Itinya.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Itinya (2) vs (10) Chai#SUB2#
Chai throws his legs up looking for a submission but Itinya uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Itinya (5) vs (10) Chai
Itinya tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chai manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Itinya (5) vs (12) Chai#T10#
Itinya is positioning himself well to prevent Chai advancing to mount.
Chai prevents Itinya from improving his position.
Itinya is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Itinya avoid being mounted?
Chai wants to control but Itinya is keeping him busy.
Itinya is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Itinya is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard. #T11#
Itinya wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Chai controlling the action here.
Itinya wants to get back to full guard.#T12#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Itinya is doing well to control the position and prevent Chai from advancing to side control.#T13#
Itinya wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Itinya is looking to get back to full guard here but Chai has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Itinya (5) vs (15) Chai
Itinya is looking for a sweep.
Itinya looking for a sweep but Chai has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Itinya (5) vs (17) Chai#T14#
Chai tries to control but Itinya wriggling away.
Itinya is trying to escape the mount.
Chai looking to control but Itinya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Itinya is just holding on here. Chai manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Itinya (5) vs (20) Chai
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 20 to 5.
CC Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
SSG 365 Soderberg vs Gabenagus
Date: Oct 27, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Lian Belmiro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 8 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Belmiro gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Belmiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chai uses from the top position.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Belmiro is keeping the position.
Belmiro working a defensive guard here.
Chai trying to control but Belmiro is working from the bottom.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Belmiro.
Belmiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Belmiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chai looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB#
Belmiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chai is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Belmiro working for a triangle but Chai defends it easily.
Chai content to stall in guard here.
Belmiro wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment. #T2##SUB#
Belmiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belmiro looking to control.
#SUB#
Belmiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Belmiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T3#
Chai controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Belmiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Belmiro is looking for a triangle here but Chai uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Belmiro (0) vs (3) Chai
Belmiro tries to bench press Chai off him but Chai keeps the position.
Chai controls the position.#T4#
Belmiro is looking to reverse the position.
Chai takes a little break here. Belmiro wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Belmiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belmiro tries to control but Chai manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Belmiro (0) vs (6) Chai
Chai wants to control but Belmiro is keeping busy.
I would not like to be Belmiro right now.
#T5##SUB2#
Belmiro defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Chai's arms.
Chai has good solid back control here.
I really don't envy Belmiro right now.
Chai just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chai has the hooks in. Belmiro is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T6#
I would not like to be Belmiro right now.
Chai doesn't have the hooks in and Belmiro manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Belmiro (2) vs (6) Chai
Our spies down at at Master Chai's Dojo inform us that Chai has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Belmiro wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Belmiro is proving a slippery customer.
Belmiro is pushing down on Chai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chai is fighting to maintain full guard but Belmiro has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Belmiro is looking for a kimura here.
Belmiro wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy. #T7##SUB#
Belmiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Belmiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chai moves into full guard.
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T8#
Belmiro wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Belmiro postures up.
Belmiro forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Belmiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chai wants to improve his position but Belmiro is controlling well.
#T9#
Belmiro is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Belmiro trying to control from Chai's half guard. Chai has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Chai wants to sweep here but Belmiro controlling him for the moment.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Belmiro from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Chai working for submissions but it's allowed Belmiro to get to half guard.
#SUB#
Belmiro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chai has managed to free his arm - good work. #T10#
Chai keeping control of the position.
Belmiro wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it. #SUB#
Belmiro trying to work for an americana but Chai has managed to regain full guard.
#SUB#
Belmiro has gone for a leg lock! Chai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Belmiro's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Belmiro (2) vs (8) Chai#SUB#
Belmiro is looking for a triangle here but Chai uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Belmiro (2) vs (11) Chai#T11#
Belmiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Belmiro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chai wants to pass to mount but Belmiro is defending the position.
Belmiro is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Belmiro Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Chai is thwarting Belmiro's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Belmiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chai is trying to control. Belmiro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T12##SUB#
Belmiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chai not doing much here.
Chai moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Belmiro (2) vs (14) Chai
Belmiro tries to improve position but can't.
Chai trying to control the position but Belmiro is working away. #T13#
Belmiro looks to move to half guard but instead Chai has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Belmiro (2) vs (16) Chai
Chai controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belmiro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T14#
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belmiro is looking to escape.
Belmiro is desperately trying to improve his position but Chai has a good base and remains in mount.
Belmiro is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Belmiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 16 to 2.
A victorious CC Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SSG 360 Archer vs Helvig
Date: Oct 13, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 18 losses; Dreynos Elvul! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 7 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Elvul shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Elvul (2) vs (0) Chai
Elvul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Elvul's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB2#
Chai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T1#
Chai tries to roll over but Elvul keeps him under control.
Chai is trying to maintain the position but Elvul is very close to passing his half guard.#T2#
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Elvul is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Elvul performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Elvul trying to work for an americana but Chai has managed to regain full guard.
#T3#
Chai wants to improve his position but instead Elvul has moved into half guard.
Elvul is taking a breather. Chai 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.
Elvul trying to mount his opponent but Chai defends it. #SUB#
Elvul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T4#
Elvul looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elvul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Elvul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai gets full guard.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Chai has his foot on Elvul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elvul works his way back into a safe position though.#T5#
Elvul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Elvul from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chai wants to sweep here but Elvul controlling him for the moment. #T6#
Chai looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Elvul puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Elvul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Elvul trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.
Chai keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T7#
Chai is trying to maintain the position but Elvul is very close to passing his half guard.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Elvul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T8##SUB2#
Chai looking for submissions off his back.
Chai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Elvul's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai wants to control but Elvul passes easily into half guard.
#T9#
Elvul trying to pass the guard but Chai defending well.
Elvul with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chai keeping hold of Elvul's head, controlling as best he can.
Chai works his way to full guard. Good work.#T10#
Elvul sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chai's guard.
Elvul 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.
Chai wants to control but Elvul is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chai is controlling Elvul's trapped leg to prevent Elvul from advancing to side control.
Chai is looking to get back to full guard here but Elvul has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (5) vs (0) Chai
Chai wants to control but Elvul postures up.#T11#
Elvul taking a breather here.
Chai is not content to let Elvul control the position.
Elvul advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Elvul (7) vs (0) Chai
Elvul content just to control the position here. #T12#
Chai regains half guard.
Chai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Elvul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Elvul (7) vs (2) Chai#T13#
Elvul keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Elvul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Elvul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Elvul (9) vs (2) Chai
Chai working a defensive guard here.
#T14#
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Elvul looking to pass the guard.
Elvul advances to half guard.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Elvul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elvul content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Elvul frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (12) vs (2) Chai
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvul takes the fight on points by 12 to 2.
Dreynos Elvul thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SSG 355 Ibrahim vs Solo
Date: Sep 29, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 6 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 16 losses; Seemah Feet!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Feet shoots in looking for a takedown. Chai tries to sprawl out of it but Feet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Feet takes the fight into the clinch.
Feet jumps guard but Chai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Feet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
CC Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seemah Feet.
Chai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Feet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Feet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Feet gets underhooks to prevent Chai's takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Feet manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Feet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai won't allow Feet to sweep him here.
Feet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Feet#T1#
Feet passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (5) Feet
Chai tries to lock up and control but Feet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Feet controlling from the full mount.
Chai is looking to improve his position but Feet isn't that keen on the idea.#T2#
Chai reaches up to try and control the position but Feet seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Chai rolls and tries to escape and now Feet has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (8) Feet
Feet controlling well, preventing Chai from escaping the position.
Feet gets his hands free as Chai looks to control. #SUB2#
Feet working for a choke but Chai is defending well.
I would not like to be Chai right now.
My spies in Dorito Academy inform me that Feet has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Will Feet go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Feet has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Chai's body.
Chai tries to escape but Feet has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chai trying to control the position but Feet manages to sink in the hooks.
Feet tries to get the hooks in deep but Chai pushed the leg off.
Feet not allowing Chai to control his hands.
Chai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#T4#
Chai trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Feet manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (11) Feet
Chai is looking to get to half guard.
Feet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Feet moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (14) Feet#T5#
Feet wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Feet controlling from the back.
Feet keeps control of the position as Chai tries to break free.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Feet struggling to keep hold of the position.
I really don't envy Chai right now.
Feet wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T6##SUB2#
Chai defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Feet's arms.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Feet controlling the positon.
Chai tries to escape but Feet has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Feet tries to keep control of the position but Chai is staying busy.
Chai wants to control his opponent's hands but Feet gets his hands free.
Will Feet go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chai is really stuck here.
#T7##SUB2#
Feet tightening his grip on Chai, looking for the choke.
Feet is not going to allow Chai to sit and survive in this position.
Chai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chai trying to control the position but Feet manages to sink in the hooks.
Feet just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chai can't escape the position.
#T8#
Chai looking very determined here, making life difficult for Feet.
Feet controlling well, preventing Chai from escaping the position.
What can Chai do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chai is in bad spot here.
Chai looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Feet's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
#T9#
Chai trying to control the action but Feet just sinks the hooks in.
I would not like to be Chai right now.
Chai is really stuck here.
Feet doesn't have the hooks in and Chai manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (14) Feet
Feet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai trying to control but Feet is working from the bottom.
Feet managing to control the position. #T10#
Feet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Feet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Feet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chai works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T11#
Feet tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
Chai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chai is thwarting Feet's attempts to control the position.
Feet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Feet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (16) Feet
Feet stands and throws Chai's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (2) vs (19) Feet#T12#
Chai trying to remain calm as Feet controls from the top position.
Chai manages to get back to half guard.
Feet prevents Chai from improving his position.
Feet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Feet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Feet has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T13#
The fighters are battling for position here. Chai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chai wants to sweep here but Feet controlling him for the moment.
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Feet is proving a slippery customer.
Feet wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Feet is stalling in the full guard.
Chai is trying to keep Feet in close.
#T14#
Feet wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Chai is trying to control the position but Feet postures up.
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Feet's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (4) vs (19) Feet
Feet is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Feet looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai won't allow Feet to sweep him here.
Feet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (4) vs (21) Feet
And that's the end of the fight!
Feet wins on points by 21 to 4.
A relieved looking Seemah Feet thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TWGC 42 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Sep 20, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 5 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Hoodoo Brown!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Brown dives in and grabs Chai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chai pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Chai.#CL#
Chai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chai wants a takedown but no success here.
Chai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Chai manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Chai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai seems keen to control Brown's posture.
Chai is trying to control the position but Brown postures up. #T1#
Chai pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Chai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chai defends it well.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Chai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Brown wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Chai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chai can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working. #T3#
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chai trying to control here.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chai is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (3) Brown
Chai tries to control the position but Brown now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (6) Brown
I would not like to be Chai right now.
#T4##SUB2#
Chai is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Brown gets his way!
Brown tries to get the hooks in deep but Chai pushed the leg off. #SUB2#
Brown looking to break Chai's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Chai remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Brown will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Will Brown go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chai wants to control his opponent's hands but Brown gets his hands free.
Chai's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Brown's hands.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB2#
Brown is persistently looking for the submission but Chai is defending it well.
#T5#
Chai trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Chai tries to escape but Brown has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chai trying to control but not successfully. #SUB2#
Brown patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Chai trying to control but not successfully.
Brown wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.#T6##SUB2#
Brown patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Brown not allowing Chai to control his hands.
Chai is in bad spot here.
Chai manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brown's guard. Nice work there by Chai.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (6) Brown
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Chai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T7#
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (8) Brown
Chai controlling Brown's posture.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Chai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chai manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Chai's guard. #T8##SUB2#
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chai dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (4) vs (8) Brown
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass. #T9#
Brown pulls Chai in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Chai drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brown manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chai has Brown in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (4) vs (10) Brown
Chai has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Chai keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass. #T10##SUB#
Chai working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (6) vs (10) Brown
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Chai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown gets back to full guard.
#T11#
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Chai works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Chai seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.#T12#
Brown tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Chai trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Chai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (9) vs (10) Brown
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
#T13#
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (9) vs (12) Brown
Brown trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chai trying to control the position.
#T14#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Chai has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chai. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (9) vs (15) Brown
Chai is not content to let Brown control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown wins on points by 15 to 9.
An out of breath Hoodoo Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 42 (145lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 19, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Rat Man! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 5 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Chai forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Chai gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Chai has hold of one of Man's legs. Man is fighting the takedown attempt but Chai gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Man (0) vs (2) Chai
Man wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Man wants to improve his position but instead Chai has moved into half guard.
Man wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Chai is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well. #SUB2#
Chai seems to be looking for submissions.
Chai passes into side control, despite Man's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Man (0) vs (5) Chai
Man struggling a bit here.
Man is not content to let Chai control the position. #T2##SUB2#
Chai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Man gets back to half guard.#T3#
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Steel Penn Training Den, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#SUB2#
Chai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T4#
Chai trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
Man wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chai is now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Man looking to control.
Man keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T5#
Man keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chai is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Man is trying to keep Chai in close.
Chai trying to move into half guard but instead Man has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Man (2) vs (5) Chai
Chai is trying to keep Man in close.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard. #T6##SUB2#
Chai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Man (2) vs (7) Chai
Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Man (4) vs (7) Chai
Man is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg. #SUB#
Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chai defends it well.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Chai defends it. #T7#
Chai is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man wants to pass the guard but Chai is defending well.
Man wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
Chai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Man slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Man (7) vs (7) Chai#SUB#
Man tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Man has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T8#
Chai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Chai has his hands on Man's head, controlling the position.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man preventing the sweep.
Chai is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
Man wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.#T9#
Chai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Man (7) vs (9) Chai
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Man (7) vs (12) Chai
Man is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Man gets back to half guard.
Chai prevents Man from improving his position.#T10##SUB2#
Chai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Man doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chai. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Man doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chai.
Chai uses his free foot to push down on Man's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Man. Score +3 for passing guard: Man (7) vs (15) Chai#T11#
Chai wants to take his opponent's back but Man doesn't allow it.
Man can't escape the position.
Chai is stalling here but it's allowed Man to get half guard.
Chai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Man is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man keeping control of the position. #T12#
Man is trying to control but Chai manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Man (7) vs (18) Chai
Chai controlling from mount.
Chai with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Man tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
Man is working to get back to half guard.
#T13##SUB2#
Man tries to improve his position but Chai has taken his back! Chai has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Man tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Chai pushes Man away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). CC Chai!
A very excited looking CC Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWGC 42 (145lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 10, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 5 losses; Paulo Miyao! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 5 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Chai has managed to clinch.
#TD2#
Chai tightens his grip and picks Miyao up, before dumping him to the ground. Miyao manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Miyao (0) vs (2) Chai
Chai wants to pass the guard but Miyao is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miyao is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Miyao (2) vs (2) Chai
Chai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chai wants to sweep here but Miyao controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai has his hands on Miyao's head, controlling the position.
Miyao trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai keeps trying to improve his position.
Chai looking to control.
Miyao wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Chai has his hands on Miyao's head, controlling the position.
Miyao engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Miyao (2) vs (4) Chai#T2#
Miyao is trying to keep Chai in close.
#SUB#
Miyao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chai stacks Miyao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chai! Score +3 for passing guard: Miyao (2) vs (7) Chai
Chai wants to control for a moment but Miyao uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura here.
#T3##SUB#
Miyao looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miyao defends it well. #T4##SUB2#
Chai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chai passes into side control, despite Miyao's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Miyao (2) vs (10) Chai#T5#
Miyao gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Miyao (2) vs (12) Chai
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miyao is looking to escape.
Miyao is trying to escape the mount.
Chai looking to control but Miyao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T6#
Chai tries to take Miyao's back but instead Miyao uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chai wants to control but Miyao is keeping him busy.
Chai passes into side control, despite Miyao's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Miyao (2) vs (15) Chai
Miyao tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chai presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Miyao (2) vs (17) Chai#T7#
Chai prevents Miyao from getting the reversal.
Miyao sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chai is thwarting Miyao's attempts to control the position.
Chai passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Miyao (2) vs (20) Chai
Miyao can't escape the position.
#T8#
Chai tries to control but Miyao wriggling away.
Miyao is working to get back to half guard.
Chai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chai can't control as he wanted to and Miyao manages to get the fight back to his half guard. #SUB2#
Chai wants to work for an arm triangle but Miyao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T9##SUB2#
Chai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miyao wants to get back to full guard.
Miyao might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T10#
Miyao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chai's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Miyao (6) vs (20) Chai
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai breaks Miyao's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Miyao (6) vs (22) Chai#SUB#
Miyao is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chai sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T11#
Miyao keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Chai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chai trying to control but Miyao is working from the bottom. #T12#
Miyao wants to control but Chai passes easily into half guard.
Miyao manages to get to full guard.
Chai is looking to pass into half guard but Miyao pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Miyao is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Miyao (8) vs (22) Chai
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Miyao is proving a slippery customer.
Chai controlling Miyao's posture. #T13#
Chai is looking to sweep but instead, Miyao has passed into half guard.
Chai wants to improve his position but Miyao is controlling well.
Chai is looking to control Miyao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chai avoid being mounted?#T14#
Miyao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Miyao is working for a kimura but Chai is defending it quite comfortably.
Chai trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Miyao manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Miyao (11) vs (22) Chai
Chai is looking to improve his position but Miyao isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 22 to 11.
A very excited looking CC Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
SSG 340 Hall vs Makarov
Date: Aug 04, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 10 losses; Pavel Sova! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 5 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sova shoots in for a takedown but Chai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chai tries to counter with a clinch but Sova shakes him off and moves away.
Sova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chai avoids it really well and circles away.
Sova tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sova.#CL2#
Chai gets a clinch. #TD#
Sova has picked Chai up - he's going for a ride! Sova dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sova (2) vs (0) Chai
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Sova is working for a kimura but Chai is defending it quite comfortably.
Sova trying to pass the guard but Chai defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sova controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chai is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (2) vs (2) Chai#T1#
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Sova is retaining full guard.
Sova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sova keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Sova controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
Sova controlling the position.
Sova looking to control.
Chai sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sova's guard.
Chai wants to free his trapped foot but Sova is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2##SUB#
Sova looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sova's coaches at Brloh have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Chai uses his free foot to push down on Sova's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sova. Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (2) vs (5) Chai
Sova is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB2#
Chai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sova manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sova is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T3#
Chai trying to control the position but Sova is working away.
Sova manages to get back to half guard.
Sova wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Sova makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sova.
Sova looking for a sweep. Not yet Sova, not yet.
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (4) vs (5) Chai
Chai keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully. #T4#
Sova tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Chai pulls Sova in to control the position.
Sova engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sova trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T5#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Sova from controlling successfully.
Sova showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chai is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sova (4) vs (7) Chai
Chai wants to control from the top but Sova keeps moving.
Sova wants to hit a sweep here but Chai passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sova there! Score +3 for passing guard: Sova (4) vs (10) Chai
Chai moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Sova (4) vs (13) Chai
Chai tries to get the hooks in deep but Sova pushed the leg off. #T6##SUB2#
Chai has his arm under Sova's chin here. Game over son! Chai squeezes tightly and Sova is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). CC Chai!
An out of breath CC Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SSG 334 Johnson vs Macker
Date: Jul 21, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 23 losses; John McCain! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 5 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Chai has closed the distance and engaged McCain in a clinch.
#TD2#
Chai jumps guard.
McCain has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chai is looking to sweep but instead, McCain has passed into half guard.
Chai wants to control but McCain is keeping busy.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Chai trying to hold on to McCain's head to control him but McCain postures up.
McCain is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is refusing to be controlled, as McCain sits in half guard.
Chai is pressing down on McCain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McCain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Chai is looking to sweep but instead, McCain has passed into half guard.
McCain trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chai.
Our spies down at at Master Chai's Dojo inform us that Chai has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
McCain trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai looking to control but McCain passes into half guard.
Chai trying to control from the bottom.
McCain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T2#
Chai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCain (0) vs (2) Chai
Chai is pressing down on McCain's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCain is holding on for now.
Chai uses his free foot to push down on McCain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McCain. Score +3 for passing guard: McCain (0) vs (5) Chai#T3#
McCain wants to hold on but Chai pushes him away.
McCain is looking to improve his position but Chai isn't that keen on the idea.
McCain regains half guard.#SUB2#
Chai seems to be working for a kimura but McCain defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Chai wants to work for an arm triangle but McCain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McCain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T4#
McCain gets back to full guard.
McCain is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from McCain.
Chai trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom.
Chai passes McCain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McCain is trying to control but can't.
#T5#
McCain is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai wants to pass to mount but McCain is defending the position.
McCain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCain (2) vs (5) Chai
McCain wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving. #T6#
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but McCain is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
McCain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCain has managed to get both his arms back between Chai's legs - danger averted.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chai holds on and takes a little breather.
McCain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
McCain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai seems keen to control McCain's posture.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
#T7#
Chai wants to sweep here but McCain controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Chai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Chai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCain is aware though and is defending well.
McCain trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Chai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCain sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck. #T8#
McCain is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCain trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McCain is fighting to break Chai's control of his arms but Chai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chai is continuing to stall.
McCain trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T9#
Chai pulls McCain in close to prevent any damage.
McCain seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chai is adopting a defensive guard.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet. #T10#
Chai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCain (2) vs (7) Chai
McCain has Chai pulled in close to control his posture.
McCain wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
McCain working a defensive guard here.
McCain wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment. #T11#
Chai trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom.
McCain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
McCain looking to control.
Chai passes McCain's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T12#
McCain trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCain defends it well.
McCain tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
McCain regains full guard. Nicely done. #T13#
Chai is stalling in the full guard.
McCain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McCain's guard.
Chai is looking to stall here but McCain recovers full guard. #SUB#
McCain has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chai is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for McCain. Score +3 for passing guard: McCain (2) vs (10) Chai#T14##SUB2#
Chai goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McCain has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chai but great work by McCain. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: McCain (6) vs (10) Chai
Chai is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
McCain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chai regains half guard there - taking advantage of McCain's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 10 to 6.
Our winner, CC Chai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SSG 329 Feet vs Finn
Date: Jul 14, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 11 losses; Kent Dew! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Dew shoots in but no luck this time.
Dew shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chai as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Chai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dew tries for a takedown but Chai manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kent Dew. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Dew has hold of one of Chai's legs. Chai is fighting the takedown attempt but Dew gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dew (2) vs (0) Chai
Chai keeping moving, preventing Dew from controlling successfully.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
Chai is trying to keep Dew in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dew wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Dew is really struggling to control Chai but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T1#
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dew is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chai looking to control.
#SUB2#
Chai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dew defends it easily.
Chai has control of Dew's left arm, preventing Dew from doing any damage.
Dew controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Chai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dew doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dew manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Dew might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chai trying to control the position.
Dew's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dew stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Chai is trying to control the position but Dew postures up.
Chai is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dew's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dew (2) vs (2) Chai
Dew is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai wants to control from the top but Dew keeps moving.
Chai pushes down on Dew's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dew won't allow Chai to pass to mount.
Dew is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at CHECMATE PRIME MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dew wants to control but Chai is keeping busy.
Dew is trying to get back to full guard.
Dew controlling the position for now.#T4##SUB2#
Chai wants to work for an arm triangle but Dew is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Dew actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Dew looking for subs from the bottom but Chai mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Dew (2) vs (5) Chai
Dew is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chai takes Dew's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Dew is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Dew (2) vs (8) Chai#T5##SUB2#
Chai is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB2#
Chai working for the choke.
Chai doesn't have the hooks in and Dew manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dew (4) vs (8) Chai
Dew controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dew wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Chai pulls Dew in to control the position.
Dew controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T6#
Chai keeping moving, preventing Dew from controlling successfully.
Chai working a defensive guard but Dew manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Dew (7) vs (8) Chai
Chai is trying to improve his position.
Dew wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Dew works to advance to full mount. Chai defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Dew (9) vs (8) Chai
Chai is working to get back to half guard.
#T7##SUB#
Dew looking for a guillotine from mount but Chai is having none of it.
Dew trying to control but Chai is having none of it.
Dew controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB#
Dew goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Chai is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dew (9) vs (10) Chai
Dew is trying to keep Chai in close.
#T8##SUB#
Dew is looking for a triangle but Chai pushes his legs off easily.
Dew pulls Chai in to control the position.
Dew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dew is looking to sweep but instead, Chai has passed into half guard.
Dew trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Chai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Dew (9) vs (13) Chai
Chai content just to control the position here. #T9#
Dew wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
Dew is trying desperately to improve position.
Dew tries to lock up and control but Chai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dew is working to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Chai has control of Dew's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dew regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dew regains half guard.#T10#
Dew tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai wants to take a breather but Dew is having none of it.
Chai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dew! Score +3 for passing guard: Dew (9) vs (16) Chai
Chai looking to control but Dew is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T11#
Dew is trying to reverse the position but instead Chai has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Dew (9) vs (19) Chai
Chai is trying to control but Dew is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Chai forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Dew (9) vs (22) Chai#SUB2#
Chai has got his arm under Dew's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Dew has spun round into Chai's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dew (11) vs (22) Chai
Chai controls Dew momentarily but Dew frees himself.
Dew is stalling in the full guard.
Dew has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T12#
Dew looking to pass the guard.
Dew stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.#SUB2#
Chai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Dew is proving a slippery customer.
Dew advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Dew (14) vs (22) Chai#T13#
Chai is looking to reverse the position.
Chai is letting Dew control him for a moment. #SUB#
Dew is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chai wants to control but Dew postures up.
Chai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Dew is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chai.#T14#
Chai is trying to keep Dew in close.
Dew showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Our spies down at at Master Chai's Dojo inform us that Chai has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dew sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 22 to 14.
CC Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
SSG 320 Gerbandi vs Soderberg
Date: Jun 23, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 9 losses; Ibasour Sershurrapal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Sershurrapal tries to keep at a distance but Chai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sershurrapal tries to score a body lock takedown but Chai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sershurrapal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD2#
Sershurrapal lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Sershurrapal
Chai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai wants to control the action here but instead Sershurrapal manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (5) Sershurrapal
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai wants to hold on but Sershurrapal pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sershurrapal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T1#
Chai slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chai keeping hold of Sershurrapal's head, controlling as best he can.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sershurrapal is looking to advance position but Chai won't allow it. #T2#
Chai moves into full guard.
Sershurrapal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai pulls Sershurrapal in close to prevent any damage.
Chai's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Chai is trying to keep Sershurrapal in close.
Chai controlling the position.
Chai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sershurrapal manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (5) Sershurrapal
Our spies down at at Alpha Brasil inform us that Sershurrapal has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sershurrapal seems keen to control Chai's posture.
Let's hope that Sershurrapal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Sershurrapal pulls Chai in close to prevent any damage.
Chai works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T5#
Sershurrapal is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura here.
Sershurrapal is trying to maintain the position but Chai is very close to passing his half guard.
Sershurrapal has his hands clasped together around Chai's back. He's all about the action.#T6#
Sershurrapal is trying to control but Chai manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (5) vs (5) Sershurrapal
Sershurrapal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (5) vs (7) Sershurrapal
Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai seems keen to control Sershurrapal's posture.
Sershurrapal trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chai is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (7) vs (7) Sershurrapal#T7#
Sershurrapal keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Chai wants to control from the top but Sershurrapal keeps moving.
Chai slips nicely into half guard.
Chai is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T8#
Chai trying to control the action but Sershurrapal is working from the bottom.
Chai prevents Sershurrapal from improving his position.
Chai trying to control from Sershurrapal's half guard. Sershurrapal has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sershurrapal trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
#T9#
Sershurrapal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (10) vs (7) Sershurrapal
Chai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sershurrapal's legs. #T10#
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Chai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sershurrapal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sershurrapal struggling a bit here.
Sershurrapal is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T11#
Sershurrapal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sershurrapal is controlling Chai's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chai trying to control the pace.
Chai wants to advance to full mount but Sershurrapal doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #T12#
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Sershurrapal is retaining full guard.
Chai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sershurrapal can't keep his opponent in guard - Chai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sershurrapal is controlling Chai's trapped leg to prevent Chai from advancing to side control.#T13##SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sershurrapal keeps working. #SUB#
Chai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sershurrapal has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Chai is trying to work for a kimura but Sershurrapal is defending well.
#T14#
Sershurrapal wants to control but Chai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Sershurrapal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sershurrapal trying to control but Chai postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sershurrapal is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai takes the fight on points by 10 to 7.
Our winner, CC Chai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SSG 315 Ottke vs Sershurrapal
Date: Jun 09, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 26 losses; Bjørn Helvig!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Helvig closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Helvig
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chai wants to improve his position but Helvig is controlling well.
Helvig controlling the action here.
Helvig works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (5) Helvig
Helvig prevents Chai from getting the reversal.
Chai's coaches at Master Chai's Dojo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helvig controlling from mount.
Chai regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helvig is taking a breather. Chai 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.
Chai moves into full guard.
#T1#
Helvig is stalling in the full guard.
Helvig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Chai looking to control.
Chai pulls Helvig in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Chai has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Helvig is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chai. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (8) Helvig
Helvig taking a breather here. #T2#
Helvig tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chai wants to control but Helvig postures up.
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but Helvig keeps moving and retains side control.
Helvig controlling from side mount.
Chai can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T3#
Chai prevents Helvig from moving into mount.
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Chai trying to remain calm as Helvig controls from the top position.
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but Helvig keeps moving and retains side control.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Helvig happy to just control the position for now.
Chai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Helvig taking a breather here. #T4#
Chai is not content to let Helvig control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chai is looking to reverse the position.
Chai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Helvig's best efforts.
Helvig with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chai tries to roll over but Helvig keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
Still in half guard, Helvig seems content to control.
Chai tries to roll over but Helvig keeps him under control.
Helvig controlling the action here.
Chai wants to improve his position but Helvig is controlling well.
Well, if Helvig is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB#
Chai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T6#
Well, if Helvig is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chai tries to roll over but Helvig keeps him under control.
Helvig trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Chai actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Helvig seems content to control.#T7#
Chai is concentrating on defense, preventing Helvig from advancing position.
Still in half guard, Helvig seems content to control.
Chai wants to improve his position but Helvig is controlling well.
Helvig wants to pass the guard but Chai is defending well.
Helvig keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chai is trying to maintain the position but Helvig is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Helvig seems content to control.
Chai trying to control from the bottom.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
Helvig performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T8#
Chai wants to improve his position but Helvig is controlling well.
Helvig controlling the action here.
Chai gets full guard.
Helvig pushing down on Chai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Helvig uses his free foot to push down on Chai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chai. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (11) Helvig
Chai is looking to improve his position but Helvig isn't that keen on the idea.
Helvig takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T9#
Let's hope that Helvig has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chai is looking to get to half guard.
Helvig takes Chai's back. Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (14) Helvig
What can Chai do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Helvig controlling the action here.
Helvig trying to pass the guard but Chai defending well.
Chai wants to control but Helvig is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T10#
Chai is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Helvig is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Helvig looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Helvig.
Chai trying to control from the bottom.
Helvig passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (17) Helvig
Helvig tries to advance to mount but can't.
Helvig controls the position.
Chai stops Helvig from passing to mount.
Helvig passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chai! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chai (0) vs (19) Helvig#T11#
Helvig content just to control the position here.
Chai is trying to escape the mount.
Helvig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chai is looking to improve his position but Helvig isn't that keen on the idea.
Helvig seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Chai is holding on tight.
#T12#
Helvig content just to control the position here.
Chai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chai wants to control but Helvig is having none of it.
Helvig takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Helvig moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (22) Helvig
Chai is in bad spot here.
#T13#
Helvig is not going to allow Chai to sit and survive in this position.
Helvig biding his time, controlling Chai.
Chai trying to control the position but Helvig manages to sink in the hooks.
Chai is in bad spot here.
#T14#
What can Chai do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chai trying to control the hands but Helvig won't let him.
Chai can't escape the position.
Chai trying to control the action but Helvig just sinks the hooks in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helvig has good solid back control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helvig wins on points by 22 to 0.
After winning the bout, Bjørn Helvig 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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Event:
SSG 313 Hunt vs Chai
Date: Jun 02, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 7 losses; Mike Hunt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Chai wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Chai instigates a clinch.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chai prevents it.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Chai manages to get underhooks.
#TD2#
Chai successfully pulls guard.
Hunt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (3) vs (0) Chai
Chai wants to control but Hunt postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chai manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (3) vs (2) Chai
Hunt keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T1#
Chai is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai is looking to stall here but Hunt recovers full guard.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2#
Chai stands and throws Hunt's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (3) vs (5) Chai
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunt keeps working. #SUB2#
Chai goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chai's guard! Nice work there by Hunt! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (5) vs (5) Chai
Chai is pulling down on Hunt's head to control his posture.
Chai is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up. #T3##SUB2#
Chai has his foot on Hunt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunt works his way back into a safe position though.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
Chai is pulling down on Hunt's head. It's preventing any offense from Hunt, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard. #T4#
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chai controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Chai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunt manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (5) vs (7) Chai
Hunt is trying to hold Chai in close to prevent damage but Chai has managed to pass into half guard.
#T5#
Hunt trying to control from the bottom.
Hunt has a hand on Chai's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chai takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (5) vs (10) Chai
Hunt is desperately trying to improve his position but Chai has a good base and remains in mount.
Hunt is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Chai wants to finish this one by submission but Hunt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chai.
Chai is looking to work his way around to Hunt's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. #T6#
Hunt tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
Hunt is looking to improve his position but Chai isn't that keen on the idea.
Chai controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
Chai swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hunt is now in Chai's guard. A big mistake from Chai there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (7) vs (10) Chai#SUB2#
Chai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully. #T7#
Hunt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (10) vs (10) Chai
Chai is letting Hunt control him for a moment.
Hunt trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Chai wants to control but Hunt postures up.#T8#
Chai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunt working away.
Hunt trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai seems a little lost for a moment, as Hunt dominates the positioning.
Hunt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chai for as long as he can get away with.
Hunt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hunt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chai works his way to full guard. Good work.#T9#
Chai wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Chai pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chai is still trying to improve position.
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunt's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (10) vs (12) Chai
Hunt keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Chai trying to move into half guard but instead Hunt has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (12) vs (12) Chai#T10#
Hunt trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
Chai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T11#
Hunt advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Hunt (15) vs (12) Chai
Chai is trying to escape the position but Hunt is controlling the position.
Chai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunt off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hunt (15) vs (16) Chai#SUB2#
Hunt is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Chai gets his way!
Hunt tries to escape the position.
#T12##SUB2#
Chai looking for the choke from the back. #SUB2#
Hunt is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Chai gets his way!
Chai tries to get the hooks in deep but Hunt pushed the leg off. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for the choke from the back position but Hunt is controlling his hands well.
Hunt tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T13#
Hunt is looking to improve his position but Chai isn't that keen on the idea.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hunt is looking to escape.
Chai fails to take his opponent's back.
Hunt is squirming around, avoiding Chai's attempts to control the action. #T14#
Chai avoids the attempt from Hunt to control.#SUB2#
Chai goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hunt is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hunt (17) vs (16) Chai
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunt takes the fight on points by 17 to 16.
Mike Hunt made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Which way to the fat chicks? Wooooooooooo!'. |
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Event:
SSG 310 Silalahi vs Gabenagus
Date: May 26, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 10 losses; Toyotomi Ieyasu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Chai instigates a clinch. #TD#
Chai has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ieyasu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Chai (4) vs (0) Ieyasu
Chai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Chai has got one arm under Ieyasu's chin. This could be trouble... Ieyasu trying to control the other hand but Chai gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Ieyasu has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). CC Chai!
A victorious CC Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SSG 305 Feet vs Chai
Date: May 19, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 13 losses; Seemah Feet! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Feet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chai is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Chai gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Feet regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Feet (0) vs (2) Chai
Feet is pulling down on Chai's head. It's preventing any offense from Chai, at least for the moment.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet wants to control the position but Chai says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Feet is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at RBB Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Feet gets back to full guard.
#SUB#
Feet looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chai passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Feet (0) vs (5) Chai#T1#
Feet is looking to reverse the position.
Chai tries to advance to mount but Feet denies him.
Feet is looking for a sweep.
Chai trying to control the position but Feet is working away. #SUB2#
Chai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Feet keeps Chai under control for a moment.#T2#
Feet prevents Chai from moving into mount.
Feet tries to bench press Chai off him but Chai keeps the position.
Chai trying to control the action but Feet is working from the bottom.
Feet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feet is not content to let Chai control the position.
Feet wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
#T3##SUB#
Feet looking for submissions off his back.
Feet holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Chai trying to mount his opponent but Feet defends it.
Feet tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg. #T4##SUB2#
Chai seems to be looking for submissions.
Feet wants to get back to full guard.
Chai is thwarting Feet's attempts to control the position.
Feet wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Feet keeping hold of Chai's head, controlling as best he can. #T5#
Chai wants to pass the guard but Feet is defending well. #SUB#
Feet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Feet manages to get to full guard.
Feet wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment. #T6#
Feet keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Feet is pulling down on Chai's head to control his posture.
Feet wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Feet is keeping the position.#T7#
Chai preventing the sweep.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Feet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Feet (2) vs (5) Chai
Chai has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Feet has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Feet (5) vs (5) Chai
Feet tries to move to mount but Chai blocks the move with his legs.
Chai wants to control but Feet postures up.#T8#
Chai is looking for a sweep.
Chai manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Feet prevents Chai from improving his position.
Feet takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chai is refusing to be controlled, as Feet sits in half guard.
Chai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Feet pushing down on Chai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Feet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Feet wants to control but Chai is keeping him busy.
Chai regains full guard. Nicely done. #T9#
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Feet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Feet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai controlling Feet's posture.
Feet passes Chai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.
Chai trying to control but Feet postures up.
#T10##SUB2#
Chai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Feet pulls his head out easily.
Chai is trying to control but can't.
Feet wants to pass the guard but Chai is defending well.
Feet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Feet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Feet is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Chai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T11#
Feet controlling the action here.
Chai trying to control from the bottom.
Feet controlling the action here.
Chai is in trouble now - Feet has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Feet (8) vs (5) Chai
Feet fails to advance to Chai's back.
Chai is looking to get to half guard.#T12#
Chai tries to hold on but Feet postures up.
Feet trying to control but Chai is having none of it.
Chai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chai has given up his back. Will we see Feet going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Feet (11) vs (5) Chai
Chai trying to control the hands but Feet won't let him. #T13#
Feet is trying to stick to Chai's back but Chai is turning into Feet. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Feet's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chai. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Feet (11) vs (7) Chai
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Feet is retaining full guard.
Feet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Feet (13) vs (7) Chai
Feet looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Feet trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T14##SUB2#
Chai working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Feet has passed into half guard!
Chai is refusing to be controlled, as Feet sits in half guard.
Chai trying to control here.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai keeps trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Feet takes the fight on points by 13 to 7.
Seemah Feet is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Seemah Feet 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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Event:
SSG 300 Elvul vs Chai
Date: May 05, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 27 wins and 12 losses; Dreynos Elvul! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Elvul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Elvul showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Elvul (2) vs (0) Chai
Chai wants to control but Elvul is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elvul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elvul's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Elvul (2) vs (4) Chai#SUB2#
Elvul is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB2#
Chai working for a choke but Elvul is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elvul tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T1#
Chai wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Elvul is looking to escape.
Chai prevents Elvul from getting the reversal.
Elvul is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Oblivion Gate, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Elvul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T2#
Elvul tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chai trying to control but Elvul is having none of it.
Elvul wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Elvul (2) vs (7) Chai
Elvul breaks Chai's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Elvul (4) vs (7) Chai
Chai pulls Elvul in to control the position.
Our spies down at at Master Chai's Dojo inform us that Chai has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Elvul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Elvul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Elvul not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elvul is one step ahead there.
Elvul postures up.
Chai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Elvul sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chai's guard.
Elvul is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chai is trying to control but Elvul passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (7) vs (7) Chai#T4#
Chai isn't going anywhere.
Chai is trying to improve his position.
Elvul working away.
Elvul controlling the position from side mount.
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but Elvul keeps moving and retains side control.
Chai prevents Elvul from moving into mount. #T5#
Chai wants to control but Elvul postures up.#SUB#
Elvul tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Elvul is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Elvul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chai is trying to control Elvul's posture but Elvul avoids it.
Chai tries to bench press Elvul off him but Elvul keeps the position. #T6##SUB#
Elvul tries for a kimura but Chai is defending well.
Elvul working away.
Chai is looking to regain half guard here but Elvul keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Elvul politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Elvul prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
Chai keeps trying to improve his position.#T7#
Elvul just content to control the position.
Chai is trying to work for a sweep but Elvul has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Elvul (9) vs (7) Chai
Chai bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Elvul (9) vs (9) Chai#SUB#
Elvul is looking for a triangle here but Chai uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (9) vs (12) Chai
Chai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Elvul's legs. #T8#
Chai wants to control but Elvul is keeping him busy.
Elvul gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Elvul (9) vs (14) Chai
Elvul is looking to get to half guard.
Chai fails to take his opponent's back. #T9#
Chai avoids the attempt from Elvul to control.
Chai is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Elvul is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Elvul (9) vs (17) Chai
Elvul tries to escape but Chai has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Elvul trying to control the hands but Chai breaks the grip.
Elvul turns into Chai and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Elvul (11) vs (17) Chai
Chai managing to control the position. #SUB2#
Chai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T10#
Chai trying to control the position here.
Chai working a defensive guard but Elvul passes into half guard.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.
Elvul is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Chai wants to control but Elvul is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T11#
Elvul controlling the action here.
Chai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chai.
Chai controlling Elvul's posture.
Chai is trying to keep Elvul in close.
Elvul passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (14) vs (17) Chai
A lull in the action here as Elvul stalls from top position.#T12#
Chai is holding Elvul down, trying to stall.
Chai looks to move to half guard but instead Elvul has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Elvul (16) vs (17) Chai
Elvul content just to control the position here.
Chai tries to lock up and control but Elvul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T13#
Chai is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai tries to hold on but Elvul pushes him away.
Chai is looking to get to half guard.
Chai wants to hold on but Elvul pushes him away.
Elvul prevents Chai from getting the reversal.
Chai tries to hold on but Elvul postures up.
Elvul controlling from the full mount. #T14#
Chai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elvul controlling his opponent.
Chai regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elvul seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 17 to 16. CC Chai retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath CC Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SSG 295 Finn vs Chai
Date: Apr 21, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 15 losses; Huckleberry Finn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Finn tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
#CL#
Finn moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Chai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Finn uses from the top position.
Finn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai has control of Finn's left arm, preventing Finn from doing any damage.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (0) vs (2) Chai
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn is looking to improve his position.
Finn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chai forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Chai moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Finn (0) vs (5) Chai
Finn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai tries to move to full mount but Finn actually manages to regain half guard.
Finn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Finn keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Finn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (2) vs (5) Chai
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
Chai wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Finn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Finn is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chai is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (2) vs (7) Chai
Chai preventing the sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finn is looking to sweep but instead, Chai has passed into half guard.
Chai wants to pass to mount but Finn is defending the position.
Finn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chai preventing the sweep. #T3#
Finn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (4) vs (7) Chai#SUB2#
Chai working for a triangle but Finn defends it easily.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Finn stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Chai controlling the position.
Our spies down at at Master Chai's Dojo inform us that Chai has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Finn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for a triangle but Finn pushes his legs off easily.
Finn's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chai is trying to keep Finn in close.
Chai has his hands on Finn's head, controlling the position.
Finn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Finn is proving a slippery customer.
Finn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T5#
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Finn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chai controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Chai managing to control the position.
Finn sitting in guard here, content to control. #T6#
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finn's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (4) vs (9) Chai
Chai wants to pass the guard but Finn is keeping the position.#SUB#
Finn looking for subs off his back but Chai has passed one foot through into half guard.
#SUB#
Finn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chai pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Chai seems to be working for a kimura but Finn defends the submission attempt.
Finn works his way to full guard. Good work.#T7##SUB#
Finn is looking for a triangle but Chai pushes his legs off easily.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Finn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Finn (6) vs (9) Chai
Finn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T8#
Finn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Chai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finn defends it easily.
Finn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn content to stall in guard here. #T9#
Further stalling from Finn.
Finn won't allow Chai to sweep him here.
Finn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chai has control of Finn's left arm, preventing Finn from doing any damage.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Chai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T10#
Finn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chai is still trying to improve position.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T11#
Finn is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Chai has his foot on Finn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finn works his way back into a safe position though.
Finn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Finn is proving a slippery customer.
Finn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finn is one step ahead there.
Finn is stalling in the full guard. #T12#
Finn preventing the sweep.
Finn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chai keeping full guard, as Finn tries to pass.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
#T13#
Finn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chai has Finn pulled in close to control his posture.
Finn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chai pulls Finn in to control the position.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Finn sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for a triangle but Finn pushes his legs off easily.
#T14#
Finn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chai for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 9 to 6.
CC Chai is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking CC Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
SSG 284 Macker vs Sova
Date: Mar 24, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 1 losses; Mark Norman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Norman fails with a takedown attempt.#CL#
Chai clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Chai gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (0) Norman#SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Norman defends it well.
Chai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norman keeps working.
Chai prevents Norman from improving his position.#T1#
Norman has his hands clasped together around Chai's back. He's all about the action.
Chai is pressing down on Norman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Norman is holding on for now.
Chai is thwarting Norman's attempts to control the position.
Norman is looking for a sweep. Chai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai is trying to control. Norman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Norman regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Chai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Norman is looking to sweep but instead, Chai has passed into half guard.
Norman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chai is working away from the top position though.
Norman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Norman wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
#T3#
Chai passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (5) vs (0) Norman
Norman is squirming around, avoiding Chai's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Chai working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Norman looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Chai! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). CC Chai!
An out of breath CC Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SSG 272 Hunt vs Edison
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 22 losses; Jaxon Bremner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Bremner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai tries to counter by clinching up but Bremner breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Chai closes the distance and pushes Bremner back into the cage.#TD2#
Bremner pulls guard.
Bremner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chai's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Bremner
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bremner passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (5) Bremner#SUB2#
Bremner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chai's coaches at Master Chai's Dojo have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Bremner trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bremner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Bremner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chai tries to bench press Bremner off him but Bremner keeps the position. #T1#
Chai wants to control but Bremner postures up.#SUB2#
Bremner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chai is trying to escape the position but Bremner is controlling the position.
Bremner trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Bremner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Bremner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chai has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bremner but great work by Chai. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chai (4) vs (5) Bremner#T2#
Bremner manages to get back to half guard.
Chai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bremner! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (7) vs (5) Bremner
Chai wants to take Bremner's back here but Bremner is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chai trying to control but Bremner is having none of it.
Bremner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB#
Chai looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bremner is looking to escape.
Bremner is desperately trying to improve his position but Chai has a good base and remains in mount.#T3##SUB#
Chai goes for an armbar but Bremner turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bremner. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (7) vs (7) Bremner
Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
My spies in Silverback MMA inform me that Bremner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bremner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chai's guard.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bremner is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Bremner looking for a submission but Chai manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Bremner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4##SUB#
Chai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bremner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bremner advances to half guard.
Chai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chai.
Bremner tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bremner's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (9) vs (7) Bremner
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Bremner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai passes into half guard.
Bremner won't allow Chai to pass to mount.
Chai is thwarting Bremner's attempts to control the position.#T5#
Bremner tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg.
Bremner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bremner working a defensive guard but Chai manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (12) vs (7) Bremner#SUB#
Chai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bremner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chai advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Chai (14) vs (7) Bremner
Bremner gets back to half guard.#T6#
Chai prevents Bremner from improving his position.
Bremner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bremner looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Chai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chai pushing down on Bremner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Chai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chai uses his free foot to push down on Bremner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bremner. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (17) vs (7) Bremner#T7#
Bremner stops Chai from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Bremner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bremner gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Chai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bremner is just riding it out for now. Chai eventually gives up the hold.
Chai is looking to advance position but Bremner won't allow it. #T8#
Chai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bremner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Bremner actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Bremner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chai pulls his head out easily.
Bremner is trying to maintain the position but Chai is very close to passing his half guard.
Bremner is not content to let Chai control the position.
Bremner gets back to full guard.
#T9#
Bremner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bremner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (20) vs (7) Bremner#SUB#
Chai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bremner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Chai in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bremner is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). CC Chai!
CC Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SSG 264 Ozy vs Le Boulder
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 12 losses; Ahmad Ibrahim! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
Chai is pressed up against the cage. Ibrahim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chai down to the mat. Chai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ibrahim misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ibrahim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chai as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmad Ibrahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
Ibrahim has Chai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Chai manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibrahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahim tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Ibrahim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ibrahim postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahim won't allow Chai to sweep him here.
Chai is trying to control the position but Ibrahim postures up. #T1#
Ibrahim passes Chai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chai wants to improve his position but Ibrahim is controlling well.
Chai is trying to control but can't.
Ibrahim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Chai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ibrahim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ibrahim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2#
Ibrahim looking to pass the guard.
Ibrahim postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ibrahim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Our spies down at at Master Chai's Dojo inform us that Chai has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ibrahim wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Chai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ibrahim manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ibrahim (0) vs (2) Chai#SUB#
Ibrahim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chai is aware though and is defending well.#T3##SUB#
Ibrahim looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
Chai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ibrahim managing to control the position. #T4#
Ibrahim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ibrahim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahim working a defensive guard but Chai manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ibrahim (0) vs (5) Chai
Ibrahim is not content to let Chai control the position. #T5##SUB2#
Chai tries for a kimura but Ibrahim is defending well.
Ibrahim struggling a bit here.
Ibrahim tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Chai easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ibrahim (0) vs (7) Chai
Ibrahim tries to lock up and control but Chai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ibrahim is squirming around, avoiding Chai's attempts to control the action.
Ibrahim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T6#
Ibrahim wants to control but Chai is having none of it.
Ibrahim bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ibrahim (2) vs (7) Chai
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Chai has his hands on Ibrahim's head, controlling the position.
Ibrahim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ibrahim's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ibrahim (2) vs (9) Chai
Ibrahim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T7##SUB#
Ibrahim has an active guard here but Chai has managed to pass into half guard.
Ibrahim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chai is working away from the top position though.
Ibrahim is not content to let Chai control the position.
Ibrahim tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chai has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Ibrahim (2) vs (12) Chai
Chai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T8#
Chai wants to control the pace but Ibrahim is squirming around nicely.
Ibrahim tries to reverse the position but Chai maintains control.
Ibrahim prevents Chai from taking his back.
Ibrahim gets back to half guard.
Ibrahim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ibrahim wants to control but Chai is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T9#
Chai trying to control the action but Ibrahim is working from the bottom.
Chai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ibrahim is trying to control but can't.
Ibrahim is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Chai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chai is pressing down on Ibrahim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ibrahim is holding on for now. #T10#
Ibrahim wants to get back to full guard.
Ibrahim trying to hold on to Chai's head to control him but Chai postures up.
Chai trying to control the action but Ibrahim is working from the bottom.
Chai trying to pass the guard but Ibrahim defending well.
Ibrahim works his way to full guard. Good work.#T11##SUB#
Ibrahim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chai passes into half guard.
Chai is looking to advance position but Ibrahim won't allow it.
Ibrahim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chai's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ibrahim (6) vs (12) Chai
Chai can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Ibrahim looking for the RNC.
Chai turns into Ibrahim and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ibrahim (6) vs (14) Chai
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibrahim is keeping the position for now.
Ibrahim is adopting a defensive guard.#T12#
Chai postures up.
#SUB#
Ibrahim looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
Ibrahim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ibrahim keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully. #T13#
Ibrahim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ibrahim looking for a sweep. Not yet Ibrahim, not yet.
Ibrahim working a defensive guard here.
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ibrahim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ibrahim looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ibrahim controlling the position for now.#T14##SUB2#
Chai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ibrahim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Ibrahim is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai wins on points by 14 to 6.
After winning the bout, CC 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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Event:
SSG 254 Gaul vs Hunt
Date: Jan 14, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Anni Skystalker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; CC Chai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Skystalker instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Chai lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Skystalker (0) vs (2) Chai
Skystalker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Skystalker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chai pulls his head out easily.
Skystalker tries to roll over but Chai keeps him under control.
Skystalker is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Skystalker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chai.
Skystalker regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai wants to control from the top but Skystalker keeps moving. #T1#
Skystalker has control of Chai's left arm, preventing Chai from doing any damage.
Skystalker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Chai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Skystalker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chai has managed to get both his arms back between Skystalker's legs - danger averted.
Skystalker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Skystalker (2) vs (2) Chai
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T2##SUB2#
Chai working for a triangle but Skystalker defends it easily.
Chai looking to control.
Skystalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skystalker trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Chai pushes a forearm under Skystalker's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Skystalker is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CC Chai!
Our winner, CC Chai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SSG 248 Ozymandias vs Banner
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 11 losses; Dreynos Elvul!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Chai closes the distance and pushes Elvul back into the cage.#TD#
Chai ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chai no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chai is looking to sweep but instead, Elvul has passed into half guard.
Elvul is keen to just control but Chai is a slippery customer.
Chai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Elvul preventing the sweep.
Elvul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai wants to improve his position but instead Elvul has moved into half guard.
Chai is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Chai is trying to control but can't.
Elvul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Elvul has control of the leg.
Chai is trying to maintain the position but Elvul is very close to passing his half guard.
Chai is trying is best to control the position here. #T2#
Chai tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Elvul has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (3) Elvul
Chai slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Elvul takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Elvul prevents Chai from improving his position.
Chai is holding on to half guard well.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Elvul has control of the leg.
Elvul tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elvul is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Elvul frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (6) Elvul
Chai is looking to get to half guard.
Chai wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (9) Elvul
Chai is keeping busy.
Chai can't escape the position.
Well, with Elvul on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Chai is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Our spies down at at Oblivion Gate inform us that Elvul has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chai is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Elvul.
Chai is trying to break free.
#T4#
Chai trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Chai tries to break free.
Elvul has good solid back control here.
Elvul keeps control of the position as Chai tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Chai is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Elvul has locked on a rear naked choke here! Chai is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dreynos Elvul!
A victorious Dreynos Elvul thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
APEX Predators
Date: Nov 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
#CL#
and Chai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chai.
Chai tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Chai misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Chai.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Chai prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards. #T1#
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai wants a takedown but no success here.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Chai tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai lands a left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit prevents the takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Chai presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Chai blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit is working Chai over against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
A short right from Chai.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Chai tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
#T4#
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Chai looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CC Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kongthoranee Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Chai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Chai.
Chai lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Chai digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit. #T1#
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Chai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chai's gas tank. #TD#
Chai has picked Sitsongrit up - he's going for a ride! Chai dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Chai trying to mount his opponent but Sitsongrit defends it. #SUB#
Chai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit sees it coming and defends easily.
Chai wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping him busy.
Sitsongrit gets full guard.
Sitsongrit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chai is pushing down on Sitsongrit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sitsongrit is fighting to maintain full guard but Chai has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Chai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sitsongrit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chai.
Sitsongrit tries to get to full guard but Chai has control of the leg. #T2##SUB#
Chai is trying to work for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
#SUB#
Chai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sitsongrit has managed to free his arm - good work. #ES2#
Sitsongrit manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Chai keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T3#
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
#BC2#
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.#CL#
Chai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
#T4#
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai misses with some punches.
Chai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sitsongrit after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that CC Chai will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai looks to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Chai has closed the distance and engaged Sitsongrit in a clinch.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
#T1#
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chai or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chai tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
#T2#
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Sitsongrit gets through Chai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC2#Chai is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chai or not.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.#T3#
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Chai's ribcage. Chai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Chai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a big right hand that drops Chai! The killer instinct kicks in and Sitsongrit finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sitsongrit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
SMFL 23 - Riendeau v Raikov 3
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Andary throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Andary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Andary shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Andary fails to land the takedown.
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.
Andary shoots and misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai slips under a jab from Andary.
Chai throws a counter combo.
Andary needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Andary.
Andary tries to clinch up but Chai circles away and keeps his distance.
Chai misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andary takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Andary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Andary's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Andary closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai tries to clinch but Andary moves out of range. #CL2#
Chai drives through and clinches with Andary against the cage.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andary tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Andary back against the cage.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Andary controls his hands.
Chai lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Andary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Andary misses.
Chai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andary throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andary.
Chai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andary throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andary.
Andary tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Chai throws a jab when Andary was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andary.
Andary is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Andary throws a right and a left that Chai avoids nicely.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Gary Andary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andary sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Chai fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Andary has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
#T3#
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andary is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Andary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andary looking to throw knees to the head but Chai is blocking nicely.
Andary is pushing Chai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Andary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD#
Andary decides to pull guard.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Andary is keeping the position.
Andary keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully. #T4#
Andary can't keep his opponent in guard - Chai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Chai seems to be looking for submissions.
Andary is refusing to be controlled, as Chai sits in half guard.
Chai passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andary prevents Chai from moving into mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
Chai is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Andary looks calm but he's in trouble here. Chai gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Andary is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Chai lets go of the hold and Andary can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). CC Chai!
Our winner, CC Chai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SMFL 19 - Hunt vs. O Brien 2
Date: Jul 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Christ misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Chai has Christ up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ working aggressively here.
#TD#
Chai has clasped his hands together around Christ's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Christ is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Chai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Christ's legs.
Christ is pushing Chai's head away, looking to escape. Chai manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Chai is trying to get an arm triangle but Christ is defending well. #SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chai trying to control the position but Christ is working away. #T1#
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Chai drags him back down.#SUB#
Chai has hold of Christ's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Christ seems comfortable defending it but Chai has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Christ is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Christ is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Chai couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). CC Chai!
A victorious CC Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SMFL 15 - Chretien vs. Raikov
Date: May 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai throws a counter combo.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chai misses the jab.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Chai misses with a hook
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
Chai slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
Chai slips a straight right by Hunt.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunt has time to react.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Chai moved out of range.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt slips under a jab from Chai.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai slips under a jab from Hunt.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Malig Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Hunt throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Chai is looking to clinch.
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunt defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
#CL2#
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chai as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Chai tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Chai takes a shot to the head.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Chai.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Hunt pushes Chai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malig Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CC Chai.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Hunt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Chai.
Hunt throws a hook but Chai blocks it.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Chai scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Chai misses.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai lands with a right hand.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Chai tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Chai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T1#
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt throws a right hand that Chai ducks under and follows up with a left that Chai also avoids with ease.
Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Chai shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Chai catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Chai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Chai takes the fight into the clinch.
Chai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Chai misses with some punches.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Chai has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malig Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CC Chai.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Chai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
#T3#
Hunt throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai's corner calls for a 1-2. Chai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Chai.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malig Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Hunt works Chai's body with a nice hook.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt connects with a jab.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Chai cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Chai lands.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Chai misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Malig Hunt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Hunt digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Hunt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunt.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai staying out of range there.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Chai misses. #T1##CL2#
Chai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Malig Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt stalling in the clinch but Chai improves position.
Chai misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a body punch.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2#
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hunt.
#ROC#Chai is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Chai is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Chai misses with the head strike.
#TD2#
Chai has hold of one of Hunt's legs. Hunt is fighting the takedown attempt but Chai gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hunt pushes Chai off and scrambles back to his feet.
Chai seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai closes the distance and clinches up with Hunt, looking for a takedown. Chai pushes Hunt against the cage but Hunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chai.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.#CL2#
Chai moves into the clinch.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Chai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Malig Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CC Chai.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai looking for a takedown.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt is working Chai over against the cage.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Chai tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai goes for a takedown attempt but Hunt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunt lands a jab.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt lands a jab to Chai's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Chai gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hunt gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Chai is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malig Hunt!
Malig Hunt retains his lightweight title! |
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Event:
SMFL 12 - Chai vs. Vitalik
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Chai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Brien avoids it really well and circles away.
O Brien connects with a crisp jab.
O Brien misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai lands a jab to O Brien's midsection.
Chai tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
Chai misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
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.
Chai tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Chai closes the distance and pushes O Brien back into the cage.
Chai working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai scores with a shoulder strike.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
O Brien is trying to break the clinch but Chai has him pressed against the cage.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Brien lands a shot to the body.
O Brien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head.
O Brien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
O Brien misses with a body punch.
Chai prevents a body shot from O Brien.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
#BC#
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai looks to throw the jab but O Brien is out of range.
Chai scores with a nice strike.#CL2#
Chai has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai tries for a takedown but O Brien manages to get underhooks.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
O Brien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chai has him pressed against the cage.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
O Brien on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Brien.#CL2#
Chai darts in and clinches O Brien up against the cage.
A short right from O Brien.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but O Brien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Chai moves into the clinch.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Chai. #T3#
Chai blocks a body shot from O Brien.
Chai cracks O Brien with a nice body shot.
Chai working aggressively here.
O Brien misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Brien.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Chai.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai has O Brien pressed against the cage, preventing O Brien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Brien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Brien tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing O Brien back against the cage.
Chai gets through O Brien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Brien smiles and moves away.
Miles O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CC Chai.#CL2#
Chai darts in and clinches O Brien up against the cage.
Chai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Brien avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from O Brien.
O Brien takes a shot to the head.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
A short left from Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien blocking some punches.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but CC Chai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai lands with a right hand.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien blocks a jab.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai misses with a lunging right hand
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Brien.
O Brien is looking to slow Chai down with leg kicks.
Chai moves away from the strike by O Brien.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Brien at a distance.
#T1#
Chai scores with a nice right hand.
Chai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chai slips under a jab.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but O Brien bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai throws out a powerful jab.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
CC Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Chai throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. O Brien was covering up waiting for the punch and Chai finishes the takedown easily into guard.
O Brien manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
O Brien tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
A short right from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai is trying to drag O Brien to the mat but O Brien just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien lands a body punch.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
CC Chai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Brien misses with some punches.
#BC#
O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3##TD2#
O Brien gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but O Brien gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chai is on top in guard.
#REVB#
O Brien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Chai has gone for a leg lock! O Brien slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chai's guard.#REVR#
Chai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Chai is continuing to stall.
O Brien is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Brien won't allow Chai to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Chai working for a triangle but O Brien defends it easily.
O Brien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chai being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miles O Brien will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Chai misses with a looping right.
O Brien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai misses with a right hand
and O Brien makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch but O Brien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left lands for Chai.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Chai throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
Chai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Brien back to the cage. Chai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but O Brien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
O Brien wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien staying out of range there.
O Brien throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Chai missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien moves out of range as Chai strikes.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
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.
#T2#
Chai works over O Brien's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miles O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a body shot
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
Chai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chai throws a hook to the side of O Brien's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from O Brien misses.
Chai misses with a straight left.
O Brien slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by O Brien.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Brien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai misses with a body punch.
O Brien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Brien misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Brien tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards. #T4#
Chai tries to throw a body punch but O Brien avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Brien pushes Chai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for O Brien.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Briens head.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Brien misses with some punches.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chai pushes O Brien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Brien prevents it.
Chai working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
CC Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chai 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CC Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, CC Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TD 16
Date: Feb 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Crispian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crispian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crispian walks into a jab.
Crispian scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Crispian.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian scores with a head kick. Chai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL#
Chai clinches up with Crispian and pushes him back against the cage.
Crispian digs a right hand into Chai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chai's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Chai as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Chai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crispian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai wants a takedown.
Crispian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chai up against the cage.
Chai lands a right hand. #T1#
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crispian.
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crispian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai wants a takedown.
Crispian tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crispian lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Crispian.
Crispian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chai has Crispian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crispian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CC Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crispian tries to pull guard but Chai holds him up against the cage and eventually Crispian drops back down to his feet.
Crispian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crispian lands with a left to the head.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chai lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Crispian.
Crispian lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Crispian.
Crispian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispians head.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chai backwards. #ROC2#Chai is rocked!#TD2#
Crispian drags the fight down to the ground.
Oh Chai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Crispian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai seems to have got his legs back now.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Crispian is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai wants to control from the top but Crispian keeps moving.
Crispian keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass. #T3#
Crispian wants to control the position but Chai says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Crispian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Crispian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chai looking to control.
Chai is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crispian is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T4#
Crispian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Chai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crispian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crispian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crispian is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Crispian will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Chai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Chai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crispian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chai.
Chai is trying to control the action in half guard but Crispian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Crispian felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Crispian is trying to control but can't.
#T1#
Chai is keen to just control but Crispian is a slippery customer.
Chai prevents Crispian from improving his position.#SUB#
Chai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crispian has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crispian desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Crispian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crispian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T2#
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crispian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crispian's guard. #REVR#
Crispian is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Crispian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai won't allow Crispian to sweep him here.
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crispian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crispian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Chai looking to control.
Crispian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Chai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chai controls Crispian momentarily but Crispian frees himself. #SUB#
Chai has his foot on Crispian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crispian works his way back into a safe position though.
Crispian stopping the sweep attempt from Chai.
Chai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crispian content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Chai closes the distance and pushes Crispian back into the cage.#TD2#
Crispian ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Crispian no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Chai passes into half guard.
Crispian wants to control but Chai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Crispian!
Crispian is squirming around, avoiding Chai's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that CC Chai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick.
Crispian lands a nice shot that snaps Chai's head back.
Chai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai checks a low kick from Crispian.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
Jab by Chai.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ben Crispian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crispian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai connects with the punch.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Crispian moved out of range.
Crispian scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Chai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Crispian throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD#
Chai closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crispian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chai controls the position.#SUB#
Chai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crispian knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crispian wants to control but Chai postures up.
Crispian is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chai off and has taken his back!#T2#
Crispian doesn't have the hooks in and Chai manages to turn into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Chai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crispian looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crispian looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crispian! #REVB#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chai managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crispian.
Chai is looking to reverse the position.
Crispian working away.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crispian's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T3#
Chai wants to improve his position but Crispian is controlling well.
Crispian stalling.
Crispian prevents Chai from improving his position.
Chai is looking to get back to full guard here but Crispian has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ben Crispian has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee asks Crispian politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Crispian prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chai tries to bench press Crispian off him but Crispian keeps the position.
Chai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crispian's best efforts.
Chai tries to roll over but Crispian keeps him under control.
Chai has his hands clasped together around Crispian's back. He's all about the action.
Chai trying to hold on to Crispian's head to control him but Crispian postures up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
CC Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CC Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, CC Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TD 13:
Date: Jan 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Fella should have avoided that one.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai fails to land the takedown.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fella ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fella.
Fella needs to keep his hands up - Chai had a free shot at his head there.
CC Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fella throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fella is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai punishes Fella's body with a nice straight punch.#T1##TD#
Chai gets a takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fella can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chai moves into full mount! Fella won't be happy about that!
Chai works his way to his opponent's back.
Fella can't escape the position.
Chai struggling to keep hold of the position.
Chai is trying to stick to Fella's back but Fella is turning into Chai. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chai's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fella.
Fella really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Fella is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chai has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fella is looking to defend but Chai has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fella! Chai pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fella taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). CC Chai!
CC Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TD8
Date: Dec 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit leaves Chai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Chai lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Chai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Chai.#T1#
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Suriyan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Chai swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl out of it but Chai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.#T2#
Chai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sitsongrit is fending him off so far but Chai persists. Nope, Sitsongrit circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CC Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Sitsongrit works Chai's body with a nice hook.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!#T3#
Chai wants to clinch but Sitsongrit slips to the side
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Chai.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Chai.
Chai misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chai.
Chai working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC2#Chai is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Chai right on the button with a cross.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit drops Chai with a big left hand! Chai is injured, injured bad! Sitsongrit jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suriyan Sitsongrit!
Suriyan Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion! |
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Event:
KOP CALL Last Breath
Date: Nov 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Alaska moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Alaska misses the target.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alaska.
Alaska was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alaska digs a good hook to Chai's body.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Chai has closed the distance and engaged Alaska in a clinch.
Alaska looking to slow down the pace here.
Alaska blocking some punches.
#TD#
Alaska decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Alaska is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chai sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Alaska is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chai postures up.
#T1#
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Alaska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alaska can't keep his opponent in guard - Chai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alaska is pressing down on Chai's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Alaska has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chai forces his way into half guard.#T2#
Chai passes to side control. #SUB2#
Chai tries for a kimura but Alaska is defending well.
Chai trying to control the action but Alaska is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Chai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chai trying to control the action but Alaska is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Chai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alaska is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alaska is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chai is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#SUB2#
Chai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alaska manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Alaska's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai works to advance to full mount. Alaska defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chai prevents Alaska from getting the reversal.
Chai controlling from mount. #T4#
Alaska tries to hold on but Chai postures up.
Chai pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Alaska is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB2#
Chai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alaska is surviving well by controlling Chai's body position as best he can.
Alaska tries to reverse the position but Chai maintains control.
Alaska has given up his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chai is hanging on to Alaska's back as he tries to escape.
Alaska manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chai's guard. Nice work there by Alaska.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
CC Chai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.#CL#
Alaska closes the distance and clinches.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Alaska backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chai.
Chai digs a right hand underneath Alaska's ribcage. Alaska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands with a left to the head.
Alaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Chai successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Alaska is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chai holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Chai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alaska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now. #T1##SUB2#
Alaska is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chai has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Alaska is looking to defend but Chai has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Alaska! Chai pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Alaska taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). CC Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, CC Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
KOP EXPO
Date: Sep 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
#CL2#
Chai closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Chai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL2#
Chai moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Chai misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Chai. #T1#
A short right from Diaz.
Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Chai.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Chai.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Chai connects with a single shot there.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
Chai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chai duly obliges.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD2#
Chai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Chai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Chai prevents Diaz from escaping the position.#T3##SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chai slows the pace down.
Chai wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz bucks up and tries to throw Chai off but instead Chai has got his back!#SUB2#
Chai is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Diaz defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T4#
Diaz trying to get back to his feet but Chai is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Chai working for a choke but Diaz is defending well. #SUB2#
Chai is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Diaz is defending well though. Chai let's go of the attempt for now.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
CC Chai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Diaz misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
A nice side step and Chai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD2#
Chai manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Chai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Diaz wants to stand but Chai is controlling the position.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Diaz misses the jab.
Julian Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Diaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.#T3#
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
CC Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Chai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Chai cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chai tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Chai catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chai thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chai works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
CC Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Chai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Chai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
CC Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Chai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Chai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Chai prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Chai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chai trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Chai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Chai eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz pushes Chai off looking to stand but Chai dives back in and keeps control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB2#
Chai is working for a submission of some sort.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chai prevents Diaz from standing back up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Chai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T3#
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
Chai jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Chai rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Chai's ribcage. Chai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
Julian Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
CC Chai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Diaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Julian Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
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 Julian Diaz.
I think Chai 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CC Chai!
CC Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWGC 37 (155lbs, D3): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; CC Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mangas Coloradas!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Chai clinches with his opponent.
Chai tries to pull guard but Coloradas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chai jumps guard but Coloradas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coloradas can't get the takedown.
Chai is working for takedown but Coloradas is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CC Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coloradas wants to take the fight to the mat but Chai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chai is pressed up against the cage. Coloradas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chai down to the mat. Chai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Chai gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Chai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Coloradas uses from the top position.
Chai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Coloradas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chai pulls Coloradas in close to his closed guard and prevents Coloradas from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coloradas's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Chai is pulling down on Coloradas's head. It's preventing any offense from Coloradas, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Chai has his foot on Coloradas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coloradas works his way back into a safe position though.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
#SUB#
Coloradas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coloradas has managed to get both his arms back between Chai's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Chai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coloradas is aware though and is defending well.
Chai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Coloradas content to stall in guard here. #T2##SUB#
Chai is looking for a triangle but Coloradas pushes his legs off easily.
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Chai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coloradas sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3##SUB#
Chai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coloradas is aware though and is defending well.
Chai working a defensive guard here.
Chai managing to control the position.
Coloradas tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Coloradas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T4#
Chai is trying to keep Coloradas in close.
Coloradas stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chai wants to control the position but Coloradas says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.
Chai gets full guard.#SUB#
Chai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coloradas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T5##SUB#
Coloradas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chai is trying to keep Coloradas in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coloradas advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (3) Coloradas#T6#
Chai struggling a bit here.
Chai is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Coloradas controls the position from side control.
Chai is trying to work for a sweep but Coloradas has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Chai (0) vs (5) Coloradas
Chai wants to control but Coloradas is having none of it.#T7#
Coloradas controlling the position easily from mount.
Chai is trying to escape the mount.
Chai has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (8) Coloradas
Coloradas controls the action.
Chai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Chai wants to control his opponent's hands but Coloradas gets his hands free.
Coloradas biding his time, looking for the opening.
Chai looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T8#
Chai can't escape the position.
Chai trying to control but not successfully.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Coloradas controlling the positon.
Chai tries to escape the position.
Chai trying to control the position but Coloradas manages to sink in the hooks. #T9#
Coloradas really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Chai.
Chai looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Chai is in bad spot here.
#T10#
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Chai tries to escape the position.
Coloradas biding his time, looking for the opening.
Chai trying to control but not successfully. #SUB2#
Chai showing good submission defense here.
Coloradas has the hooks in. Chai is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T11#
Chai trying to control the position but Coloradas manages to sink in the hooks.
Chai can't escape the position.
Chai controlling Coloradas 's hands.
Chai trying to control the hands but Coloradas won't let him.
Chai rolls, trying to escape but Coloradas keeps control of the position.
Coloradas gets his hands free as Chai looks to control. #T12#
Coloradas is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Chai is in bad spot here.
Chai wants to control his opponent's hands but Coloradas gets his hands free.
Chai is really stuck here.
Chai wants to control his opponent's hands but Coloradas gets his hands free.
Coloradas has good solid back control here.
Chai trying to control the action but Coloradas just sinks the hooks in. #T13#
Chai breaks Coloradas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (8) Coloradas#SUB#
Chai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Coloradas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Coloradas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Coloradas! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chai (2) vs (12) Coloradas
Chai being controlled for a moment.
Chai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coloradas's best efforts.#T14#
Coloradas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chai trying to control here.
Chai has his hands clasped together around Coloradas's back. He's all about the action.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coloradas content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coloradas wins on points by 12 to 2.
Mangas Coloradas thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 05, 2022 |
#R1#
Chai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL#
Acevedo closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chai working aggressively here.
Acevedo blocking some punches.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Acevedo has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Acevedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Acevedo.
#TD#
Acevedo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Acevedo controlling the pace. #T1#
Acevedo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Acevedo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chai trying to control but Acevedo postures up.
Acevedo wants to stand up but Chai has a hold of him and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Acevedo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chai did well to prevent Acevedo getting side control.
Chai is pressing down on Acevedo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Acevedo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chai trying to keep a closed guard but Acevedo is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Acevedo stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Acevedo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Acevedo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Acevedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL#
Acevedo rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Acevedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Still in the clinch, Acevedo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Acevedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Acevedo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chai is trying to keep an underhook but Acevedo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Acevedo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chai trying to hold on to Acevedo's head to control him but Acevedo postures up.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Chai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Acevedo is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acevedo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dani Acevedo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Acevedo clinches up with Chai and pushes him back against the cage.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Acevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Acevedo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Acevedo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chai.
Dani Acevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Chai as Acevedo shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acevedo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Acevedo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Acevedo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai scores with a nice strike.#T1##CL#
Acevedo closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Acevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Acevedo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dani Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Chai.
Acevedo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Chai finds it's target.
Acevedo misses with an attempted mid kick.
CC Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acevedo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Acevedo tries a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Chai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Acevedo's head backwards.
Chai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Acevedo momentarily.
#T2#
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Acevedo's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Acevedo momentarily.
Chai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Acevedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chai swivels and escapes.
Acevedo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Acevedo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Acevedo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Acevedo's head back.
Acevedo fails with a takedown attempt.
Chai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Acevedo.
Chai misses with a body punch
and Acevedo counters with a straight right hand.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
#T3#
Chai cracks Acevedo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Acevedo shoots in but Chai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Acevedo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Acevedo's head.
Acevedo misses with a takedown
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
CC Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Acevedo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Acevedo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
Acevedo closes the distance and clinches up with Chai, looking for a takedown. Acevedo pushes Chai against the cage but Chai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acevedo throws a combination that misses
and Chai counters with a right hand to the body.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from Chai as Acevedo shoots in.
Acevedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Acevedo tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
CC Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Acevedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Acevedo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Acevedo closes the distance but Chai moves to the side
and Acevedo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Acevedo drives through and clinches with Chai against the cage.
#TD#
Acevedo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Acevedo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.
Acevedo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Acevedo tries to get out of the position.
Acevedo controlling Chai's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acevedo keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully. #T1#
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chai looking to sit in guard and control but Acevedo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Acevedo stands up and waves to Chai to follow him.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Acevedo slips the punch.
Acevedo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Acevedo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Acevedo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chai circles away.
Acevedo blocks a jab.#T2#
Acevedo shoots in but no luck this time.
Acevedo throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Chai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chai cracks Acevedo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
CC Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.#CL#
Chai tries to keep at a distance but Acevedo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land. #TD#
Acevedo drags the fight down to the ground.
Acevedo keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Acevedo trying to control the position here.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Acevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Acevedo seems keen to control Chai's posture.
Chai wants to control from the top but Acevedo keeps moving.
Acevedo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Chai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Acevedo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chai controls Acevedo momentarily but Acevedo frees himself.
Acevedo stays in close to Chai's body and controls the position.
Acevedo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chai wants to sweep here but Acevedo controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acevedo wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to CC Chai.
I think Chai 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CC Chai!
A very excited looking CC Chai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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