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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Elkhan (ranked 302 p4p, 94 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 48 p4p, 21 weight class). Rashid Elkhan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashid Elkhan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Elkhan as Thompson shoots in.
Thompson defending well as Elkhan loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
letting Elkhan counter with a right hand.
Rashid Elkhan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Thompson.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Elkhan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkhan misses the target.
Elkhan punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Elkhan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkhan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Elkhan lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Elkhan connects with a body shot.
Elkhan scores with a body shot.
Elkhan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thompson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Elkhan lands a jab.
It looks like Ricky Thompson has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Elkhan there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan sends Thompson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Elkhan is motioning to the referee to let Thompson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Thompson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elkhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Elkhan takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Elkhan takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Thompson misses
and Elkhan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thompson! Elkhan lets Thompson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Elkhan takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elkhan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Elkhan lands a big right hand that sends Thompson crashing to the mat! Elkhan stays standing though and waves Thompson back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elkhan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Elkhan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Elkhan sends Thompson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Elkhan is motioning to the referee to let Thompson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Elkhan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rashid Elkhan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Elkhan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkhan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Elkhan lands a right hand.
Thompson is trying to drag Elkhan to the mat but Elkhan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan lands with a right to the head.
Elkhan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Elkhan manages to break the clinch.
Elkhan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elkhan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Elkhan lands a brutal uppercut that launches Thompson off his feet! Thompson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rashid Elkhan!
Rashid Elkhan is the new heavyweight champion!
Rashid Elkhan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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