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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Ducreux (ranked 256 p4p, 166 weight class) and Bora Khan (ranked 34 p4p, 24 weight class). Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Ducreux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Khan.
Ducreux moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Khan misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Khan.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ducreux's hands.
Khan stuns Ducreux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been told by Ducreux's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ducreux misses with a body shot.
Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Ducreux slips a jab from Khan.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Ducreux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Ducreux's front leg but catches the back leg as Ducreux tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ducreux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ducreux cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ducreux.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ducreux at a distance.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ducreux lands a right hook to the body.
Ducreux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
Ducreux cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ducreux throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Ducreux misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Ducreux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ducreux takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan misses the jab.
Ducreux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Ducreux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ducreux feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khan throws a low kick but Ducreux moves out of range easily.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ducreux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan blocks a head kick by Ducreux.
Khan slips a straight right by Ducreux.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Ducreux counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ducreux was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
Ducreux throws a big shot that misses.
Ducreux walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Ducreux ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ducreux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ducreux.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ducreux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ducreuxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ducreux misses with a looping left.
Ducreux throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ducreux as he connects with a hook.
Ducreux misses with a hook.
Ducreux blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
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!
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ducreux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Ducreux misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan swings for the body but Ducreux moves out of range.
Ducreux blocks a jab.
Khan jabs Ducreux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ducreux rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Ducreux backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khan 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.
Ducreux misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan moves out of range as Ducreux strikes.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Ducreux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ducreux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ducreux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ducreux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Khan misses.
That kick from Khan tenderised Ducreux's leg. Ducreux is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan scores with the left hand. Ducreux knows he should have avoided that one.
Ducreux misses with a left hand
and Ducreux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Ducreux throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan flicks out a counter leg kick but Ducreux steps away.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Ducreux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan digs a good hook to Ducreux's body.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ducreux momentarily.
Ducreux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan cracks Ducreux with an open hand slap.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ducreux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ducreux slips under a jab from Khan.
A quick step to the side and Ducreux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ducreux counters with a body kick that stops Khan in his tracks momentarily.
A big right from Ducreux misses.
Ducreux throws a right hand that misses
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducreux works the jab nicely.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Ducreux moves away and avoids it.
Khan swings for the body but Ducreux moves out of range.
Ducreux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ducreux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Ducreux looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan throws a body punch but Ducreux moves out of range.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ducreux.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Ducreux connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Ducreux is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ducreux misses.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Ducreux throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Ducreux walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Khan takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ducreux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Ducreux lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ducreux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ducreux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ducreux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Ducreux counters with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ducreux.
Ducreux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ducreux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ducreux appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ducreux throws out the jab.
Ducreux misses with a straight left.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Ducreux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph Ducreux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ducreux misses with a looping right.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Ducreux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ducreux lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ducreux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ducreux scrambles back to his feet.
Ducreux missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ducreux at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ducreux blocks a jab.
Ducreux loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Ducreux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ducreux.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ducreux throws a shot to the body.
Ducreux misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Ducreux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Ducreux moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan thumps Ducreux with a low kick.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Khan tries to move into range but Ducreux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ducreux explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ducreux throws out the jab.
Khan slips a jab from Ducreux.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan moves out of range as Ducreux strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Ducreux off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ducreux.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ducreux just misses with a punch to the body.
Ducreux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan cracks Ducreux with a good jab.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khan takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
Ducreux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ducreux has time to react.
Khan thuds a left hand into Ducreux's body.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Ducreux.
Khan misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ducreux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan scores with a body shot.
Ducreux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ducreux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Ducreux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ducreux takes one on the button.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ducreux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ducreux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ducreux.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Ducreux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bora Khan's cut even more.
Ducreux looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ducreux throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ducreux misses with an uppercut.
Ducreux backing away here, and Khan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Ducreux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Ducreux throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ducreux was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Ducreux tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
Bora Khan 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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