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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 635 p4p, 944 weight class) and Dexter Roussel (ranked 85 p4p, 135 weight class). Roussel has chosen Manau - J'ai laissé là bas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Khanna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Roussel feints the counter takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Khanna as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Dexter Roussel has been cut.
Khanna misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Roussel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khanna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussel loads up on a big right hand but Khanna slips the punch.
Khanna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick there by Khanna.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body
and Roussel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khanna thinking.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body.
Roussel blocks a head kick by Khanna.
Khanna fakes the leg kick and cracks Roussel in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roussel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna feints and then cracks Roussel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roussel down.
Khanna throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big right from Khanna misses.
Khanna looks to throw the jab but Roussel is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Khanna
and Roussel counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khanna!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roussel working over Khanna with some ground and pound. Khanna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khanna tries to get to full guard but Roussel has control of the leg.
Khanna avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roussel.
Roussel drops an elbow to the side of Khanna's head.
Roussel throwing shots but Khanna is blocking nicely.
Roussel winds up and cracks Khanna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khanna taking some punishment here, with Roussel in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roussel connects with a nice short shot to Khanna's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roussel connects with a nice short shot to Khanna's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel wants to pass the guard but Khanna is defending well.
Roussel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roussel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roussel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roussel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roussel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanna's head.
Khanna is looking for a sweep. Roussel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khanna taking some punishment here, with Roussel in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roussel is working away from the top position though.
Khanna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roussel working Khanna over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Roussel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Roussel's cut.
That's time! Khanna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roussel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roussel throws a hook but Khanna avoids it easily.
Roussel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khanna misses with a looping left.
And Roussel tries to counter it with a takedown but Khanna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna scores with a jab to the head.
Raja Khanna is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body.
Khanna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roussel on the side of the head.
Khanna with a jab.
Khanna loads up on a big right hand but Roussel slips the punch.
Roussel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khanna misses with an uppercut.
Khanna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel avoids a kick to the body.
Roussel feints the counter takedown.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Roussel misses.
As Roussel tries to get set, Khanna tries to push him back and clinch up but Roussel manages to avoid the attempt.
Roussel swings for the body but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Roussel with the counter takedown but Khanna avoids it easily.
Khanna misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanna misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws the left hand but Roussel avoids the punch easily.
And Roussel tries to counter it with a takedown but Khanna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khanna lands a jab.
Khanna looks to land a body kick but Roussel moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roussel. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Roussel backs away, Khanna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khanna tries to score with a low kick but Roussel moves his leg out of the way.
Khanna tries to bum rush Roussel with a series of wild strikes but Roussel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roussel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Khanna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanna can't find room to land a body shot as Roussel controls the action.
Khanna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roussel walks away with a smile on his face. Khanna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khanna throws a body kick that misses
and Roussel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khanna trying to hold on to Roussel's head to control him but Roussel postures up.
Khanna taking some punishment here, with Roussel in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Roussel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Khanna dips to his left and cracks Roussel with an uppercut!
That has opened up Dexter Roussel's cut even more.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roussel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khanna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna looks to land a body kick but Roussel moved away.
Roussel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No joy there for Khanna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roussel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanna.
Roussel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khanna throws an overhand right that lands on Roussel's shoulder, as Roussel tries to avoid the shot.
Roussel with the counter takedown but Khanna avoids it easily.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Roussel digs a good body shot into Khanna's ribs.
Khanna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khanna misses with a hook. Roussel ducked under it nicely.
Roussel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khanna defends it well.
Raja Khanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Khanna misses with a looping right.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Roussel moves away and avoids it.
Roussel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khanna defends it well.
Roussel lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Khanna misses its target.
Roussel throws an off balance right hand
and Khanna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khanna 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.
Roussel throws out a counter right but Khanna avoids it with no problem.
Roussel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Roussel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roussel moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanna closes the distance but Roussel moves to the side
and Roussel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel blocks a jab.
Roussel with the counter takedown but Khanna avoids it easily.
Roussel staying out of range there.
Roussel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanna.
Roussel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roussel throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khanna throws a jab when Roussel was well out of range.
Roussel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khanna 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
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