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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ganbaatar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Power of the Soul (Mongolian Chant). The key to victory for Ganbaatar Khan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ganbaatar Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Travis Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Khan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roberts lands an elbow.
Roberts is staying tight to Khan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Roberts tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Khan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Khan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Khan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is letting Roberts control him for a moment.
Roberts prevents Khan from escaping the position.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan is trying to escape the position but Roberts is controlling the position.
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts controlling from side mount.
Roberts looks up at the clock and then as Khan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roberts smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Roberts landing strikes.
Khan is trying to escape the position but Roberts is controlling the position.
Roberts lands an elbow.
Khan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Roberts is controlling him well.
Roberts remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Khan is pushing Roberts's head away, looking to escape. Roberts manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Roberts's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Roberts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roberts working the body and head with strikes.
Khan taking a bit of punishment here - Roberts scoring with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Khan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Khan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Roberts scores with a couple of short elbows.
Khan pushes Roberts away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Roberts gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Roberts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Roberts is controlling him well.
Roberts is working to tighten his grip on Khan's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Khan has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Roberts is really squeezing tight and eventually Khan passes out! Roberts breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Travis Roberts!
The defeated Ganbaatar Khan had this to say: 'THE FIGHT WASN'T OVER.. I REFUSE to acknowledge this defeat until my opponent has taken my life. Enjoy your hollow victory.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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