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OFK 34 - Khan Vs Tepes Lii PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Krasov (ranked 3619 p4p, 5199 weight class) and Ack Rack (ranked 458 p4p, 557 weight class). Ack Rack has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anton Krasov's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Krasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ack Rack!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rack gets the takedown into side control.
Krasov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rack bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rack throws an elbow but Krasov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Krasov is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krasov taking a bit of punishment here - Rack scoring with strikes.
Rack working the ground and pound.
Rack scoring with punches and elbows.
Rack lands an elbow.
Rack works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rack tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rack throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rack creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Krasov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rack throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rack lands a few punches from side control.
 Krasov is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rack working the ground and pound but Krasov is defending the strikes.
Oh Krasov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rack landing strikes.
Krasov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rack sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Krasov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rack working the ground and pound from side control.
Rack looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krasov is avoiding damage well.
Rack lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rack looks up at the clock and then as Krasov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rack smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rack in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rack misses with the ground and pound.
Rack working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rack is chipping away with strikes.
Rack working the body and head with strikes.
Rack tries to score with some ground and pound. Krasov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Krasov prevents Rack from moving into mount.
Krasov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krasov defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rack scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rack lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krasov down.
Rack scores with punches from side control.
Rack working the body and head with strikes.
Rack looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krasov is avoiding damage well.
Rack lands a few punches from side control.
Rack working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rack working the head and body with strikes.
Rack working the ground and pound.
Rack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krasov keeps working.
Rack scoring with punches from side control.
Rack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rack lands a few punches from side control.
Rack cracks Krasov with a big right hand but Krasov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Rack grinds an elbow into Krasov's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ack Rack dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krasov's guard.
Rack cracks Krasov with a solid left hand.
Rack is working Krasov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ack Rack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rack loads up on a big left hand. Krasov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Rack looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Krasov can't hide his disappointment, as Rack celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ack Rack!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Gracie (ranked 4646 p4p, 6275 weight class) and Pierre Delacruix Evans (ranked 69 p4p, 130 weight class). Travis Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Delacruix Evans!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Delacruix Evans.
Delacruix Evans is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Delacruix Evans into the cage.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Delacruix Evans is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Delacruix Evans to the mat. Delacruix Evans regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Delacruix Evans keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Delacruix Evans looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Delacruix Evans looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Delacruix Evans!
Delacruix Evans working away.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie regains half guard.
Delacruix Evans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Delacruix Evans trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delacruix Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Delacruix Evans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Delacruix Evans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Delacruix Evans being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delacruix Evans is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Delacruix Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Delacruix Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delacruix Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gracie is tightening it up a little... Delacruix Evans has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Delacruix Evans reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Delacruix Evans taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Travis Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 4884 p4p, 4413 weight class) and Till Lindemann (ranked 139 p4p, 137 weight class). Kimbo Slaissi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Till Lindemann!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindemann digs a good body shot into Slaissi's ribs.
Lindemann scores with a body shot.
Slaissi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lindemann fails with a takedown attempt.
Slaissi throws a jab when Lindemann was well out of range.
Slaissi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindemann.
Slaissi pushes Lindemann up against the cage in a clinch.
Lindemann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slaissi to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Slaissi as the two fighters clinch.
Slaissi gets through Lindemann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slaissi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slaissi gets through Lindemann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindemann looks winded!
Slaissi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi pushes Lindemann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Slaissi.
Lindemann is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slaissi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kimbo Slaissi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Till Lindemann.
Slaissi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lindemann or not.
Good body shot from Slaissi.
A right hand to the body from Slaissi.
A left hand lands to the body for Slaissi.
Slaissi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slaissi loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Lindemann senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Slaissi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 3159 p4p, 5686 weight class) and Test Two (ranked 416 p4p, 576 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Two!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Two is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Two throws a leg kick
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Two on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, if Barnes 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.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
 Two is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Two quite badly. Two pulls Barnes in close trying to recover. Barnes postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Two on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Two doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Barnes!
Don Barnes 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Harwath (ranked 1349 p4p, 3044 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 203 p4p, 406 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harwath is trying to control Rhino's posture but Rhino avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhino goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Harwath has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rhino but great work by Harwath.
Harwath throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harwath trying to control the action but Rhino is working from the bottom.
Rhino wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhino is trying to get back to half guard.
Rhino looks to move to half guard but instead Harwath has passed into mount! Damn!
Harwath controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Harwath sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harwath looking to control but Rhino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harwath controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rhino flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Harwath has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harwath controlling the pace for now.
Rhino can't escape the position.
Harwath looking to control but Rhino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rhino is looking to improve his position but Harwath isn't that keen on the idea.
Rhino sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rhino is trying to escape back to his feet but Harwath uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rhino is looking to reverse the position.
Harwath moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rhino is pushing Harwath's head away, looking to escape. Harwath manages to hold on to the position though.
Rhino is letting Harwath control him for a moment.
Harwath'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.
Harwath continues to stall.
Rhino regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rhino has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Harwath escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Harwath!
Rhino tries to buck Harwath off but Harwath is having none of it.
Rhino is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A lull in the action here as Harwath stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rhino tries to buck Harwath off but Harwath is having none of it.
Rhino is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harwath off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath dominated that round.
That's time! Harwath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rhino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harwath swivels and escapes.
A counter left hand to the body from Harwath misses its target.
Rhino throws out a powerful jab.
Harwath has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harwath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brutalis Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harwath scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Brutalis Rhino has been cut.
Harwath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhino can do to turn this around?
Rhino forces Harwath back against the cage and clinches.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harwath pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harwath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhino throws out the jab.
Rhino fails with the takedown
and Harwath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scot Harwath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutalis Rhino.
Harwath darts in and clinches Rhino up against the cage.
Harwath struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhino controls his hands.
Harwath breaks from the clinch.
Rhino throws an off balance right hand
and Harwath counters with a big right hand! Oh Rhino is in trouble here! Harwath follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scot Harwath!
A very excited looking Scot Harwath 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark O Madsen (ranked 3407 p4p, 24376 weight class) and Stanky Ban (ranked 418 p4p, 637 weight class). Ban has chosen Rick roll as his entrance music. Mark O Madsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanky Ban!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban misses with a straight right.
O Madsen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ban sprawls well initially but O Madsen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
O Madsen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ban tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from O Madsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark O Madsen!
The defeated Stanky Ban had this to say: 'I AM A DINGO'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 1014 p4p, 19151 weight class) and Raul Salvatierra (ranked 129 p4p, 615 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Salvatierra!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Orla Wanker has been cut.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatierra moves out of range easily.
Salvatierra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wanker gets a double leg takedown into Salvatierra's guard.
Wanker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvatierra holds on and takes a little breather.
Wanker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wanker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salvatierra's guard.
Wanker stalling.
We've been hearing that Wanker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wanker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salvatierra sees it coming and defends easily.
Salvatierra wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker is looking for a kimura here.
Wanker wants to take a breather but Salvatierra is having none of it.
Wanker is working for a kimura but Salvatierra is defending it quite comfortably.
Wanker stops Salvatierra from getting back to his feet.
Wanker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wanker trying to control from half guard but Salvatierra is working away.
Salvatierra is trying to stand back up but Wanker is controlling him
Wanker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salvatierra doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wanker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wanker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvatierra keeps working.
Salvatierra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salvatierra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wanker.
Salvatierra trying to hold on to Wanker's head to control him but Wanker postures up.
Wanker not doing much here.
Wanker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Salvatierra is just riding it out for now. Wanker eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salvatierra wants to control but Wanker is keeping busy.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvatierra keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salvatierra scores with a punch to the head.
Salvatierra has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wanker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Salvatierra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wanker scores with a takedown into Salvatierra's guard.
Salvatierra wants to stand up but Wanker is controlling him.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatierra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Salvatierra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wanker's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salvatierra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wanker is keeping the position for now.
Wanker wants to sweep but no luck.
Salvatierra advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orla Wanker's cut.
That's time! Wanker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salvatierra scores with a jab. Wanker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wanker shoots in for a takedown but Salvatierra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wanker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Wanker misses.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatierra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Wanker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wanker lands in his opponent's guard.
Salvatierra has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wanker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvatierra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salvatierra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wanker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salvatierra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wanker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salvatierra quickly recovers to half guard.
Salvatierra has one foot on Wanker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wanker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatierra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salvatierra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wanker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salvatierra appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatierra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatierra connects with a jab.
Wanker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvatierra is fending him off so far but Wanker persists. Nope, Salvatierra circles away and we're back to standing.
Wanker misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvatierra counters with a stiff right hand.
Raul Salvatierra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wanker misses with an uppercut. Salvatierra saw that one coming.
Wanker misses with a head kick.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatierra moves out of range easily.
Raul Salvatierra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvatierra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wanker.
Salvatierra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wanker throws the kick towards the body but Salvatierra avoids it.
Salvatierra flicks out a counter leg kick but Wanker steps away.
Salvatierra cracks Wanker with an open hand slap.
Salvatierra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wanker takes a swing at Salvatierra's ribcage but misses.
Salvatierra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wanker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salvatierra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvatierra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wanker misses with an uppercut. Salvatierra saw that one coming.
Wanker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salvatierra's sensitive parts.
Wanker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salvatierra throws a hook but Wanker avoids it easily.
Salvatierra throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wanker misses with a looping left.
Salvatierra throws out a counter right but Wanker avoids it with no problem.
Wanker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salvatierra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Salvatierra lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salvatierra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salvatierra throws a hook but Wanker blocks it.
Wanker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Salvatierra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Orla Wanker's cut is getting worse.
Salvatierra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wanker shoots in but no luck this time.
Salvatierra staying out of range there.
Salvatierra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wanker on the side of the head.
Wanker misses with a hook
and Salvatierra counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra cracks Wanker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wanker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Salvatierra finish him?
Wanker is rocked!
Wanker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Wanker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Salvatierra counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wanker! He's just covering up as Salvatierra starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Salvatierra!
A relieved looking Raul Salvatierra 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 1424 p4p, 2260 weight class) and Billy Herrington (ranked 198 p4p, 313 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Would by Alice in Chains. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Herrington!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herrington is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Herrington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson controlling from the top position.
Jackson prevents Herrington from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrington keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Herrington is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
We've been hearing good reports from Jackson'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Herrington can't escape the position.
Jackson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jackson tries to control but Herrington wriggling away.
Jackson looking to isolate an arm here. Herrington doesn't see it coming and as Jackson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luther Jackson!
Our winner, Luther Jackson, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pave Pulkkinen (ranked 2706 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Illegal Immigrant (ranked 362 p4p, 365 weight class). Immigrant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immigrant Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pave Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Illegal Immigrant!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Immigrant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Immigrant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A combination from Pulkkinen does no damage.
Immigrant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Immigrant throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Immigrant slips a jab and a cross from Pulkkinen.
Immigrant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Immigrant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Immigrant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Immigrant misses with the combination.
A lazy left from Pulkkinen finds it's target.
Immigrant misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen cracks Immigrant with a hook to the temple - Immigrant is on wobbly legs here! Pulkkinen swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Immigrant falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pulkkinen wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pave Pulkkinen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Argat Khan (ranked 985 p4p, 1497 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 146 p4p, 227 weight class). Argat Khan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tepes Iii works the jab nicely.
It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes Iii.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Tepes Iii has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Tepes Iii.
Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tepes Iii, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan being controlled against the cage.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tepes Iii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Tepes Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Tepes Iii blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tepes Iii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Khan has closed the distance and engaged Tepes Iii in a clinch.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan working aggressively here.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argat Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Tepes Iii is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tepes Iii has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tepes Iii at a distance.
Khan clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes Iii tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Tepes Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tepes Iii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tepes Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tepes Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes Iii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tepes Iii.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes Iii misses with some punches.
Khan trying to stall but Tepes Iii improves his position.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes Iii throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tepes Iii.
Khan has Tepes Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tepes Iiis head.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii takes a shot to the head.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tepes Iii misses with a body kick.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii scores with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii darts in and out, connecting 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!
Khan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khan.
Tepes Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii avoids the head kick by Khan.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Tepes Iii feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan rushes Tepes Iii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Tepes Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Tepes Iii's leg but Tepes Iii calmly moves out of range.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argat Khan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Tepes Iii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tepes Iii misses with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tepes Iii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Khan.
Tepes Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Khan.
Tepes Iii takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Argat Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tepes Iii throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Tepes Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Tepes Iii.
Khan throws a head kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Khan backing away here, and Tepes Iii unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Khan tests Tepes Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tepes Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Tepes Iii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tepes Iii counters with a head kick. That will keep Khan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tepes Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Tepes Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tepes Iii follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Tepes Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes Iii can do to turn this around?
Tepes Iii throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That has opened up Vlad Tepes Iii's cut even more.
Tepes Iii looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Tepes Iii with an uppercut!
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Tepes Iii is rocked!
Tepes Iii swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tepes Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan with a nice cross.
The cut above Vlad Tepes Iii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick misses from Khan.
A head kick misses from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii avoids the head kick by Khan.
Tepes Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
Tepes Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Argat Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tepes Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Khan.
Khan misses with a hook
and Tepes Iii counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Argat Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tepes Iii delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Tepes Iii down.
Tepes Iii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes Iii with the inside leg kick.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Tepes Iii avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Tepes Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Tepes Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Khan misses.
Tepes Iii is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
Tepes Iii thuds his right hand into Khan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Khan avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Khan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tepes Iii thumps Khan with a low kick.
Tepes Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tepes Iii throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argat Khan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tepes Iii misses the shot to the body.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii connects with the punch.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Tepes Iii's head back.
Tepes Iii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tepes Iii back to the cage. Khan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tepes Iii misses with a low kick.
Donk. Khan catches Tepes Iii right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tepes Iii.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Tepes Iii ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tepes Iii can pounce on him.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepes Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Tepes Iii does no damage.
Tepes Iii digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes Iii.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tepes Iii. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Tepes Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tepes Iii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tepes Iii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tepes Iii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tepes Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Tepes Iii misses.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tepes Iii flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Tepes Iii with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes Iii.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Tepes Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
A short right from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tepes Iii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Tepes Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tepes Iii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khan throws a head kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan throws a jab when Tepes Iii was well out of range.
Tepes Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Tepes Iii slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tepes Iii momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan cracks Tepes Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tepes Iii cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Khan closes the distance but Tepes Iii moves to the side
and Tepes Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Khan misses.
Tepes Iii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Khan misses with a hook
and Tepes Iii counters with a body kick that stops Khan in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argat Khan clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tepes Iii is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan throws a combination. Tepes Iii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Tepes Iii pushes him off.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Tepes Iii's leg but Tepes Iii calmly moves out of range.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Tepes Iii.
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan is rocked!
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan is looking to clinch but Tepes Iii is avoiding it.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves away
letting Tepes Iii counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Tepes Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick from Tepes Iii.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Tepes Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters circling a little - Tepes Iii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Khan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Khan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tepes Iii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan pushes Tepes Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan tries to clinch there but Tepes Iii circles away.
Tepes Iii connects with a jab.
Tepes Iii defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan tries to work over Tepes Iii's front leg with a kick but Tepes Iii checks it.
Tepes Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Tepes Iii settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick that misses
and Khan counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan tries to move into range but Tepes Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes Iii.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Tepes Iii misses its intended target.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Tepes Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tepes Iii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tepes Iii circles away.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tepes Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Tepes Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Khan.
Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Vlad Tepes Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tepes Iii is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes Iii.
A head kick from Tepes Iii lands but Khan takes it in his stride.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tepes Iii counter with a right hand.
Tepes Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan cracks Tepes Iii with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii motions for Khan to come forward. Tepes Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tepes Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan tries to move into range but Tepes Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan moves out of range as Tepes Iii throws a body kick.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes Iii off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Khan checks the leg kick.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tepes Iii momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Khan.
Tepes Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tepes Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tepes Iii.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tepes Iii. Khan shrugs it off though.
Khan closes the distance but Tepes Iii moves to the side
and Tepes Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan moves into the clinch.
A short left from Khan.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii takes a shot to the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Tepes Iii wants to stall.
Tepes Iii letting Khan take a breather here.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes Iii.
Argat Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tepes Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Khan avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan wants to land a leg kick but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Tepes Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan works Tepes Iii's body with a nice hook.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Tepes Iii throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Tepes Iii motions for Khan to come forward. Tepes Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
A head kick lands from Tepes Iii that sends Khan to the canvas. Khan tries to scramble back to his feet but Tepes Iii brings him back down into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tepes Iii.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Tepes Iii.
I think Khan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argat Khan!
Argat Khan retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Argat Khan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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