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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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229 lbs
31 - 17 - 0 |
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264 lbs
31 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
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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
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigran Badoyan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh Khilji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badoyan moves away.
Badoyan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Badoyan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Singh Khilji seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Singh Khilji being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Khilji is looking to stand up but Badoyan isn't so interested in that idea.
Badoyan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Singh Khilji keeping full guard, as Badoyan tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Badoyan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Singh Khilji pushes Badoyan off but Badoyan dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan advances to mount.
Badoyan looking to control but Singh Khilji is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Badoyan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Singh Khilji is looking to improve his position but Badoyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Badoyan controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Khilji wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Badoyan.
Badoyan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Singh Khilji is desperately trying to improve his position but Badoyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Singh Khilji squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Singh Khilji is trying to escape the mount.
Badoyan throwing strikes but Singh Khilji uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Badoyan lands with a punch from half guard.
Badoyan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Badoyan trying to control the action but Singh Khilji is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Badoyan avoids the body shot from Singh Khilji.
Singh Khilji definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Badoyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Singh Khilji is fending him off so far but Badoyan persists. Nope, Singh Khilji circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Singh Khilji misses the target.
Badoyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh Khilji circles away.
Badoyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Singh Khilji keeping hold of Badoyan's head, controlling as best he can.
Singh Khilji regains full guard. Nicely done.
Badoyan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Badoyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh Khilji keeping moving, preventing Badoyan from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badoyan prevents Singh Khilji from getting back to his feet.
Badoyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh Khilji is keeping the position for now.
Badoyan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Singh Khilji has Badoyan pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tigran Badoyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Singh Khilji.
Singh Khilji misses with a hook
and Badoyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Badoyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh Khilji throws a leg kick
and Badoyan counters with a good low kick that Singh Khilji was not able to check.
Singh Khilji is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Badoyan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Singh Khilji as he avoids it easily.
Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tigran Badoyan.
Singh Khilji throws a body punch but Badoyan moves out of range.
Badoyan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Singh Khilji checks a leg kick.
Singh Khilji keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh Khilji lands the left hand.
Badoyan lands an overhand right.
Singh Khilji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Singh Khilji.
Badoyan checks a leg kick.
Badoyan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Badoyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan has managed to clinch.
Singh Khilji is trying to break the clinch but Badoyan is controlling him.
Singh Khilji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badoyan lands an uppercut.
Singh Khilji prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Singh Khilji.
Badoyan manages to break the clinch.
Singh Khilji tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badoyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh Khilji.
Badoyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Badoyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Singh Khilji pinned against the ropes. Singh Khilji gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Singh Khilji. Badoyan shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Khilji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh Khilji. Badoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badoyan gets a clinch.
Singh Khilji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh Khilji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badoyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badoyan lands a jab.
Donk. Singh Khilji catches Badoyan right on the button with a cross.
Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji is winning the standup battle so far.
Singh Khilji lands a slapping body shot.
Singh Khilji gets caught napping as Badoyan dives in and scores a takedown. Singh Khilji manages to retain guard.
Tigran Badoyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh Khilji wants to sweep here but Badoyan controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh Khilji swings for the body but Badoyan moves out of range.
Badoyan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Singh Khilji throws a low kick but Badoyan moves out of range easily.
Badoyan tried to score with a low kick but Singh Khilji checks it.
Badoyan ducks under a wild hook from Singh Khilji.
Badoyan scores with a punch to the head.
Badoyan ducks under a wild hook from Singh Khilji.
Singh Khilji gets tackled into the ropes by Badoyan. Badoyan maintains the clinch.
Singh Khilji lands a body punch in the clinch.
Singh Khilji swings wildly with an uppercut but Badoyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh Khilji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badoyan wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Singh Khilji.
Badoyan working aggressively here.
Singh Khilji gets through Badoyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Singh Khilji tries a body shot but Badoyan blocks it.
Singh Khilji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Badoyan backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Badoyan is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Singh Khilji can't fight it off and eventually Badoyan manages to take the fight to the floor. Singh Khilji looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Singh Khilji tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Badoyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh Khilji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badoyan is stalling in the full guard.
Badoyan trying to control but Singh Khilji is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Badoyan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Khilji feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badoyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Singh Khilji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Badoyan.
Singh Khilji throws a body shot but no joy.
Badoyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Singh Khilji lands a body shot.
Singh Khilji on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh Khilji lands a nice shot to the body.
Badoyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Badoyan prevents Singh Khilji from improving his position.
Singh Khilji kicks Badoyan off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh Khilji lands a really nice looking cross but Badoyan seems unphased.
Singh Khilji throws a leg kick
and Badoyan counters with an inside leg kick.
Badoyan moves into the clinch.
Singh Khilji wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Singh Khilji tries to throw a body punch but Badoyan avoids it by throwing Singh Khilji back against the ropes.
Badoyan jumps guard and drags Singh Khilji to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Badoyan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Singh Khilji passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Singh Khilji tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Singh Khilji 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji!
A very excited looking Bhaktiyar Singh Khilji 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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