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Event: SYN 1068 Danger vs Dodgers II     
Date:   May 05, 2024
#R1#
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Exotic.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan throws a hook but Exotic blocks it.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Exotic! But no joy.
Exotic throws a leg kick
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Khan is looking to chop away at Exotic's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Exotic down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T1#
A good leg kick by Exotic.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Exotic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Exotic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan throws a hook but Exotic blocks it.
Khan throws a hook but Exotic avoids it easily.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Exotic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Exotic connects with a body shot.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Exotic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Khan tenderised Exotic's leg. Exotic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Exotic misses the jab.
Jab from Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan feints and then cracks Exotic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Exotic down.
Khan slips a jab from Exotic.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Exotic moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Exotic.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Exotic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan cracks Exotic with an open hand slap.
Khan lands a jab to Exotic's midsection.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Exotic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan misses with the combination.
Exotic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Exotic takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Exotic throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Exotic.
Exotic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Exotic checks a leg kick nicely.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Exotic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Exotic. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Exotic swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Exotic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
Khan lands the left hand.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Exotic counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Exotic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Khan lands a body shot.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Khan.
Exotic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Exotic.
Khan clobbers Exotic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Exotic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Exotic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Exotic misses.
Exotic misses with a left hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Exotic lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Exotic misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic takes one to the chin there.
Exotic lands a high kick!
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Exotic was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Exotic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Exotic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Khan has got the better of the exchanges.
Khan digs a good hook to Exotic's body.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Exotic can do to turn this around?
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Exotic is just out of range.
Exotic checks a leg kick.
Exotic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Exotic looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Jab from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Exotic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Exotic throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Exotic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Exotic throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Exotic takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Exotic misses with a straight left.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Exotic is just out of range.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Exotic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Exotic.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan with a jab.
Exotic throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Exotic misses with a straight right.
Exotic throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Exotic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Exotic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Exotic is trying to counter with his kicks.#T4#
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Exotic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khan with a body shot.
Khan throws out a leg kick but Exotic moves out of range and Khan only half commits.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Exotic does it's job there.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Khan takes a swing at Exotic's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan digs a good hook to Exotic's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Exotic throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Khan.
Exotic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khan with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Exotic counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Exotic throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.#T1#
Exotic looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Exotic's head back.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Exotic slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Exotic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Exotic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan cracks Exotic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan thows a leg kick but Exotic checks it
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Exotic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Khan tries to bum rush Exotic with a series of wild strikes but Exotic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Exotic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Exotic throws a big shot that misses.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Khan.
Exotic lands with a cross.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Exotic misses.
Khan throws the left hand but Exotic avoids the punch easily.
Exotic punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Exotic misses its intended target.
Exotic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
The crowd cheers as Exotic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Khan with a hook.#T3#
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Exotic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Exotic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by Exotic there.
Exotic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Exotic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khan at a distance.
Exotic scores with a nice head shot.
Exotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Exotics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khan thumps Exotic with a low kick.
Exotic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joe Exotic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Khan.
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Exotic just manages to avoid it.
Exotic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Exotic misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Khan.
A little jabbing left from Exotic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Exotic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Exotic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Exotic throws an off balance right hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Exotic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
A nice side step and Exotic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

A very excited looking Bora Khan 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.

 

Event: SYN 1062 Seran vs Bleak II     
Date:   Mar 17, 2024
#R1#
Khan looks to throw the jab but Todd is out of range.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
Todd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan slips a straight right by Todd.
Todd is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Todd throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Todd has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Todd misses with a double jab
and Khan counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Todd swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Todd's head.
Khan lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan working aggressively here.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Todd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC2#
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Todd avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Todd doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
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!
Todd throws a shot to the body.
Khan misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Todd.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Todd's belly button to the back.
Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Todd thuds his right hand into Khan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Todd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Todd blocks a jab.#T3#
A jab lands there for Khan.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd scores with a leg kick.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Todd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan staying out of range there.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd staying out of range there.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan throws a hook but Todd blocks it.
Todd throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Todd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Todd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Todd throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan works Todd's body with a nice hook.
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.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Todd with the inside leg kick.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Todd can do to turn this around?
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Todd's knee but Todd avoids it well.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Khan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Todd throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Todd keeps Khan at a distance using the push kick.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Todd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan sizes up Todd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Todd misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Todd. Todd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Todd at a distance.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Todd's head but Todd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Todd flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Todd moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Todd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Todd misses.#T2#
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Khan jabs Todd right on the nose. Todd blinks but takes it well.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Todd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan cracks Todd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Todd walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.#T3#
Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd is trying to counter with his kicks.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Todd in his tracks.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Todd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd avoids the body shot from Khan.
Todd staying out of range there.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Todd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T4#
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan slips a straight right by Todd.
Todd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Khan.
Khan takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
Khan thuds a left hand into Todd's body.
Todd lands a head kick!
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Todd misses with a looping left.
Khan thows a leg kick but Todd checks it
enabling Todd to counter with a crisp jab.
Todd misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Todd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Todd avoids the body shot from Khan. #T1#
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Todd counters with a left to the body.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Khan defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Todd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Todd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan slips under a jab from Todd.
Khan thows a leg kick but Todd checks it
and Todd counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Khan down.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Winston Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Khan lands with a hook. Todd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Todd off the cage and back into range.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Todd's front leg but catches the back leg as Todd tries to avoid it.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Todd's leg but Todd calmly moves out of range.
Khan slips a jab from Todd.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todd.
Todd misses with a body shot. #T3#
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khan with the inside leg kick.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Todd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Todd's ribs.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Todd scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a hook.
Todd flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Todd misses with a straight right.
A jab from Todd does it's job there.
Todd walks into a jab.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Todd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Our winner, Bora Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: SYN 1059 Diggs vs Khan     
Date:   Mar 01, 2024
#R1#
Khan tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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.
Diggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Khan.
Diggs walks into a stiff left hand from Khan.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diggs checks it well.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Khan throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Khan misses with a low kick as Diggs jumps back.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggs at a distance.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
Khan tries to clinch there but Diggs circles away.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Diggs finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diggs.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Khan throws a leg kick but Diggs moved away.
Khan swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Khan.#T3#
Diggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Diggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with a low kick.
And Diggs counters with a quick kick to the body but Khan blocks it.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs misses with a leg kick
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diggs blocks a leg kick.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Khan swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Khan avoids the body shot from Diggs.
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!
Diggs moves away from the strike by Khan.
Diggs connects with a body shot.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Diggs throws a quick counter kick to the body but Khan avoids it.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Diggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
Diggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Khan tries a quick counter leg kick but Diggs is wise to it.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Diggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Khan throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a combination
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#That has opened up Bora Khan's cut even more.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.#T1#
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Diggs jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diggs is able to avoid easily.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs is looking for a counter combo.
Diggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs slips under a jab.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Khan.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head. #T2#
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Diggs's head back.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Khan throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khan just manages to avoid it.
Khan digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range. #T3##CL#
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Diggs. Diggs maintains the clinch.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs slips a jab from Khan.#T4#
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.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diggs thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diggs.#CUT#The cut above Bora Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Khan falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Willie Diggs!
Willie Diggs retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Willie Diggs started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: SMASH: Rocksaw vs Khan     
Date:   Feb 04, 2024
#R1#
Khan avoids the head kick by Rocksaw.
Rocksaw misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rocksaw - that will leave a mark!
Rocksaw just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Rocksaw has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rocksaw scores with a jab to the body.
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 throws a lazy right hand but Rocksaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Rocksaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rocksaw's head.
Rocksaw throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rocksaw doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Khan thuds his right hand into Rocksaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocksaw.
Khan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan misses with a straight right.
It looked like Rocksaw was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Rocksaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Rocksaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan throws the left hand but Rocksaw avoids the punch easily.
A lazy body kick from Rocksaw
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocksaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Rocksaw makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Khan really felt that one!
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rocksaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Khan jabs at Rocksaw's body.#T2#
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocksaw counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws a series of punches but Rocksaw avoids them all with ease.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocksaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocksaw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Rocksaw throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a nice kick to the body.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Rocksaw moves away and avoids it.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocksaw manages to avoid it.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocksaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan thuds his right hand into Rocksaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rocksaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Rocksaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Rocksaw avoids the body shot from Khan.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Rocksaw tries to score with a low kick but Khan moves his leg out of the way.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Rocksaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Despite the aggression on Khan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rocksaw takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan thuds a left hand into Rocksaw's body.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocksaw is looking to land body kicks.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Rocksaw's head but Rocksaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocksaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocksaw has time to react.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Rocksaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rocksaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocksaw slips under a jab from Khan.
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.
That's time! Rocksaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Rocksaw tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rocksaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Rocksaw off balance momentarily.
Khan catches Rocksaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rocksaw misses with a body shot.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rocksaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Rocksaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan takes a swing at Rocksaw's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocksaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan moves away from the strike by Rocksaw.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Khan moves away from the strike by Rocksaw.
Rocksaw stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocksaw thinks about countering with a body kick.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Rocksaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Khan misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Rocksaw misses its target.
Khan throws a body punch but Rocksaw moves out of range.
Rocksaw lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Rocksaw's head back. #T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocksaw fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khan just manages to avoid it.
Khan takes a swing at Rocksaw's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocksaw misses the target.
Rocksaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Rocksaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.
Khan thumps Rocksaw with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocksaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Khan works Rocksaw's body with a nice hook.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Rocksaw misses its target.
Rocksaw throws a head kick that misses
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocksaw thinking.
Rocksaw misses with a hook
letting Khan counter with a right hand. #T3#
Rocksaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan lands a nice hook to Rocksaw's body. Rocksaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan throws a low kick but Rocksaw avoids it.
Rocksaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rocksaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan wants to slow Rocksaw down by chopping away at his legs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rocksaw might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Rocksaw's ribs.
Rocksaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
A little feinted left hand from Rocksaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rocksaw misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Rocksaw does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan stuns Rocksaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rocksaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Rocksaw saw that one coming.
It appears Rocksaw was looking to counter with a kick there.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Rocksaw's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan takes a swing at Rocksaw's ribcage but misses.
Rocksaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan blocks a head kick by Rocksaw.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocksaw.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocksaw throws out the jab.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocksaw moves away.
Khan jabs Rocksaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rocksaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khan will feel that in the morning.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rocksaw tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rocksaw tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksaw tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rocksaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Rocksaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Rocksaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocksaw swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Rocksaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khan slips a jab from Rocksaw.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Rocksaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rocksaw throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range. #T2#
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocksaw throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Rocksaw is looking to land body kicks.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Rocksaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocksaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Rocksaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Rocksaw counters with a straight right hand.
Rocksaw throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range. #T3#
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocksaw.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Rocksaw just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Rocksaw fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khan just manages to avoid it.
Rocksaw avoids the body shot from Khan.
Rocksaw was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocksaw manages to avoid it.
Rocksaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Rocksaw was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T4#
Khan cracks Rocksaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rocksaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rocksaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan tries a low kick but Rocksaw avoids it.
Rocksaw is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Khan.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rocksaw.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Rocksaw blocks a jab.
Rocksaw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Rocksaw is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Rocksaw scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Rocksaw counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rocksaw lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Rocksaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rocksaw connects with a looping right hand.
Rocksaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rocksaw.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Rocksaw feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Rocksaw.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocksaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.#CL2#
Khan gets a clinch.
Rocksaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Rocksaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Rocksaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan tries to work over Rocksaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rocksaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan is leaning against Rocksaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan blocks a body shot from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw tries a body shot but Khan blocks it. #T2#
Rocksaw is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rocksaw trying to land knees to the body.
Rocksaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Rocksaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocksaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocksaw tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Rocksaw landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Rocksaw manages to break the clinch.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksaw appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rocksaw ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan throws the left hand but Rocksaw avoids the punch easily.
Rocksaw throws a body kick that misses. #T3#
Rocksaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocksaw.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocksaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rocksaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Rocksaw avoids the body shot from Khan.
Rocksaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rocksaw throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Rocksaw slips a jab from Khan.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Rocksaw half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocksaw. #T4#
Khan misses the body punch
and Rocksaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Khan.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan jabs Rocksaw right on the nose. Rocksaw blinks but takes it well.
Rocksaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Rocksaw swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Rocksaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocksaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
A counter left hand to the body from Rocksaw misses its target.
Khan lands a jab to Rocksaw's midsection.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Rocksaw should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bora Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Khan slips under a jab from Rocksaw.
Khan misses with a body punch
enabling Rocksaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocksaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocksaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Rocksaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Rocksaw is predictable there
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Rocksaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocksaw misses the target.#T1#
Rocksaw avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocksaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Rocksaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan throws a leg kick but Rocksaw checks it.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Rocksaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocksaw.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan tests Rocksaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocksaw misses the target.
Rocksaw misses with a body kick.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Rocksaw saw that one coming.
Rocksaw tried to counter with a leg kick but Khan avoided it.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rocksaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ramone Rocksaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rocksaw feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Rocksaw's defenses.
Rocksaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan catches Rocksaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan digs a good body shot into Rocksaw's ribs.
Khan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Rocksaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Rocksaw misses with a looping left.
Rocksaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocksaw misses the target.
Rocksaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan digs a good body shot into Rocksaw's ribs.
Khan lands a jab to Rocksaw's midsection.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Rocksaw slips the punch.
Khan misses with a straight left.
It looked like Rocksaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan scores with a nice strike.#T4#
Khan slips a straight right by Rocksaw.
Rocksaw misses with a body kick.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rocksaw at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocksaw checks a leg kick.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Khan wants to slow Rocksaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Khan works Rocksaw's body with a nice hook.
Khan swings for the body but Rocksaw moves out of range.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 45:50
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Bora Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ramone Rocksaw spoke after the fight, saying 'Lanky piece of shit, it’s a joke'.

 

Event: SMASH: Khan vs Barkley     
Date:   Jan 21, 2024
#R1#
Khan blocks a head kick by Barkley.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Barkley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A big right from Barkley misses.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
We've been informed that Barkley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barkley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Barkley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL2#
Barkley rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Barkley tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Barkley's head.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barkley's elbow. #T1#
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Barkley lands an uppercut.
Barkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barkley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Barkley avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. #T2#
Barkley lands a knee to the body.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Barkley tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley is working Khan over against the cage.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley throws a head punch that misses.
Barkley tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Khan avoiding damage as Barkley throws knees to the body.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
A short left from Khan. #BC#
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barkley throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Khan misses the body punch
and Barkley counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barkley.
Khan is looking to wear down Barkley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barkley throws a chopping leg kick but Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Barkley had a free shot at his head there.
Barkley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan digs a good body shot into Barkley's ribs.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Barkley is predictable there
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barkley thinking.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Barkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barkley swings for the body but Khan moves out of range. #T4#
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barkley lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Khan misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Barkley tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Barkley counters with a nice body shot.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barkley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barkley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Barkley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Khan misses with a body shot.
Barkley throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barkley.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Khan lands a jab to Barkley's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Barkley misses with a body shot.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barkley throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Khan checks a low kick from Barkley.
Barkley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barkley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barkley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan digs a good hook to Barkley's body.
Khan cracks Barkley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barkley finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Barkley tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Barkley wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barkley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
Khan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T2#
Khan slips under a jab from Barkley.
Barkley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Khan scores with a hook.
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 lands a jab to the head.
Barkley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barkley feints a counter leg kick.
Khan misses the body punch
and Barkley counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Barkley scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Barkley's head back.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.#T3#
Barkley connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan moves out of range as Barkley throws a body kick.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Barkley counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Barkley.
Barkley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barkley tries to clinch up.
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barkley.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Barkley.#T4#
Barkley throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Barkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Barkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barkley.
Barkley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barkley takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Khan misses.
Barkley clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barkley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Barkley is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Barkley tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barkley blocks a leg kick.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barkley loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Barkley blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Barkley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Barkley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Barkley throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley misses with a looping right.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barkley. #T1#
Barkley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan defending well as Barkley loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Barkley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barkley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Barkley missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barkley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan works the jab nicely.
Barkley cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barkley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Barkley cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Barkley.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Barkley avoids the body shot from Khan.
Barkley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barkley with a nice calf kick.
Barkley lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Barkley counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Barkley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barkley.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Barkley avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barkley moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Barkley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Barkley's belly button to the back.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Barkley's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Barkley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barkley!
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barkley throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan with a nice calf kick.#T4#
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan tries to clinch there but Barkley circles away.
Barkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan checks a low kick from Barkley.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Barkley jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Barkley lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barkley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Barkley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Barkley really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Barkley scores with a push kick.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Barkley.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Barkley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Barkley.
Barkley misses the jab.
Khan blocks a head kick by Barkley.
As Barkley looks to move away, Khan throws a big counter combo but Barkley just gets out of the way.#CL#
Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Barkley. #T1#
Barkley lands a right hand.
Barkley tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barkley presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Khan.
Barkley lands a knee to the body.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Khan.
Barkley lands a body shot.
Barkley tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley lands with a left to the head.
Barkley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Nice body punch from Barkley - that landed with a thud. #T2#
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barkley lands a left hand.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barkley gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Nick Barkley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Khan tries to work over Barkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Barkley.
Barkley lands a nice uppercut.
Barkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Barkley lands a body punch in the clinch. #T3#
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan blocks a body shot from Barkley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Barkley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Barkley avoids the damage to the body.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barkley lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barkley avoids it.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Barkley. #T4#
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barkley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barkley working aggressively here.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Barkley as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barkley fails to land.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Barkley misses with a body punch.
Barkley prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Barkley dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkley.
Barkley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan avoids the body shot from Barkley.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Barkley misses.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Barkley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barkley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan jabs Barkley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barkley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Barkley throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barkley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khan if he has to take too many more of those.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.#T1#
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Barkley thinks about the counter body kick.
Barkley throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Khan throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Barkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley moves out of range as Khan strikes.
A solid body kick from Barkley.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Barkley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barkley jabs at Khan's body.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkley is just out of range.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Barkley tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Khan missing with a left hand there. Barkley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barkley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Barkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Barkley cracks Khan with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Khan checks it.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkley manages to avoid it.
Barkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Barkley's head.
Khan misses with a body shot. #T3#
Barkley defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a body punch but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barkley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Barkley ducks down to avoid it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkley moves away.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barkley.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Barkley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barkley throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barkley tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T4#
Khan throws a leg kick that misses.
Barkley takes one to the side of the head.
Barkley slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barkley.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley avoids the body shot from Khan.
Barkley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barkley was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Barkley flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
A slow jab from Barkley misses its intended target.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Barkley moves away from the strike by Khan.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bora Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Barkley.
Well Barkley 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Barkley!

Nick Barkley is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Nick Barkley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SMASH: Khan vs Mukunzi     
Date:   Dec 31, 2023
#R1#
Mukunzi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mukunzi misses the shot to the body.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Mukunzi saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Mukunzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mukunzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Mukunzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mukunzi throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Mukunzi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mukunzi jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mukunzi throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Mukunzi lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Mukunzi throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mukunzi, as that shot connected.
Mukunzi tries to land a body kick
and Khan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mukunzi's knee momentarily.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Mukunzi blocks a jab.
Mukunzi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khan with a body shot.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mukunzi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mukunzi throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Mukunzi rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mukunzi.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mukunzi.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukunzi's elbow.
Mukunzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Mukunzi. #BC#
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a jab when Mukunzi was well out of range.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mukunzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Mukunzi lands a jab to the head. #T2#
Khan takes a swing at Mukunzi's ribcage but misses.
Mukunzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL2#
Mukunzi closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Mukunzi is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan blocks a body shot from Mukunzi.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Mukunzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Mukunzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short left from Khan.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mukunzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T3#
Khan misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Mukunzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan tries a body shot but Mukunzi blocks it.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Mukunzi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mukunzi can turn it around.
A short right from Mukunzi on the inside.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi lands a shoulder strike.
Khan pushes Mukunzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is leaning against Mukunzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Khan lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Khan lands an uppercut.
Mukunzi blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan presses Mukunzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan digs a right hand into Mukunzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mukunzi's gas tank.
Khan working aggressively here.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Mukunzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Salomon Mukunzi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan lands a body shot.
Mukunzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mukunzi throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Mukunzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Mukunzi settles back down.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mukunzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mukunzi tries to clinch up.
Mukunzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mukunzi throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mukunzi is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mukunzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. #T1#
Mukunzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a left to the body.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Mukunzi tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mukunzi.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mukunzi momentarily.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mukunzi ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mukunzi manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a jab when Mukunzi was well out of range.
Mukunzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Mukunzi tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Mukunzi should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Mukunzi missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mukunzi misses with a kick to the body.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mukunzi.
The fighters circling - Mukunzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mukunzi wants to land a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Mukunzi scores with a shot to the body.
Mukunzi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mukunzi misses with a hook.#CL2#
Mukunzi moves into range and clinches up with Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mukunzi.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Salomon Mukunzi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mukunzi prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan digs a right hand into Mukunzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mukunzi's gas tank.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Mukunzi slips a jab from Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Khan.#T4#
Mukunzi scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with a leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mukunzi tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mukunzi.
Mukunzi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan lands a two punch combo.
Mukunzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Mukunzi slips a straight right by Khan.
Mukunzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mukunzi throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mukunzi throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Mukunzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan moves away from the strike by Mukunzi.
Khan tries to bum rush Mukunzi with a series of wild strikes but Mukunzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Mukunzi checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Mukunzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mukunzi lands an overhand right.#T1#
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Mukunzi looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Mukunzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mukunzi. #CL2#
Mukunzi clinches.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Mukunzi avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mukunzi.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan gets through Mukunzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mukunzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
Khan works on Mukunzi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mukunzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mukunzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mukunzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mukunzi avoids the body shot from Khan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mukunzi on the side of the head.
Khan checks a low kick from Mukunzi.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mukunzi momentarily. #CL2#
Mukunzi moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan is leaning against Mukunzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Mukunzi's ribcage. Mukunzi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan cracks Mukunzi with a nice body shot.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Mukunzi controls his hands.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukunzi's elbow.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan blocks a body shot from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mukunzi misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
A right hook to the body lands for Mukunzi.
Khan pushes Mukunzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mukunzi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan is leaning against Mukunzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mukunzis head.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mukunzi or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Mukunzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mukunzi tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Mukunzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Mukunzi as he checks the leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a shot to the body.
Mukunzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Mukunzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Mukunzi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mukunzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mukunzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mukunzi.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mukunzi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi. #T1##CL#
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mukunzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Mukunzi lands a nice uppercut.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Mukunzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mukunzi.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
Mukunzi prevents a body shot from Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mukunzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mukunzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mukunzi throws a head punch that misses.
Khan lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukunzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mukunzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mukunzi throws a head punch that misses.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mukunzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan pushes Mukunzi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mukunzi can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Mukunzi misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Mukunzi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan lands a left hand. #T3#
Khan works on Mukunzi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukunzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mukunzi misses with the head strike.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Mukunzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mukunzi backwards.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Mukunzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mukunzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Mukunzi avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan blocking some punches.
Mukunzi working hard to break the clinch.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan prevents a body shot from Mukunzi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan had his way with Salomon Mukunzi in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Mukunzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Mukunzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Mukunzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Mukunzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mukunzi misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi scores with a nice right hand. #CL#
Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukunzi's elbow.
Mukunzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mukunzi tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Mukunzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mukunzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Mukunzi.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mukunzi tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Mukunzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mukunzi works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Salomon Mukunzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mukunzi checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mukunzi is looking to score with low kicks.
Mukunzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Mukunzi down.
A shot to the liver by Mukunzi. Beautiful body shot.
Mukunzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mukunzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan blocks a jab.
Mukunzi throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mukunzi throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mukunzi - that will leave a mark!
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Mukunzi swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Mukunzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Mukunzi swinging wildly here.
Mukunzi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mukunzi throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Mukunzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan thuds his right hand into Mukunzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mukunzi misses with a low kick.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mukunzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan with a nice cross.
Mukunzi misses with a body kick.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi. #T4#
Mukunzi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mukunzi scores with a head kick. Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mukunzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mukunzi under the eye.
Khan thuds a left hand into Mukunzi's body.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan tests Mukunzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mukunzi throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mukunzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mukunzi misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Bora Khan retains his middleweight title!
Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Khan     
Date:   Dec 09, 2023
#R1#
Kowalkiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Kowalkiewicz rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Kowalkiewicz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan tries to work over Kowalkiewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalkiewicz or not.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Kowalkiewicz prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalkiewiczs head.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kowalkiewicz controls his hands.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
Khan works on Kowalkiewicz's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalkiewicz avoiding damage.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalkiewicz's elbow. #T3#
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalkiewicz backwards.
A short left from Khan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a body shot from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a left to the head.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan is leaning against Kowalkiewicz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan gets through Kowalkiewicz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz. #T4#
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kowalkiewicz or not.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalkiewicz is defending well for now.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Kowalkiewicz trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz is breathing heavily.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalkiewicz throws out the jab.
Khan misses with a hook
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a one-two to the body.
Kowalkiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Khan lands the left hand.
Michał Kowalkiewicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan defending well as Kowalkiewicz loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalkiewicz wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan lands with a hook. Kowalkiewicz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan moves out of range as Kowalkiewicz strikes.
That kick from Khan tenderised Kowalkiewicz's leg. Kowalkiewicz is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalkiewicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz slips under a jab.#T1#
Kowalkiewicz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz avoids the body shot from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter punch.
Khan takes a swing at Kowalkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kowalkiewicz misses the target.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a leg kick.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Kowalkiewicz saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kowalkiewicz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalkiewicz is just out of range.
Kowalkiewicz throws a counter high kick but Khan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch there but Khan circles away. #T2#
Kowalkiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan digs a good hook to Kowalkiewicz's body.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kowalkiewicz rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a left hand
letting Kowalkiewicz counter with a right hand.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Kowalkiewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Kowalkiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz throws an off balance right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Kowalkiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalkiewicz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kowalkiewicz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kowalkiewicz throws a leg kick that misses.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up.
Kowalkiewicz takes one on the button.
Kowalkiewicz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz slips under a jab.
Kowalkiewicz lands a head shot.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan misses the jab.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalkiewicz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
Nice jab there from Khan.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Donk. Khan catches Kowalkiewicz right on the button with a cross.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a straight left.
Khan works Kowalkiewicz's body with a nice hook.
Khan blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan digs a good body shot into Kowalkiewicz's ribs.
Kowalkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalkiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Kowalkiewicz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a body shot from Khan. #T1#
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kowalkiewicz avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan blocks a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalkiewicz controls the action.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
Kowalkiewicz working aggressively here.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalkiewicz.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalkiewicz.
Khan blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz blocks an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz looking to slow down the pace here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan. #BC2#
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalkiewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kowalkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khan manages to circle out of the way.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan swings for the body but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range.
A cross from Khan lands.
Kowalkiewicz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Kowalkiewicz moves into the clinch.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bora Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan pushes Kowalkiewicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz blocking some punches.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards. #CUT#That has opened up Bora Khan's cut even more.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan tries a body shot but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Khan cracks a nice hook into Kowalkiewicz's ribs.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalkiewicz.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kowalkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan cracks Kowalkiewicz with an open hand slap.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan thuds a left hand into Kowalkiewicz's body.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz moves away.#T2#
Kowalkiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan lands a jab to Kowalkiewicz's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Kowalkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kowalkiewicz throws a counter high kick but Khan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kowalkiewicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kowalkiewicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Kowalkiewicz down.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Kowalkiewicz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalkiewicz's shoulder, as Kowalkiewicz tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalkiewicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan moves forwards but Kowalkiewicz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan tests Kowalkiewicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Kowalkiewicz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalkiewicz is working Khan over against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz lands an uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch. #BC#
Kowalkiewicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch up
and Kowalkiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kowalkiewicz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kowalkiewicz. That did some damage!
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Kowalkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan slips under a jab from Kowalkiewicz.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan with the inside leg kick.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan avoids the head kick by Kowalkiewicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Kowalkiewicz connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Khan tries a low kick but Kowalkiewicz avoids it.
Kowalkiewicz throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Kowalkiewicz slips the punch.
Khan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Khan backs away, Kowalkiewicz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalkiewicz is just out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. #T2#
Donk. Khan catches Kowalkiewicz right on the button with a cross.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 moves out of range as Kowalkiewicz strikes.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalkiewicz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Kowalkiewicz misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalkiewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kowalkiewicz throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.#T3#
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Kowalkiewicz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Kowalkiewicz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan thuds a left hand into Kowalkiewicz's body.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalkiewicz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalkiewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan digs a good hook to Kowalkiewicz's body.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
Kowalkiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalkiewicz. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalkiewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Kowalkiewicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kowalkiewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Bora Khan is the new middleweight champion!
Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SMASH: Dankovich vs Bonaparte     
Date:   Nov 26, 2023
#R1#
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.#T1#
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!#CUT#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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #CUT#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.#T4#
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.

 

Event: SMASH: Spratt vs Khan     
Date:   Nov 04, 2023
#R1#
Good exchange - Spratt coming out on top.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Spratt ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spratt. That's going to slow Khan down.
Spratt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spratt.
Spratt looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Spratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Spratt throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khan misses with a hook. Spratt ducked under it nicely.
Spratt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Spratt as he connects with a hook.
A low kick lands for Spratt.
Spratt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Spratt.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Spratt.
Spratt misses with a jab to the body
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan works Spratt's body with a nice hook.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spratt throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Spratt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Nice jab there from Khan.
Spratt loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spratt under the eye.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Spratt wants to land a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Spratt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
Khan throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Spratt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Khan swings for the body but Spratt moves out of range.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Spratt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Khan blocks a head kick by Spratt.
Spratt throws a leg kick that misses.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spratt looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spratt.
A jab from Spratt misses. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spratt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spratt is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spratt throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
Spratt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spratt with a body shot.
Spratt blocks a leg kick.
Spratt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Spratt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spratt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Spratt feints a jab promting Khan to slip. Spratt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T3#
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Spratt is just out of range.
Spratt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spratt throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Khan.
Spratt throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spratt throws a poor cross that misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spratt on the side of the head.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Spratt blocks the low kick.
Spratt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spratt there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Spratt.
Spratt throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice cross by Spratt.
Khan jabs at Spratt's body.
A low kick from Spratt is predictable there
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Spratt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.#T4#
A nice inside leg kick there by Spratt. That's going to slow Khan down.
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Spratt.
Spratt throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spratt throws a leg kick
and Spratt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spratt throws a head kick that misses.
Khan checks a leg kick nicely.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spratt scores with a jab.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Spratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spratt scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spratt misses with a straight right.
Spratt moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
Spratt throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spratt.
Spratt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spratt can pounce on him.
Spratt needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Khan moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spratt.
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.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan misses with a low kick.
As Khan backs away, Spratt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Spratt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spratt slips a jab from Khan.
Spratt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spratt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spratt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spratt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spratt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spratt slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spratt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spratt connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
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 lands with an overhand left.
Spratt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan throws out a counter right but Spratt avoids it with no problem.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.#T2#
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Spratt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan.
Spratt misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spratt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Spratt cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Spratt's head back.
Spratt tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
Spratt slips under a jab from Khan.
Donk. Khan catches Spratt right on the button with a cross.
Spratt throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Spratt throws a head kick that misses.
Spratt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Spratt throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Spratt misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spratt with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
Donk. Khan catches Spratt right on the button with a cross.
Khan thuds a left hand into Spratt's body.
Spratt misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan works Spratt's body with a nice hook.
Khan swings for the body but Spratt moves out of range.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Khan misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spratt manages to avoid it.
Spratt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan throws a hook but Spratt blocks it.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
As Khan backs away, Spratt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spratt slips a jab from Khan.#T4#
Good work by Khan as he checks the leg kick.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Spratt throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Spratt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spratt moves away from the strike by Khan.
A little feinted left hand from Spratt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Spratt connects with a body shot.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Spratt's belly button to the back.
Jab by Spratt.
Spratt throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spratt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spratt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spratt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spratt throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a low kick, right behind Spratt 's knee.
Spratt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spratt scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bora Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Spratt works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Spratt scores with a jab.
Spratt misses with a low kick.
Spratt checks a leg kick.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Spratt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Spratt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spratt is out of range.
Khan defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt lands a nice shot that snaps Khan's head back.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt with a nice cross.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spratt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Good leg kick by Spratt. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spratt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Spratt misses.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spratt misses with a straight left.
Jack Spratt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spratt misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spratt. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Spratt.
Spratt slips a straight right by Khan.
Spratt throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Spratt misses the jab.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spratt.
Spratt misses with a straight left. #T2#
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Spratt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan stuns Spratt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Spratt throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan works Spratt's body with a nice hook.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spratt tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spratt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khan is able to avoid easily.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spratt. Spratt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spratt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spratt scrambles back to his feet.
Spratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Spratt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan digs a good hook to Spratt's body.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Spratt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spratt misses with a low kick.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan cracks Spratt with an open hand slap.
Spratt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan swings for the body but Spratt moves out of range.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Spratt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spratt misses with a low kick.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spratt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spratt momentarily. #T4#
Spratt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Spratt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spratt throws out the jab.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spratt.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Spratt lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Khan checks a low kick from Spratt.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Spratt down.
Spratt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spratt throws a chopping leg kick but Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan blocks a head kick by Spratt.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Spratt misses with a hook
and Spratt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Khan lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bora Khan.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Our winner, Bora Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: SMASH: Hearn vs Wagner     
Date:   Oct 08, 2023
#R1#
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan scores with a hook.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Drake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drake.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Khan lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drake with a body shot.
Drake misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
Drake throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khan punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a body shot. #T2#
Khan thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Drake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Khan swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Khan swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan lands a head shot.#CUT2#It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Drake scores with a hook.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Khan throws a leg kick but Drake checks it.
Khan swings for the body but Drake moves out of range. #T3#
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake lands a jab.
Khan wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Khan with a jab.
Khan lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Drake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan misses with a looping left.#T4#
Khan misses the jab.
Khan sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
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 Bobby Drake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Drake.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Drake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake misses with a hook.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Khan.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
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 connects with a body shot.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan looks to land a combination. Drake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drake tries to counter with a takedown but Khan is quick to defend against it.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake misses with a combination
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#Bobby Drake's cut is getting worse.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T3#
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Khan.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake scores with a jab.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Drake misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.#T4#
Drake throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake misses with a body shot.
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 Bobby Drake's cut.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Drake throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
A jab lands there for Drake.
Khan slips a straight right by Drake.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drake misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Khan lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Drake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drake scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan connects with a nice looking jab. #ROC2#Drake is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Khan! Drake is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SMASH: Materlak vs Tonon     
Date:   Sep 16, 2023
#R1#
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall avoids the body shot from Khan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hall.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall is looking for the big counter here.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Hall throws a fast counter high kick but Khan manages to duck under it in time.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Hall throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hall takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Khan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hall moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Hall slips under a jab from Khan.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Khan is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Hall's head back.
Hall lands a body shot. #T3#
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall avoids the body shot from Khan.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan with a jab.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Hall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T4#
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Hall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Khan.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Hall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall walks into a jab.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan with a jab.
Hall takes one on the button.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Khan digs a good hook to Hall's body.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.#T2#
Khan throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Khan has got the better of the exchanges.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Khan misses the jab.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall throws a head kick that Khan semi-blocks. #T3#
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Hall.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan tries to work over Hall's front leg with a kick but Hall checks it.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Hall counters with a head kick.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Hall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Nice shot by Hall.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hall slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Khan swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Hall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Khan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.#T1#
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Hall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Khan avoids the body shot from Hall.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Henry Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
As Khan backs off Hall throws a huge counter combo but Khan manages to avoid it all.
Hall takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall lands a high kick!
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan digs a good hook to Hall's body. #T3#
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hall tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan slips under a jab from Hall.#T4#
Khan dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into range.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall walks into a jab.
Hall avoids the body shot from Khan.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bora Khan.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Our winner, Bora Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: SMASH: Nascimento vs Huust     
Date:   Aug 20, 2023
#R1#
Khan takes one to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Selvatico throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Selvatico throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Selvatico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Selvatico walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Selvatico.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Selvatico had a free shot at his head there.
Selvatico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Selvatico needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Khan misses.
A cross from Selvatico lands.
The fighters circling - Selvatico throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Selvatico momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Selvatico misses with an uppercut.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Selvatico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Selvatico.
Selvatico throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Selvatico throws out a powerful jab.
Selvatico throws a body kick that misses.
Selvatico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Selvatico moves into range and connects with a jab.
Selvatico looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Selvatico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khan wants to land a leg kick but Selvatico is out of range.
Selvatico scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Selvatico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Selvatico was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Selvatico. #T2#
A left lands for Selvatico.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Selvatico has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Selvatico and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice leg kick from Selvatico, right into the meat of the thigh.
Selvatico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Selvatico counters with a leg kick.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Selvatico wants to counter with a clinch but Khan pushes him away.
Selvatico lands with a right hand.
Selvatico throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Selvatico was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Selvatico ducks down to avoid it.
Khan slips under a jab from Selvatico.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Selvatico.#T3#
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Selvatico slips the punch.
Selvatico misses with a low kick.
Selvatico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Selvatico misses the target.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selvatico is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Selvatico feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Selvatico fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Selvatico missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Selvatico was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.#T4##CL2#
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Selvatico. Selvatico maintains the clinch.
Selvatico scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan takes a swing at Selvatico's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Selvatico ducks down to avoid it.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Selvatico.
Selvatico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selvatico 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.
A jab lands there for Khan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Selvatico.
A left lands for Khan.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vino Selvatico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Selvatico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan with a jab.
A big left from Khan misses.
Selvatico misses with a low kick.
Selvatico swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Selvatico.
Selvatico throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Selvatico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Selvatico takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Selvatico.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Selvatico misses.
Selvatico lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Selvatico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selvatico with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Selvatico staying out of range there.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Selvatico's head backwards.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Selvatico saw that one coming.
Selvatico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan lands a jab to Selvatico's midsection.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Selvatico ducks down to avoid it.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Selvatico steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khan.#CL2#
Selvatico clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Selvatico misses with the head strike.
Selvatico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Selvatico backwards.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Selvatico.
Selvatico misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Selvatico blocks a body shot from Khan.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Selvatico prevents a body shot from Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Selvatico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Selvatico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Selvatico takes a shot to the head.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan blocks a body shot from Selvatico.
Selvatico lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bora Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Khan misses with some punches. #BC2#
Selvatico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Selvatico moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Selvatico lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan takes a swing at Selvatico's ribcage but misses.
Selvatico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Selvatico slips under a jab.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Selvatico's shoulder, as Selvatico tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Selvatico thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Selvatico checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Selvatico throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Vino Selvatico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Selvatico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Selvatico dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Selvatico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selvatico cracks Khan with a good jab.
Selvatico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Khan.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan throws a jab when Selvatico was well out of range.
Selvatico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Selvatico is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan slips under a jab.
Selvatico attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Selvatico is able to avoid easily.
Selvatico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Selvatico walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Selvatico connects with a looping right hand.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Selvatico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Selvatico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan tried to counter with a leg kick but Selvatico avoided it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Selvatico down.
Selvatico pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Selvatico settles back down.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Selvatico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Selvatico.
Selvatico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Selvatico slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Selvatico.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Selvatico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Selvatico appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Selvatico's shoulder, as Selvatico tries to avoid the shot.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Selvatico.
Selvatico thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Khan throws the left hand but Selvatico avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Selvatico! But no joy.#T1#
A big right from Khan misses.
A leg kick checked by Khan.
Selvatico lands with a kick to the ribs.
Selvatico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Selvatico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selvatico misses with a looping left.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Selvatico.
A nice inside leg kick there by Selvatico. That's going to slow Khan down.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Selvatico throws a big shot that misses.
Selvatico scores with a nice head shot.
Khan swings for the body but Selvatico moves out of range.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Selvatico is out of range.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Selvatico counters with a left to the body. #T2#
Selvatico lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selvatico throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Selvatico blocks a jab.
Selvatico throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Selvatico moves away and avoids it.
Khan moves away from the strike by Selvatico.
Khan slips under a jab.
Selvatico scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan digs a good hook to Selvatico's body.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Selvatico.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Selvatico missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan lunges at Selvatico with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Selvatico's hand. #T3#
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selvatico only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Selvatico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selvatico misses with a body shot.
Selvatico lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Selvatico throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Selvatico.
Selvatico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Selvatico.
Selvatico lands a body shot.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Selvatico was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan lands a nice hook to Selvatico's body. Selvatico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Selvatico stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan lands with a straight right. Selvatico didn't see that one coming.
Selvatico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selvatico flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.#T4#
Selvatico misses the shot to the body.
Selvatico staying out of range there.
Selvatico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selvatico scores with a nice strike.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Selvatico wants to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch position.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Selvatico is just out of range.
Selvatico appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Selvatico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Selvatico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Selvatico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Selvatico throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Selvatico just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vino Selvatico.
I think Selvatico has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bora Khan!

During a confident post fight interview, Bora Khan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Vino Selvatico stepped up to the mic, saying 'The better man won. I'll get back to the drawing board and work my ass off to get back to this spot. Thank you all. '.

 

Event: SPFT #2     
Date:   Jul 23, 2023
#R1#
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Biederman. Beautiful body shot.
Biederman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Biederman misses with a takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biederman throws a lazy head kick
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Biederman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT2#It looks like Nelson Biederman has been cut.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab. #TD#
Biederman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Biederman is pressing down on Khan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Khan is holding on for now. #SUB#
Biederman is looking for a kimura here. #T1#
Biederman wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
Biederman is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it.
Khan is not content to let Biederman control the position.
Khan wants to improve his position but Biederman is controlling well.
Khan is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Biederman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Biederman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khan is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Biederman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Biederman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Biederman is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Khan is pressing down on Biederman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Biederman from controlling successfully.
Biederman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khan pulls Biederman in to control the position.
Biederman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biederman. #T3#
Biederman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biederman wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biederman trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biederman trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biederman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biederman stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Khan tries to lock up and control but Biederman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
Biederman lands a big elbow.
Biederman looking to finish Khan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Khan!
Khan can't escape the position.
Biederman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Biederman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Biederman lands a couple of good shots and Khan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan is keeping busy.
Khan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB#
Biederman looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Biederman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Khan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Khan for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Biederman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A shot to the body from Biederman misses
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Biederman throws a head kick that Khan semi-blocks.
Biederman has been working on his balance at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Khan.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biederman manages to avoid it.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Biederman's belly button to the back.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Biederman shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan throws a hook but Biederman blocks it.
Biederman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biederman.
Biederman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khan.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson Biederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biederman staying out of range there.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Biederman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Biederman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Biederman.
Biederman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Biederman thinking.
Biederman scores with a kick to the body.
Biederman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Biederman misses the jab.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Biederman is able to avoid easily.
Khan takes a swing at Biederman's ribcage but misses.
Biederman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Biederman is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Biederman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.#T2#
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Biederman is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan throws the left hand but Biederman avoids the punch easily.
Biederman cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Biederman.
Biederman misses with a hook.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biederman scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Biederman catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Biederman throws out the jab.
Khan slips a straight right by Biederman.
Biederman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Biederman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Biederman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Biederman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan jabs Biederman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biederman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Biederman finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biederman. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws out a counter right but Biederman avoids it with no problem.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biederman.
No luck for Biederman with that takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Biederman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biederman tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Biederman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Biederman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biederman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biederman doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biederman.#TD#
Biederman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Biederman is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan wants to improve his position but Biederman is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Biederman wants to pass to mount but Khan is defending the position.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Biederman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Biederman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biederman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bora Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Biederman shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Biederman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Biederman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Biederman throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Khan checks the leg kick.#TD#
Biederman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khan to the ground. Biederman is now in Khan's guard.
Biederman wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.#T1#
Khan is pulling down on Biederman's head. It's preventing any offense from Biederman, at least for the moment.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biederman is one step ahead there.
Khan has momentary wrist control but Biederman slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson Biederman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan is pulling down on Biederman's head to control his posture.
Biederman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biederman is one step ahead there. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biederman.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
Biederman tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khan holds on and takes a little breather.
Khan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Biederman. #T3#
Biederman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Biederman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Biederman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Biederman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biederman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Biederman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biederman lands with a right hand.
Biederman misses with a few strikes there.
Biederman walks into a stiff left hand from Khan.#TD#
Biederman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Biederman is in Khan's guard.

Khan pushes Biederman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Biederman punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Biederman is just out of range.
Biederman connects with a looping right hand.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Khan lands a body shot.
Biederman throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan avoids the head kick by Biederman.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Biederman saw that one coming.
Biederman wants to clinch but Khan slips to the side
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan throws a hook but Biederman blocks it.
Biederman throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Nelson Biederman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Biederman moves to clinch but Khan breaks away
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Biederman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan cracks Biederman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Biederman throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Biederman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan lands with a right hand.
Biederman doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Biederman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot.
As Khan backs away, Biederman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Biederman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Biederman throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Biederman misses with a looping left.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biederman moves away.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biederman.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Biederman.
Khan swings for the body but Biederman moves out of range.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Biederman is just out of range.
Khan with a hook.
Biederman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck for Biederman with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Biederman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan. #T2#
A swing and a miss from Biederman.
Biederman misses the jab.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Biederman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Biederman throws a head kick that misses.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biederman at a distance.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Biederman slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Biederman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Biederman takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Biederman misses the jab.
Biederman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Biederman moves into range and clinches up with Khan.#T3#
Biederman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan blocks a body shot from Biederman. #BC2#
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biederman moves away.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Biederman.
Biederman checks a leg kick.
Biederman throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Biederman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan throws a body punch but Biederman moves out of range.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Biederman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biederman throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Biederman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Biederman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan. #T4#
A low kick from Biederman is predictable there
and Biederman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Biederman lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Biederman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Biederman finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Khan throws a jab when Biederman was well out of range.
Biederman fails with the takedown
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Biederman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biederman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Biederman works Khan's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nelson Biederman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biederman manages to avoid it.
Biederman throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Biederman doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan throws out a counter right but Biederman avoids it with no problem.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Biederman just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Biederman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biederman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Biederman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Biederman thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Biederman.
Khan scores with a jab. Biederman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Biederman loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Biederman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T1#
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Biederman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Biederman trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Biederman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Biederman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan wants to control but Biederman postures up.#T2#
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Biederman scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biederman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Khan down.
Biederman working the ground and pound from side control.
Biederman advances to mount.
Khan tries to hold on but Biederman pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Biederman connects with a massive shot to the dome! #SUB#
Biederman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Khan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Biederman lands a big elbow.
Khan is working to get back to half guard. #T3##SUB#
Khan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Biederman.
Biederman lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Biederman's attempts to control the action.
Khan wants to hold on but Biederman pushes him away.
Khan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Biederman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip. #SUB#
Biederman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Khan is on top in guard.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T4#
Biederman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Khan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biederman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khan has managed to get both his arms back between Biederman's legs - danger averted.
Nelson Biederman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB#
Biederman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Biederman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Biederman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nelson Biederman!

A very excited looking Nelson Biederman 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.

 

Event: ALLSTAR KT: Griggs Vs Khan     
Date:   Jun 28, 2023
#R1#
Khan lands a nice hook to Griggs's body. Griggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Griggs.
Griggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griggs in his tracks.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Griggs throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Khan catches Griggs right on the button with a cross.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khan slips a jab from Griggs.
Griggs throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Griggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Griggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan. #T1##CL2#
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Griggs tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the ropes.
Griggs tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the ropes.
Griggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griggs.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Griggs tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan presses Griggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
A frustrated look appears on Griggs's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T2#
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Griggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Griggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Griggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan presses Griggs against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Griggs can't break the clinch.
Khan prevents Griggs from breaking the clinch.
Griggs is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Griggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Griggs is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griggs on the side of the head.
Griggs connects with a body shot.
Griggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Griggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Griggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Griggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griggs. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griggs tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griggs swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griggs tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Griggs finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Griggs missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan stuns Griggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Jab from Khan.
Griggs throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Griggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Griggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griggs there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC2#Griggs is rocked!
Griggs swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Griggs goes down! Khan rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Griggs is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bora Khan!
Bora Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: OFK 300 - Khan Vs Escalante     
Date:   May 21, 2023
#R1#
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escalante counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Escalante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan moves out of range as Escalante strikes.
Escalante is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Escalante misses with a series of wild punches.
Escalante takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Escalante counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range. #CL2#
Escalante closes the distance and clinches.
Escalante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Escalante tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan tries a body shot but Escalante blocks it. #T1#
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
Escalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Escalante taking a breather.
Escalante blocks an uppercut.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch.
Escalante 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 lands a nice looking body shot.
Escalante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Escalante fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khan checks it well.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
We've been informed that Escalante has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escalante looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Escalante slips the punch.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Escalante scores with a spinning back kick!
Escalante cracks Khan with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escalante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escalante moves to clinch but Khan breaks away
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Escalante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Escalante - that landed with a thud.
Khan presses Escalante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escalante's face.
A hook to the body from Escalante.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Escalante tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan tries a body shot but Escalante blocks it.
Escalante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Escalante has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Escalante.
Escalante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escalante.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Escalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escalante lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Escalante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Khan.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Escalante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escalante gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Escalante tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Escalante needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.#T4#
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escalante tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escalante circles away quickly and effectively.
Escalante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Escalante manages to avoid it.
Escalante scores with a nice body kick.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Escalante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escalante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escalante throws a body kick that misses.
Escalante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
It seemed like Escalante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escalante tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escalante thinking.
Escalante moves out of range of the strikes.
Escalante misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vicente Escalante will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Nice body punch from Khan.
Vicente Escalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escalante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Escalante steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Khan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Escalante takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Escalante misses its intended target.
Khan moves out of range as Escalante throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Escalante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escalante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Escalante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escalante.
Escalante staying out of range there.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan throws a body punch but Escalante moves out of range.
It seemed like Escalante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Escalante moves into the clinch.
Escalante blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan prevents a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Vicente Escalante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escalante lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escalante's elbow.
Escalante lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Escalante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Escalante. #BC#
Khan manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escalante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan slips a straight right by Escalante.
Escalante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escalante tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escalante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante wants to clinch.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Escalante rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escalante lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Escalante fails to land.
Good body shot from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
Escalante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escalante misses with a body punch. #T3#
Escalante looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Escalante pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escalante.
Escalante tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Escalante back against the cage.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escalante misses with a body punch.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Escalante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Escalante misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Escalante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.#BC#
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Escalante's head back. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Escalante closes the distance and clinches.
Escalante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escalante.
A short left from Khan.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Escalante.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Escalante tries to tie him up.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Escalante blocking some punches.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escalante backwards.
Nice elbow from Escalante. #CUT2#Bora Khan's cut is getting worse.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Escalante looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming. #CL2#
Escalante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Escalante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escalante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Escalante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escalante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escalante misses with an elbow over the top.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escalante comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan tries a body shot but Escalante blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Escalante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Escalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escalante tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escalante goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Escalante thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Escalante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Escalante throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Escalante. That snapped Khan's head back.
Escalante thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a leg kick but Escalante checks it. #T2#
Escalante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick from Escalante, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Escalante clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escalante blocking some punches.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Escalante.
A short left from Khan.
Escalante looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Escalante misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Khan. #T3#
Escalante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escalante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Escalante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escalante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan working aggressively here.
Escalante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escalante lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#Bora Khan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Escalante has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Escalante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escalante trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escalante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T4#
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khan walks into a straight right hand from Escalante.
Escalante throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Escalante.
Khan scores with the left hand. Escalante knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
Escalante takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escalante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Escalante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan throws the left hand but Escalante avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bora Khan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Escalante with a nice calf kick.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Escalante is just out of range.
Escalante scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan sizes up Escalante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Escalante forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Escalante has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC#
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Escalante counters with a slapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Khan blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante slips a straight right by Khan.#T1#
Khan throws the left hand but Escalante avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escalante! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Escalante.
Escalante scores with a punch to the head.
Escalante tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Escalante looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan takes a swing at Escalante's ribcage but misses.
Khan scores with a jab.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escalante.
Escalante is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Escalante falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escalante misses with a body shot.
Escalante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Escalante misses with an uppercut.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escalante has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Escalante's head.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan slips a jab from Escalante.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Escalante.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Escalante saw that one coming.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escalante has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Escalante's head.
A jab from Khan misses. #T3#
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escalante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Escalante finds it's target.#CUT2#Jeez, Bora Khan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Escalante tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escalante throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Escalante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escalante there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Escalante counters with a straight right hand.
Escalante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Escalante clinches. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escalante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bora Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vicente Escalante waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: OFK 292 - Khan Vs Howard     
Date:   Apr 23, 2023
#R1#
Howard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Howard goes for a double leg but Khan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khan continues to drive forward.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Howard slips the punch.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Howard. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Howard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard staying out of range there.
Khan punishes Howard's body with a nice straight punch.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Howard avoids the body shot from Khan. #T1#
Nice shot by Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan is looking to wear down Howard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Khan.
Howard shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Howard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Howard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Howard. #T2#
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Howard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Howard slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Howard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Howard shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Howard.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Howard ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan jabs at Howard's body.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Howard on the side of the head.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
Khan throws a jab when Howard was well out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
Howard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Khan throws a body shot but no joy. #TD2#
Howard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard working away.
Khan isn't going anywhere.
Khan struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Howard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lunges at Howard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howard's hand.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Khan. #CUT#It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Howard with the counter takedown but Khan avoids it easily.
Jab from Khan.
Howard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Howard slips under a jab.
Howard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khan defends it well.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khan defends it well.#T1##TD2#
Howard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khan quickly recovers to half guard.
Khan moves into full guard.
Khan keeping full guard, as Howard tries to pass.
Khan has his hands on Howard's head, controlling the position.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Howard is one step ahead there.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Khan keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard. #REVR#
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Howard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Khan 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.
Howard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khan manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Howard wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Howard manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Howard trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
Howard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Khan continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Howard dives in for a single leg takedown but Khan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Khan throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howard.
Howard feints the counter takedown.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Howard should have avoided that one.
Khan cracks Howard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Khan tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Howard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Howard.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Khan swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Howard is out of range.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Howard is out of range.
Khan throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Howard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Howard. #T2#
Khan pulls Howard in close to his closed guard and prevents Howard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Howard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Howard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khan holds on and takes a little breather.
Howard throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Khan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Howard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howard passes Khan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Howard is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it.
Khan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Khan is in trouble now - Howard has advanced to mount!
Howard looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T4#
Khan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Howard is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Khan is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Howard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Khan trying to pass the guard but Howard defending well.
Khan stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Howard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Howard slips under a jab.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howard was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Howard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Howard shoots in.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Howard moved out of range nicely.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Howard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and Howard counters with a single leg into guard. Khan didn't expect that.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Khan keeping full guard, as Howard tries to pass.
Khan is controlling Howard's posture.
Howard looking to pass the guard.
Howard forces his way into half guard.
Howard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Howard avoids the attempt from Khan to control.#T2#
Howard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Howard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dean Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howard tries to pass to full mount but Khan defends it.
Howard is still trying to improve position.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Khan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Howard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Howard wants to take his opponent's back but Khan doesn't allow it.
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Khan tries to hold on but Howard pushes him away. #T4#
Howard prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Howard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Howard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Khan wants to control but Howard is having none of it.
Howard lands with some strikes.
Khan is working to get back to half guard.
Howard wants to control the action but instead Khan gets a body lock and reverses into Howard's guard! Nice work!
Howard wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howard wants to hit a sweep here but Khan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Howard there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Dean Howard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Howard walks into a jab.
Howard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howard moves away.
Howard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard fails to land the takedown.
Nice body punch from Khan. #T1#
Howard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Howard.
Howard throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khan punishes Howard's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Howard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dean Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Howard. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
Howard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Howard tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Howard should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook.#T3#
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Howard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD2#
Howard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Howard has control of the leg.
Khan has his hands clasped together around Howard's back. He's all about the action.
Khan is staying active underneath Howard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khan controlling the position for now.#SUB2#
Howard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T4#
Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khan controlling the position for now.
Khan trying to hold on to Howard's head to control him but Howard postures up.
Khan tries to roll over but Howard keeps him under control.
Howard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Bora Khan retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Bora Khan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: OFK 286 - Cubbedge Vs Rize     
Date:   Apr 02, 2023
#R1#
Ninja looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Ninja misses the jab.
Ninja jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ninja tries to clinch up.
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ninja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ninja ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Ninja shoots and misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Ninja.
Ninja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ninja on the side of the head. #T1#
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ninja tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Ninja takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ninja has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan throws a body punch but Ninja moves out of range.
Ninja feints the counter takedown.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ninja.
Khan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ninja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ninja tries to clinch
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ninja misses with a hook to the body
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ninja.
Khan misses with a straight right. #T2#
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ninja.
Ninja feints the counter takedown.
Ninja throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Ninja shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ninja looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Ninja misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan swings for the body but Ninja moves out of range.
A nice side step and Ninja releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan misses with a hook.
Ninja steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ninja manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Ninja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ninja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T3#
Khan cracks Ninja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ninja connects with the punch.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL2#
Ninja rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Ninja is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Khan can't fight it off and eventually Ninja manages to take the fight to the floor. Khan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Ninja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan pulls Ninja in close to his closed guard and prevents Ninja from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ninja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ninja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ninja is one step ahead there. #T4#
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Ninja is proving a slippery customer.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ninja throws a big elbow that misses.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Khan is pulling down on Ninja's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Ninja.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ninja throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Ninja manages to avoid it.
Murilo Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Ninja connects with a nice looking jab.
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Ninja throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ninja is in Khan's guard.
Khan seems keen to control Ninja's posture.
Ninja throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ninja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ninja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ninja not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ninja is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.#T1#
Ninja looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ninja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ninja working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ninja's guard. #REVR#
Khan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ninja is looking to stand up but Khan isn't so interested in that idea.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Khan won't allow Ninja to get back to his feet.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Ninja blocks nicely.
Ninja is looking to stand up but Khan isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ninja is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ninja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ninja off to one side.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
Ninja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan lands a body shot.
Ninja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Ninja.
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.
Ninja has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ninja moves out of range of the strikes.
Ninja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Ninja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan slips a straight right by Ninja.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ninja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ninja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ninja is breathing heavily.
Ninja closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ninja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T4#
Ninja throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan jabs at Ninja's body.
A slow jab from Ninja misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ninja.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Ninja's defenses. #ROC#Ninja is rocked!
Khan lands a brutal uppercut that launches Ninja off his feet! Ninja tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bora Khan!
Bora Khan retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Bora Khan 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.

 

Event: OFK 280 - Cruz Vs Khan     
Date:   Mar 12, 2023
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses with a straight right. #TD#
Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Khan defends it.
Khan trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Khan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cruz is working away from the top position though.#T1##SUB#
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Khan defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Khan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is controlling Cruz's posture.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Cruz is fighting to break Khan's control of his arms but Khan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cruz controlling from the top position.
Cruz trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Cruz has gone for a leg lock! Khan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cruz's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Cruz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Khan stacks Cruz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Khan!
Cruz is trying to improve his position.#T3#
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz seems a little lost for a moment, as Khan dominates the positioning.
Cruz is not content to let Khan control the position.
Khan taking a breather here.
Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4#
Khan stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
Khan is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Khan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Khan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Khan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Ricardo Cruz has been cut.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Cruz is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan lands a head shot.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left lands for Khan.
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.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Cruz shoots in.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
BOOM! Khan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cruz. Cruz tries to recover but Khan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cruz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
Bora Khan is the new middleweight champion!
Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: OFK 266 - Kosmanov Vs Presley     
Date:   Jan 22, 2023
#R1#
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Kelly 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.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Kelly slips under a jab from Khan.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelly cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Kelly closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. #BC#
Khan manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelly jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelly throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target. #TD2#
Kelly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khan on his heels. He'll look to pass Khan's guard now, I'm sure.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Khan has Kelly pulled in close to control his posture. #T3#
Kelly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Kelly drops back looking for a leg! Khan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Khan manages to kick Kelly off! Kelly jumps back into Khan's guard.
Kelly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kelly wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kelly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan moves into full guard.
Khan has control of Kelly's left arm, preventing Kelly from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kelly works over Khan with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Kelly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Khan moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly slips under a jab from Khan.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Kelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Pat Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Kelly pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly leaning against his opponent. #T1#
Khan gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly is trying to stall.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Kelly, against the cage.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries to stall but Kelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T2#
Khan tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Kelly. #BC2#
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Kelly misses with a left hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Khan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.#CL2#
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Khan pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Kelly.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Kelly has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Good shot there by Khan.#ROC#Kelly is rocked!
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly darts in trying to clinch
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelly thinking. #T1#
Khan defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Khan throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Khan throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly lands with a nice body kick.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Kelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Khan throws a big counter combination but Kelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Kelly feints and as Khan raises his hands in defense, Kelly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khan trying to control the position.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

After winning the bout, Bora Khan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: OFK 260 - Chika Vs Chambers     
Date:   Jan 01, 2023
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Khan throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake connects with a jab.#T1#
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Drake cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Drake's head back.
Drake misses the body punch
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan moves out of range as Drake strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Drake.#T2#
Khan slips a jab from Drake.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Drake cracks Khan with a good jab.
Khan lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake misses with a combination
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
Khan moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Drake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Drake defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Khan throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Drake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan lands with a cross.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Khan counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A cross from Khan lands.
Drake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khan. Khan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and Drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drake trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Drake is stalling here. Khan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Drake seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Khan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Drake is trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan controlling the position from side mount. #T1#
Drake is looking for a sweep.
Drake keeps trying to improve his position.
Drake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Khan controlling the action here.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
Khan is thwarting Drake's attempts to control the position.
Khan performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khan prevents Drake from improving his position.
Khan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Khan seems content to control.
Drake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drake.
Khan won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Drake has a closed guard, preventing Khan from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Khan lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.#CUT#It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Khan jabs at Drake's body.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Drake works Khan's body with a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Drake misses the body punch
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Drake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan connects with a jab.#TD2#
Drake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khan wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Khan moves into full guard.
Drake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan pulls Drake in to control the position.
Drake wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan controlling Drake's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobby Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Khan.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T1#
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Khan with a hook.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drake avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Khan stuns Drake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
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 misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.#ROC#Drake is rocked!
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Khan drops Drake with a big left hand! Drake is injured, injured bad! Khan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
During a confident post fight interview, Bora Khan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: OFK 253 - Diaz Vs Jankovic     
Date:   Dec 10, 2022
#R1#
Khan slips a straight right by Sight.
Khan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Sight takes one on the button.
A jab from Sight misses.
Sight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Sight's head but Sight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Sight misses.
Sight stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sight doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Sight misses.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sight fails to land with a series of punches.
Sight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Sight.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Sight.
Paul Sight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Khan misses.
Sight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Sight with a jab.
Sight misses with a combination
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Sight misses with the combination.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sight misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Sight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Sight looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sight throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Khan thuds his right hand into Sight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan clobbers Sight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Sight throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Sight had a free shot at his head there.
Khan cracks Sight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Sight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sight.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sight momentarily.
Sight misses with a body shot.
Sight misses with a head kick.
Sight avoids the body shot from Khan.
A big left from Khan misses.
Sight misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan defending well as Sight loads up on a big left hand.
Sight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan lands with a hook. Sight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Sight.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Khan misses.
Sight throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sight throws a right hand that misses
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sight throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Sight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Sight slips under a jab from Khan.
It seemed like Sight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sight throws a big shot that misses.
Sight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Sight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Sight takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC#Sight is rocked!
Sight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bora Khan!
Our winner, Bora Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: OFK 245 - Paris Vs Kelly     
Date:   Nov 12, 2022
#R1#
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Khan lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomez.
Gomez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomez cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.#T1#
Gomez throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Donk. Khan catches Gomez right on the button with a cross.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan staying out of range there.
Gomez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Gomez lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Gomez. #T3#
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a jab.#CL2#
Gomez clinches.
Gomez blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan connects with a right hand. Gomez shakes it off.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.#CUT2#Bora Khan's cut is getting worse.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan slips under a jab.
Gomez walks into a jab.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Gomez jabs at Khan's body.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwartz Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan checks a low kick from Gomez.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Khan misses.
Gomez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan jabs at Gomez's body.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez slips a straight right by Khan.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T2#
Gomez misses with the combination.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gomez - that will leave a mark!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
It seemed like Gomez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez lands an overhand right.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Gomez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT2#Bora Khan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses the jab.#T3#
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Gomez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
Gomez connects with the punch.
Gomez misses with a right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez lands with a good body shot.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomez doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwartz Gomez 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gomez misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
Khan lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomez tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Gomez lands with a cross.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomez throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Gomez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Gomez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan scores with a body shot.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gomez. Khan shrugs it off though.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Gomez throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head. #T3#
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Khan takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Gomez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
Khan works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan sets himself, and Gomez steps forward looking for the clinch! Khan avoids it this time.
Khan throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.#T4#
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with the left hand. Gomez knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schwartz Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC#Gomez is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bora Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Khan! Gomez is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
An out of breath Bora Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: LAFC 52     
Date:   Sep 17, 2022
#R1#
Halli shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halli.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halli.
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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Halli has time to react.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Halli is just out of range.
Halli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan cracks Halli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halli.
Halli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Halli misses with a takedown attempt
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halli closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Halli pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Halli tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khan defends well and Halli ends up having to push Khan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Halli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Halli tries to tie him up.
A short right from Khan. #BC2#
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan punishes Halli's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck for Halli with that takedown attempt.
Halli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Halli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Halli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Halli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Halli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khan scores with a jab. Halli acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T2#
Halli takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halli.
Khan scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Simo Halli has been cut.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halli manages to avoid it.#TD#
Halli closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Khan did well to prevent Halli getting side control.
We've been hearing that Halli has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khan wants to stand up but Halli is controlling him.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halli's guard. #REVB#
Khan forces his way into half guard.#T3#
Khan is controlling the pace. #SUB#
Halli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Halli is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khan is aware though and is defending well.
Khan postures up.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 Simo Halli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Halli fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD#
Halli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Halli working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Halli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well. #T1#
Khan keeping his opponent close.#SUB#
Halli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Halli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Halli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan sneaks back into half guard.
Khan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Halli prevents Khan from improving his position.
Halli is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Halli won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Halli wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan wants to sweep here but Halli controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Halli trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Halli tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halli misses with a takedown
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Halli has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Halli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Halli fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Halli fails with the takedown
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Halli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halli doesn't seem phased though.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halli at a distance.
Halli looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halli doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Halli has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
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 Simo Halli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Khan scores with a hook.
Halli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Halli is rocked!
Halli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh Halli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halli tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
and Khan counters with a crisp right that sends Halli to the canvas! Khan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: LAFC 50     
Date:   Aug 27, 2022
#R1#
Cider digs a good hook to Khan's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Cider avoids the body shot from Khan.
Cider thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
Cider has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan tries to work over Cider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Cider.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cider misses with a body punch. #T1#
Cider stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cider.
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan gets through Cider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan tries to work over Cider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
Cider blocks an uppercut.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands. #T2#
Khan prevents a body shot from Cider.
Cider will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the cage.
Cider blocks a body shot from Khan.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cider misses with some punches.
Khan blocks a body shot from Cider.
Cider misses with some punches.
Cider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Cider lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Cider misses with a punch on the inside.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Cider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan lands a left hand.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cider.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Khan lands a body punch.
Cider working aggressively here.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan pushes Cider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Cider back against the cage.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Cider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cider or not.
Cider lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Cider lands a right hand.
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider prevents a body shot from Khan.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cider.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Khan takes one on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cider. Cider circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cider looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cider manages to circle out of the way.
Cider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Cider counters with a stiff right hand.
Cider misses the jab.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan lands with a right hand.
Cider misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan slips a straight right by Cider.
Khan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khan throws a hook but Cider blocks it.
Khan with a jab.
Cider ducks under a wild hook from 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!
Cider on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Cider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ciders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cider lands a nice hook to Khan's body. Khan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan slips a jab from Cider.
Cider on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cider misses with a lunging right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Cider takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Cider misses the jab.
Cider scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Cider's knee but Cider avoids it well. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cider manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cider! But no joy.
Cider takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cider throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Cider takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Khan closes the distance and pushes Cider back into the cage.
Khan blocking some punches.
A short right from Khan.
Cider prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Cider.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan prevents a body shot from Cider.
Cider blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider scores with a shoulder strike.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Cider.
Bora Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cider misses with some punches.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Cider can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan. #T4#
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cider lands a shot to the body.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider blocks a body shot from Khan.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Cider lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cider is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cider blocking some punches.
Khan gets through Cider's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Khan.
Cider pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Khan throws a hook but Cider blocks it.
Khan tries to clinch up
enabling Cider to counter with a crisp jab.
Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan connects with the punch.#CL#
Khan forces Cider back against the cage and clinches.
Cider misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan tries a body shot but Cider blocks it.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cider in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. #T1#
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan prevents a body shot from Cider.
Cider wants to stall.
Khan leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Khan.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider misses with a body punch.
Cider takes a shot to the head.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Cider misses with a body punch.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cider.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deepen Cider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cider working aggressively here.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cider has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Cider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Cider.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan is working Cider over against the cage.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan tries to work over Cider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cider tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Cider throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan presses Cider against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cider misses with the head strike. #T3#
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Cider.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Cider's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cider trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Cider can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Cider is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cider has his back to the cage.
Cider tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
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 pushes Cider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cider won't want to take too many of those.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Khan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cider misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Cider tries to tie him up.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ciders head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Bora Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: LAFC Fight Night 8     
Date:   Jul 30, 2022
#R1#
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Lang lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Lang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lang misses with a jab to the body
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lang in his tracks.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Khan throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang connects with a body shot.#T2#
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lang misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Lang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lang blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
And Lang responds with a good body kick, but Khan manages to step out the way in time.
Lang throws a front kick that sends Khan stumbling back into the cage.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Lang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lang slips a jab from Khan.
Lang tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Lang misses.
Khan jabs Lang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Lang jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Khan avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lang with the inside leg kick.
Lang lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lang connects with a leg kick.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Lang avoids the body shot from Khan.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang's corner calls for a 1-2. Lang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan clobbers Lang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.#T1#
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan slips a jab from Lang.
Lang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan misses with a hook.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khan eats them both and turns towards Lang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab. #CL2#
Lang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Khan slips a jab from Lang.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lang at a distance.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Lang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lang at a distance.
Lang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan blocks a jab.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan checks the leg kick.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Khan misses.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lang's head.
Lang slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lang throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Lang there.#CL2#
Lang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lang.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Khan misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.#T1#
Khan avoids the body shot from Lang.
A big right from Lang misses.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lang at a distance.
Lang misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Khan misses.
Lang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lang throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Lang thuds his right hand into Khan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lang clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Khan swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lang is able to avoid easily.
Lang wants to counter with a clinch but Khan pushes him away.
Lang lands a head shot.
Khan cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lang slips under a jab.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lang finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Lang feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Lang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lang 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bora Khan!

Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: AFC 5: Adlehyde vs Sir     
Date:   May 14, 2022
#R1#
Tandberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Tandberg misses the jab.
Tandberg darts in trying to clinch
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
Tandberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Tandberg.
Tandberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tandberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tandberg thinking.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Tandberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tandberg throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Khan cracks Tandberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tandberg misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Tandberg's head back.
Khan scores with a hook.
Tandberg takes one to the side of the head.
Tandberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khan punishes Tandberg's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tandberg on the side of the head.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tandberg takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tandberg manages to avoid it.
Tandberg misses with a wild combination.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tandberg ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Tandberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khan with a body shot.
Tandberg lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan throws the left hand but Tandberg avoids the punch easily.
Tandberg scores with a jab to the head.
Tandberg wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tandberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tandberg moves away.
Tandberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Tandberg has Khan up against the cage in a clinch. #T3#
Tandberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Tandberg misses with a body punch.
Tandberg takes a shot to the head.
Tandberg is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Tandberg can't break the clinch.
Khan is stalling here. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tandberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT#It looks like Olle Tandberg has been cut.
Tandberg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tandberg scrambles back to his feet.
Tandberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
letting Tandberg counter with a right hand.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tandberg under the eye.#T4#
Tandberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tandberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Tandberg's head but Tandberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tandberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tandberg unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tandberg misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tandberg back to the cage. Khan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC#Tandberg is rocked!
Tandberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tandberg.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Tandberg's head but Tandberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tandberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Tandberg wants to clinch.
Tandberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tandberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses the jab.
Tandberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Olle Tandberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tandberg closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
letting Khan counter with a right hand. #T1#
Khan throws an overhand right that drops Tandberg like a sack of potatoes! Khan dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
A relieved looking Bora Khan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: AFC 2: Adlehyde vs Frank     
Date:   Apr 16, 2022
#R1##CL2#
Tully moves into the clinch.
Tully content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Tully. #CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Tully misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Tully breaks from the clinch.
Tully moves away from the strike by Khan. #CL2#
Tully takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tully backwards.
Tully looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD2#
Tully has clasped his hands together around Khan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan struggling a bit here.
Tully takes a little break here. Khan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
My spies in Pound Town Athletics inform me that Tully has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tully trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom. #T1#
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tully wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Tully working the ground and pound.
Tully wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Tully stalls from top position.
Khan is not content to let Tully control the position. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khan is trying to improve his position.
Tully 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.
Tully throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Khan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tully wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khan is not content to let Tully control the position.
Tully is putting a hurting on Khan here, landing some big shots from side control. #T3#
Khan tries to improve position but can't.
Tully working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is letting Tully control him for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan tries to bench press Tully off him but Tully keeps the position.
Tully trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Khan holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tully tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T4#
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tully looks to clinch
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tully under the eye.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tully on the side of the head.
Tully tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tully.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Tully with an uppercut!
Tully wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tully goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tully is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Tully fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Khan.
Tully tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a huge left! Tully is in big trouble! He's backing up but Khan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tully from any more damage. A dominating finish by Khan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
An out of breath Bora Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SSSD 60: Khan/Swahn     
Date:   Mar 05, 2022
#R1#
Khan throws a jab when Swahn was well out of range.
Swahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swahn at a distance.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Swahn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khan darts in trying to clinch
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan slips under a jab from Swahn.
Swahn misses with a hook.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Swahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swahn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan slips a jab from Swahn.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Swahn throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Khan throws a body punch but Swahn moves out of range.
Swahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan slips a jab from Swahn.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swahn doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan lands a nice hook to Swahn's body. Swahn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan swings for the body but Swahn moves out of range.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Swahn counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swahn manages to avoid it.#CL#
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Swahn.
Swahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Swahn.
Swahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short uppercut from Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Swahn fails to land.
Swahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swahn misses with some punches.
Swahn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swahn misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Swahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan blocking some punches.
Swahn blocking some punches.
Swahn misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Swahn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Swahn.
Swahn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swahn blocks an uppercut.
Khan tries to work over Swahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swahn blocks a body shot from Khan.
Swahn blocking some punches.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swahn.
Swahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards. #T4#
Swahn prevents a body shot from Khan.
Swahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swahn has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Swahn's head.
Swahn has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Swahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Swahn.
Swahn throws a head punch that misses.
Swahn presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Swahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Swahn tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Swahn back against the cage.
Swahn lands a right hand.
Swahn tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Swahn back against the cage.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swahn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Swahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oke Swahn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##KD2#
Swahn cracks Khan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Swahn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Khan to stand back up!
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Swahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Khan is rocked!#CUT2#Bora Khan's cut is getting worse.
Khan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Swahn gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oke Swahn!
Oke Swahn is the new middleweight champion!
Oke Swahn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: SSSD 56: Vurris/Rize     
Date:   Feb 05, 2022
#R1#
Couturier tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couturier misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Couturier ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Couturier misses with a body shot.
Khan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've been told by Khan's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Couturier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Couturier throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Couturier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Couturier throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couturier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couturier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Couturier takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Couturier's leg but Couturier calmly moves out of range.
Couturier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Couturier checks it well.
Couturier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Couturier misses with a straight right.
Couturier doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away. #T1#
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan throws out a leg kick but Couturier moves out of range and Khan only half commits.
Couturier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Couturier takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Khan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Couturier is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Couturier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Couturier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Couturier throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Couturier throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Couturier.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couturier is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan tests Couturier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Couturier. #T2#
Couturier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Couturier thinking.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Couturier misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Couturier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Couturier works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Couturier on the side of the head.
Couturier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Couturier misses the target.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couturier moves away.
Couturier just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Couturier there.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Couturier blocks a leg kick.
Couturier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couturier misses with a looping left.
Couturier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Couturier off the cage and back into range.
Couturier throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Couturier misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Couturier does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Couturier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Couturier misses.
Couturier throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couturier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan slips under a jab.
As Couturier backs away, Khan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Couturier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan. #T4#
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Couturier.
Couturier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#It looks like Jonathan Couturier has been cut.
Couturier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Couturier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Couturier missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Couturier's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Couturier slips under a jab.
Couturier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Couturier throws a right hand that misses
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couturier blocks a jab.
Couturier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Khan misses.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Couturier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Couturier throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Couturier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Couturier's head back.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couturier.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couturier.
Couturier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Couturier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Couturier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Couturier misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Couturier. Those never looked like landing.
Couturier misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Couturier momentarily.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Khan throws the left hand but Couturier avoids the punch easily.
Couturier drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Couturier's head.#T1#
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Couturier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Couturier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couturier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Couturier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan avoids the body shot from Couturier.
Khan tried to counter with a leg kick but Couturier avoided it.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Khan jabs at Couturier's body.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couturier moves away.
Couturier throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Couturier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Couturier.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Couturier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Couturier takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Couturier's belly button to the back.#T2#
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Couturier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Couturier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Couturier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Couturier can do to turn this around?
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
Couturier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Couturier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Couturier.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Couturier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couturier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the body from Couturier misses
and Khan counters with a left and a right that stings Couturier.
Khan misses the shot to the body. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Couturier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couturier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Couturier throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick but Couturier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Couturier defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Couturier slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Couturier's hands.
Khan slips a straight right by Couturier.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Khan.
Couturier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Couturier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couturier misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Couturier misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Jab by Couturier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couturier avoids the body shot from Khan.
Couturier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan takes a swing at Couturier's ribcage but misses.
Couturier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Couturier backpedaling.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Couturier! But no joy.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couturier lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
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!#R3#
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couturier.
Couturier just misses with a punch to the body.
Couturier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couturier slips under a jab.
Couturier throws a body shot but no joy.
Couturier misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couturier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Couturier looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Couturier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couturier was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couturier. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Couturier slips the punch.
Couturier throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couturier was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan catches Couturier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Couturier throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Couturier with a nice cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan scores with a three punch combo! #ROC#Couturier is rocked!
Couturier staying out of range there.
Couturier misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Couturier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couturier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couturier throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Couturier's leg but Couturier calmly moves out of range.
Couturier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Couturier looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Couturier ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Couturier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Couturier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Couturier with an uppercut!
Couturier misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Couturier's defenses. #T3#
Couturier misses with a straight right.
Khan moves away from the strike by Couturier.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couturier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a body punch but Couturier moves out of range.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Couturier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan avoids the body shot from Couturier.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Couturier looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Nice jab there from Khan.
Couturier tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Couturier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Khan. #T4#
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Couturier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Couturier doesn't seem bothered though.
Couturier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan jabs Couturier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan tries a low kick but Couturier avoids it.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Couturier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Couturier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Couturier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couturier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Couturier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan takes a swing at Couturier's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan scores with a hook.
Khan connects with a right hand. Couturier shakes it off.
Couturier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Couturier staying out of range there.
Couturier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khan misses with a left hand
enabling Couturier to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a body punch but Couturier moves out of range.
Couturier swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Couturier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Couturier staying out of range there.
A big left from Khan misses.
Couturier now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Couturier throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Couturier throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan jabs Couturier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Couturier throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Couturier throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Couturier manages to avoid it.
Couturier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Couturier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Couturier counters with a straight right hand.
Couturier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Couturier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couturier takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Khan takes a swing at Couturier's ribcage but misses.
Couturier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Couturier swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Couturier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Couturier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan slips a straight right by Couturier.
A swing and a miss from Couturier.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Couturier at a distance.
Khan cracks Couturier with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Couturier under the eye.#CL2#
Couturier pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Couturier misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Couturier avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. #T3#
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Couturier's efforts to push away.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Couturier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Couturier looking to slow down the pace here.
Khan blocks a body shot from Couturier.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan gets through Couturier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Couturier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Couturier tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Couturier back against the cage.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Couturier blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Couturier breaks the clinch.
Couturier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Couturier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Couturier counters with a nice body shot.
Couturier wants to clinch.
Khan scores with a hook.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couturier.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Couturier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan thuds a left hand into Couturier's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Couturier under the eye.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Couturier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan moves away from the strike by Couturier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan had his way with Jonathan Couturier in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couturier avoids the body shot from Khan.
A jab lands there for Couturier.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Couturier.
Donk. Khan catches Couturier right on the button with a cross.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couturier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Couturier counters with a stiff right hand.
Couturier throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couturier on the side of the head.
Couturier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Couturier.
Couturier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Khan motions for Couturier to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Couturier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Couturier throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Couturier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan slips under a jab from Couturier.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couturier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couturier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Couturier takes one to the side of the head.
Couturier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Couturier throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couturier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couturier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Couturier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Couturier is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan misses the jab.
Couturier misses with a hook to the body
and Couturier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couturier.
Couturier takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Couturier manages to avoid it.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Couturier's head but Couturier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couturier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couturier misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Couturier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Couturier throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Couturier misses with a looping left.#T3#
Couturier throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Couturier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Couturier's head.
Khan drops Couturier with a huge uppercut! Couturier drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Khan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
Bora Khan is the new middleweight champion!
Bora Khan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: SSSD 49: Gai/Searchinson     
Date:   Dec 18, 2021
#R1#
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aspirin at a distance.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aspirin doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Khan lands.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Aspirin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aspirin's hands.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aspirin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aspirin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aspirin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aspirin lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing. #T1#
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aspirin misses with a takedown attempt
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aspirin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aspirin walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Aspirin takes one to the chin there.
Aspirin fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick lands for Khan. #T2#
Aspirin with a poor takedown
and Aspirin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Aspirin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aspirin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan connects with a jab.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Aspirin's ribs.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Aspirin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan connects with a right hand. Aspirin shakes it off.
Khan thuds a left hand into Aspirin's body.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan staying out of range there.
Aspirin misses with an uppercut
letting Khan counter with a right hand. #T3#
Aspirin takes one to the side of the head.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aspirin. That did some damage!
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan thuds a left hand into Aspirin's body.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan lands a nice hook to Aspirin's body. Aspirin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan feints and then cracks Aspirin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aspirin down.
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aspirin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 moves into range and connects with a jab. #T4#
Aspirin takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Aspirin shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Aspirin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Aspirin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aspirin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aspirin throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aspirin. Aspirin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aspirin checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Aspirin misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
A cross from Khan lands.
Khan jabs Aspirin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aspirin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aspirin fails with the takedown
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aspirin needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Aspirin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T1#
Aspirin throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan cracks Aspirin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aspirin walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
A big left from Aspirin misses.
Aspirin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan thuds a left hand into Aspirin's body.
Aspirin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Aspirin's head.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khan blocks a jab.
Aspirin jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan lands a jab to Aspirin's midsection.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#TD#
Aspirin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khan was covering up waiting for the punch and Aspirin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Khan pulls Aspirin in close to his closed guard and prevents Aspirin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Khan is continuing to stall.#T3#
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aspirin is one step ahead there.
Aspirin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan has control of Aspirin's left arm, preventing Aspirin from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Aspirin's head.
Khan slips under a jab from Aspirin.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aspirin at a distance.
Khan punishes Aspirin's body with a nice straight punch.
Aspirin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Aspirin as he checks the leg kick.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aspirin at a distance.
Aspirin tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aspirin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Ben Aspirin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Aspirin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Aspirin fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan lands with a cross.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan stuns Aspirin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Khan tries a low kick but Aspirin avoids it.
Aspirin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khan tests Aspirin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan with a nice cross.
Aspirin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aspirin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aspirin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Aspirin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Khan.
Aspirin fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Khan digs a good body shot into Aspirin's ribs.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Aspirin with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aspirin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Aspirin fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a low kick, right behind Aspirin 's knee.
Donk. Khan catches Aspirin right on the button with a cross.
Khan stuns Aspirin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
A clash of legs there as Aspirin blocks the low kick.
Aspirin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Aspirin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aspirin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T4#
Khan lands with a right hand.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC2#Aspirin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws an overhand right that has Aspirin reeling! Khan follows up with more punches and Aspirin is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bora Khan!
Bora Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ben Aspirin was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry World :('.

 

Event: GDL 130: Reed VS Milani     
Date:   Dec 04, 2021
#R1#
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lang thinking.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Lang misses.
Lang misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lang doesn't seem phased though.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lang is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Lang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Lang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice jab there from Khan. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with a left to the body.
Khan misses the body punch
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Lang 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.
Lang scores with a nice head shot.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan slips a straight right by Lang.
Lang avoids the body shot from Khan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Khan avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.#T2#
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
As Khan backs off Lang throws a huge counter combo but Khan manages to avoid it all.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Lang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lang clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lang tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Lang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan works the jab nicely.
Khan checks a low kick from Lang.
Lang misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lang connects with a leg kick. #T3#
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Lang feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Nice uppercut there from Lang.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
Lang with the inside leg kick.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Khan tries to work over Lang's front leg with a kick but Lang checks it.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a leg kick
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Lang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan lands a jab to Lang's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Lang moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Khan moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Lang seems unphased.
Lang takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Lang swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan thuds his right hand into Lang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lang thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Khan digs a good hook to Lang's body.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lang defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Lang throws a leg kick but Khan moved away.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Khan misses.
It seemed like Lang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Lang lands a slapping body shot.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a low kick, right behind Lang 's knee.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Lang throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
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 misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Lang slips a jab from Khan.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lang digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Lang digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Lang tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it. #T3#
Khan throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan lands the left hand.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lang avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang's corner calls for a 1-2. Lang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan digs a good body shot into Lang's ribs.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses. #T4#
Khan thuds his right hand into Lang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Lang tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Lang.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Lang lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Lang misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Lang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Lang misses
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A left lands for Khan.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Lang clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Lang keeps him there for the moment.
Lang scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan blocking some punches.
Lang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khan up against the cage.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action. #T1##BC#
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
Lang misses with a hook.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Khan throws a one two combo.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Lang's head back.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Lang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Lang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan slips a jab from Lang.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lang.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Lang blocks a leg kick.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang lands with a good body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lang throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan sizes up Lang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lang tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang. #T4#
Lang misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Khan lands.
Lang lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Lang digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lang ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Khan moves away from the strike by Lang.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Lang swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Lang throws a right hand that misses
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang slips a jab from Khan.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bora Khan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Bora Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: GDL 120: Bitch Tits VS Yan     
Date:   Sep 25, 2021
#R1#
A big right from Altamiro misses.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Altamiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Altamiro at a distance.
Khan misses with a body punch
and Altamiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Altamiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Khan throws a hook to the side of Altamiro's head but Altamiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Altamiro throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Altamiro needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Khan avoids the body shot from Altamiro.
Khan misses the body punch
and Altamiro counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Altamiro. Altamiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Altamiro manages to avoid it.
Altamiro replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Khan blocks it well.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan scores with a jab. Altamiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan digs a good body shot into Altamiro's ribs.#CL2#
Altamiro closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Altamiro fails to land. #BC#
Khan breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan tests Altamiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan slips under a jab from Altamiro.
Altamiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan moves out of range as Altamiro throws a body kick.
A jab from Altamiro does it's job there.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Altamiro's knee but Altamiro avoids it well.
Altamiro misses with a looping right.
Altamiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Altamiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan lands a jab to Altamiro's midsection.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Altamiro has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altamiro takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T2#
Khan punishes Altamiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan is looking to wear down Altamiro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Altamiro tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Altamiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Altamiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Altamiro. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Altamiro misses.
Khan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Khan scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Altamiro doesn't seem phased though.
A cross from Altamiro lands.
Altamiro missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Altamiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Altamiro looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Khan lands with a nice body punch. #T3#
Altamiro throws a big shot that misses.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan moves away from the strike by Altamiro.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Altamiro moves away and avoids it.
Khan tries to work over Altamiro's front leg with a kick but Altamiro checks it.
Altamiro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Altamiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan checks a low kick from Altamiro.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Altamiro manages to avoid it.
Altamiro tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Altamiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Altamiro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Altamiro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Altamiro moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Altamiro is just out of range.
Altamiro flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Khan swings for the body but Altamiro moves out of range.
Altamiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Altamiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Altamiro throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Altamiro cracks Khan with a good jab.#CUT2#Bora Khan's cut is getting worse.
Altamiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan avoids the head kick by Altamiro.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Altamiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Altamiro tries to clinch up.
Altamiro throws a leg kick but Khan checks it.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Altamiro throws out the jab.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Altamiro.
Altamiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Altamiro's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Altamiro. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Altamiro moves away.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Altamiro manages to avoid it.
Altamiro misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Altamiro's belly button to the back.
Altamiro wants to clinch but Khan slips to the side
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Altamiro tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Altamiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan clobbers Altamiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Altamiro checks it.
Altamiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Altamiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan tries to bum rush Altamiro with a series of wild strikes but Altamiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Altamiro slips a jab and a cross from Khan. #T1#
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Altamiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Altamiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Altamiro under the eye.
Altamiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Altamiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Altamiro misses the target.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Altamiro misses its intended target.
Khan scores with a hook.
Khan throws a hook but Altamiro avoids it easily.
Altamiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Altamiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Altamiro looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan moves away from the strike by Altamiro. #T2#
Nice uppercut there from Altamiro.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Altamiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Altamiro checks a leg kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Altamiro moves away.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Altamiro's ribs.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Altamiro.
Altamiro swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Altamiro.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Altamiro can do to turn this around?
Altamiro avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Altamiro wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Altamiro.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan scores with a shot to the body. #T3#
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Altamiro.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Altamiro manages to avoid it.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Altamiro.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Altamiro in his tracks.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Altamiro misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Altamiro throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khan moves out of range as Altamiro throws a body kick.
Altamiro throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Altamiro manages to avoid it.
Altamiro scores with a nice body kick.
Altamiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Altamiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Altamiro. Altamiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Altamiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Altamiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan. #T4#
Altamiro misses with a hook.
Altamiro throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Altamiro throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Altamiro only half commits.
Khan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khan checks a leg kick nicely.
Altamiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Altamiro.
Khan cracks Altamiro with a good jab.
Altamiro wants to clinch.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Altamiro.
Altamiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Altamiro connects with a jab.
Altamiro throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Altamiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Altamiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Altamiro.
Altamiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Altamiro moves out of range.
Altamiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL2#
Altamiro moves into the clinch.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan. #CUT#It looks like Pedroca Altamiro has been cut.
Altamiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Khan.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan works on Altamiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Altamiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altamiro is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.#T1#
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan has Altamiro pressed against the cage, preventing Altamiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan is leaning against Altamiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan digs a right hand into Altamiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Altamiro's gas tank.
Khan pushes Altamiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Khan.
Khan tries to work over Altamiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bora Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Altamiro backwards.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Altamiro or not.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Altamiro takes a shot to the head.
Altamiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Altamiro can turn it around.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan pushes Altamiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Khan.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
A short right from Khan.
Khan misses with a body punch.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Altamiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Altamiro backwards.
Khan digs a right hand into Altamiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Altamiro's gas tank.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Altamiro backwards.
Khan tries a body shot but Altamiro blocks it.
Khan is leaning against Altamiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan cracks Altamiro with a nice body shot.#T4#
Altamiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Altamiro backwards. #BC#
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Altamiro moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Altamiro lands a jab.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Altamiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pedroca Altamiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Altamiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Altamiro.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altamiro takes one on the button.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Altamiro seems unphased.
Khan checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

A relieved looking Bora Khan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: GDL 116: Tits VS Adlehyde     
Date:   Aug 28, 2021
#R1#
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Neer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Neer fails to land the takedown.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Neer under the eye.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan lands with a hook. Neer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan lands with a right hand.
Neer tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Neer shoots in.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Neer feints the counter takedown.
Neer checks a leg kick.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Neer. #T1#
Neer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Neer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #TD2#
Neer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neer wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
Khan is controlling Neer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Neer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Khan is staying active underneath Neer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Khan wants to get back to full guard but Neer has mounted him!#T2#
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neer breaks from Khan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Khan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khan trying to control here.
Khan manages to get to full guard.
Neer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T3#
Khan being controlled here, momentarily.
Khan managing to control the position.
Neer preventing the sweep.
Neer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neer is one step ahead there.
Neer lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Neer trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neer is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.
Neer trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neer throws a big right hand that misses.
Neer postures up and lands a big shot to Khan's brow.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Neer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Khan throws a hook to the side of Neer's head but Neer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Neer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a jab when Neer was well out of range.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neer.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Neer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Neer with the counter takedown but Khan avoids it easily.#T1#
Neer ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Neer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty Neer.
Neer tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Neer misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Neer with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Khan misses. #T2#
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Neer forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Neer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Neer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Neer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Khan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neer wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Neer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
Khan controlling the action here. #T3#
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neer can do to turn this around?
Khan works his way into full mount!
Khan controlling his opponent.
Neer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan controlling the pace for now. #T4#
Neer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Neer tries to lock up and control but Khan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khan controlling his opponent.
Neer is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neer was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Neer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Neer shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scotty Neer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Neer. Neer gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Neer. Neer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan misses with a low kick as Neer jumps back.
Neer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Neer is just out of range.
And Neer tries to counter it with a takedown but Khan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neer at a distance.
Neer dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Neer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Neer fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Neer with that takedown attempt.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty Neer.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.#T2#
Khan looks to throw the jab but Neer is out of range.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Neer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Neer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Neer ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Neer checks a low kick from Khan.#CL#
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Neer.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neer.
Neer tries to score a body lock takedown but Khan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Neer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Neer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khan cracks Neer with an open hand slap.
Khan thows a leg kick but Neer checks it #TD2#
and Neer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan controlling Neer's posture. #T3#
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neer prevents Khan from getting back to his feet.
Neer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neer is one step ahead there.
Neer postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Khan controlling Neer's posture.
Neer won't allow Khan to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Neer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scotty Neer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neer at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

During a confident post fight interview, Bora Khan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: GDL 111: Lasombra VS Bitch Tit     
Date:   Jul 24, 2021
#R1#
Hadjilis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to counter by clinching up but Hadjilis breaks away and moves out of range.
Hadjilis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Hadjilis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hadjilis.
Khan lands a nice hook to Hadjilis's body. Hadjilis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Hadjilis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL2#
Hadjilis closes the distance and clinches.
Hadjilis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Hadjilis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Hadjilis jumps guard and drags Khan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Khan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hadjilis to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Khan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hadjilis pulls down on the head and he's put Khan to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Markos Hadjilis!
Markos Hadjilis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: ENIGMA 23     
Date:   Jun 12, 2021
#R1#
Khan misses with a hook.
Jabbanator throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabbanator moves away.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Jabbanator's head but Jabbanator sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan punishes Jabbanator's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Jabbanator scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
A combination from Jabbanator does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbanator misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Khan counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land. #T1#
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Khan.
Khan has Jabbanator pressed against the cage, preventing Jabbanator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan is working Jabbanator over against the cage.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabbanator backwards.
Jabbanator is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Jabbanator's ribcage. Jabbanator let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Jabbanator's head.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Khan.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jabbanator backwards. #T2#
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabbanator controls his hands.
Khan cracks Jabbanator with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Khan. #BC#
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Jabbanator has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jabbanator there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan misses with a body shot
and Jabbanator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan is looking to chop away at Jabbanator's legs.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jabbanator just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Jabbanator's defenses.
Jabbanator has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jabbanator throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabbanator.
Jabbanator unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan thumps Jabbanator with a low kick.
Jabbanator lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jabbanator lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabbanator.
Jabbanator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khan lands the left hand.
Jabbanator throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Jabbanator misses.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabbanator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T1#
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabbanator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jabbanator manages to circle out of the way.
Khan scores with the left hand. Jabbanator knows he should have avoided that one.
Jabbanator rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jabbanator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jabbanator. Jabbanator circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a jab to Jabbanator's midsection.
Jabbanator tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Khan. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jabbanator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
A left lands for Khan.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan lands a nice hook to Jabbanator's body. Jabbanator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabbanator throws a counter combo.
Jabbanator misses with a few strikes there.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Jabbanator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ze Jabbanator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jabbanator.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Jabbanator's head back.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Jabbanator slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jabbanator misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jabbanator moves away.
Jabbanator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jabbanator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Jabbanator looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well. #T1#
Khan tries to bum rush Jabbanator with a series of wild strikes but Jabbanator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jabbanator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jabbanator moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jabbanator throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Jabbanator avoids the body shot from Khan.
Jabbanator unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jabbanator throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Khan jabs Jabbanator to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jabbanator staying out of range there.
Jabbanator throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jabbanator doesn't seem phased though.
Jabbanator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jabbanator is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Jabbanator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabbanator misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabbanator was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Jabbanator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jabbanator lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ze Jabbanator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jabbanator throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!

Bora Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: ENIGMA 18     
Date:   May 15, 2021
#R1#
Yan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.#CL#
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Yan.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan is trying to push Yan away but Yan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yans head.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
A right hand to the body from Yan.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Yan tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Yan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Yan avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Yan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan is working Yan over against the cage.#T1#
Yan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yan.
Khan is struggling to control the position.
Khan working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Yan.
Still in the clinch, Yan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Yan pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan blocks a body shot from Yan.
Yan digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yan.
Khan wants to stall.
Yan lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yan.
A right handed body shot lands from Yan. #T2#
Yan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Yan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
Yan blocking some punches.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yan can turn it around.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yan.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Yan digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yan lands with a right to the head.
Yan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yan lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Yan.
Still in the clinch, Yan scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jinjing Yan dominated that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Yan forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Yan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Yan.
A right handed body shot lands from Yan.
Yan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan blocks a body shot from Yan.
A hook to the body from Yan.
A short body shot lands from Yan as the two fighters clinch.
Yan lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Yan.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Yan.
Yan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yan prevents a body shot from Khan.
Nice body punch from Yan - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yan.
Jinjing Yan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yan is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Yan. #T1#
Yan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Yan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yan is defending well for now.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Yan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yan.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Yan pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Yan digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Yan lands with a light punch inside.
Yan lands a left hand.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan. #T2#
Yan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Yan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yan.
Yan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yan presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yan lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Yan is blocking nicely.
Yan scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head. #ROC2#Khan is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Yan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yan scores with a hook to the body.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
Yan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Yan lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jinjing Yan 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
That kick from Yan tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Yan saw that one coming.
Yan throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Yan lands a slapping body shot.
Yan thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Yan lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yan.
Yan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yan misses the shot to the body.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Yan.
Yan misses the shot to the body.
Yan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Yan misses the target.
Yan punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Yan is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yan throws a shot to the body.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Yan forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Yan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yan digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yan lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Yan.
Yan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yan blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Yan.
Yan struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Yan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yan works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Yan lands an uppercut.
Yan lands a nice uppercut.
Yan lands with a left to the head.
Yan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Yan digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Yan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Yan.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
Yan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jinjing Yan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R4#
Yan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Yan.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yan lands a nice looking body shot.
Jinjing Yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yan cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Yan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Yan.
A countering left hand to the body from Yan misses.
Yan jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan scores with a body shot.
Yan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Yan takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Yan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
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 swings for the body but Yan moves out of range. #T1#
Yan throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yan.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yan.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Yan misses.
Yan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yan! But no joy.
Yan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan slips a straight right by Yan.
Yan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yan.#T2#
Yan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan is looking to wear down Yan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan misses with a straight right.
Yan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Yan counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Yan has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Yan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yan fails to land.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yan.
Khan presses Yan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yan.
Yan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yan struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Yan throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Yan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan tries a body shot but Yan blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jinjing Yan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Yan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Yan counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Khan clinches up with Yan and pushes him back against the cage.
Yan tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yan back against the cage.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Yan tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yan back against the cage.
Yan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Yan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan. #T1#
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Yan managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Yan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocking some punches.
Yan pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yan gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yan lands with a left to the head.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Yan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Yan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yan.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yan.
Yan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yan blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yan cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Yan scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Yan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bora Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jinjing Yan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jinjing Yan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 43:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 43:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jinjing Yan!

Jinjing Yan 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.

 

Event: ENIGMA 13     
Date:   Apr 24, 2021
#R1#
Yan misses with a left hand
and Yan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Yan instigates a clinch.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yan has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Yan.
Yan tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yan back against the cage.
Yan prevents a body shot from Khan.
Yan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yan lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Yan tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Yan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yan can turn it around.#T1#
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Yan.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Yan avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Yan has double underhooks.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Yan.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Yan controls his hands.
Yan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan prevents a body shot from Yan.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Yan blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Yan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Yan.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Yan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Yan tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Yan tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
Yan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Yan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Yan controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Yan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab. #CL2#
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Yan. Yan maintains the clinch.
Yan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Yan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yan misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Yan.
Yan gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Yan avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yan back against the cage.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yan. #T1#
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yan avoids it.
Yan gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Yan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Yan's ribcage. Yan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yan blocks a body shot from Khan.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action. #T2#
Khan blocks a body shot from Yan.
Yan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yan is working Khan over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yan's elbow.
Yan lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan prevents a body shot from Khan.
Yan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Yan.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yan up against the cage.
Yan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jinjing Yan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Khan throws a leg kick
and Yan counters with a nice body shot.
Yan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Yan saw that one coming.
Yan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yan tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yan.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Yan pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yan.
Yan is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.
Yan tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Yan avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Good body shot from Yan.
A short right from Khan. #T1#
Yan working aggressively here.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yan.
Khan has Yan pushed against the cage.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Yan prevents a body shot from Khan.
Yan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yan.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan tries to work over Yan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yan misses with a body punch.
Yan digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yan goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Yan gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yan blocking some punches.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Yan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Yan throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Yan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Yan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Yan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Yan - that landed with a thud.
Yan can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jinjing Yan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yan 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30

The fight is ruled a draw!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Feb 21, 2021
#R1#
Mayo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mayo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayo shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Mayo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayo ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayo. #CL2#
Mayo gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Mayo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mayo tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Racyn Mayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Mayo avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries a body shot but Mayo blocks it.
Mayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayo.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan is working Mayo over against the cage.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayo.#T1#
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayos head.
Good body shot from Khan.
Mayo is breathing heavily.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayo.
Khan gets through Mayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan is working Mayo over against the cage.
Khan gets through Mayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan gets through Mayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Khan.
We've been informed that Khan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khan has Mayo pushed against the cage.
Khan lands a body punch. #T2#
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan works on Mayo's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Racyn Mayo has been cut.
Mayo takes a shot to the head.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayos head.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayo or not.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Khan is leaning against Mayo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Mayo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan gets through Mayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Khan.
Khan gets through Mayo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan pushes Mayo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mayo.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayo backwards.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan is working Mayo over against the cage.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 Racyn Mayo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##KD2#
Khan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mayo sprawling to the canvas! Mayo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Khan finish him?! #ROC2#Mayo is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Mayo darts in trying to clinch#KD2#
and Khan counters with a nice right hand that sends Mayo toppling to the canvas! Mayo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Khan finish him?!
Oh Mayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mayo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Khan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
Our winner, Bora Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Jan 26, 2021
#R1#
Stephenson tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Stephenson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stephenson attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Stephenson 's head.#CUT2#It looks like Gavin Stephenson has been cut.
Khan stuns Stephenson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Khan lands with a right hand.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephenson is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Stephenson .
Khan dips to his left and cracks Stephenson with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stephenson on the side of the head.
Stephenson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stephenson thinking.
Stephenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stephenson moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stephenson is defended easily by Khan.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Stephenson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan catches Stephenson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT2#Gavin Stephenson 's cut is getting worse.
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Khan throws a leg kick but Stephenson moved away.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stephenson .
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Stephenson takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stephenson . Stephenson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stephenson is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Khan has closed the distance and engaged Stephenson in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Stephenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenson s head.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands a right hand. #CUT2#Gavin Stephenson 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khan lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#Stephenson is rocked!
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stephenson is breathing heavily.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
Stephenson wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan. #T3#
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stephenson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Stephenson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan pushes Stephenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Stephenson has Khan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Khan gets through Stephenson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephenson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Stephenson is working for takedown but Khan is calmly controlling the position for now.#T4#
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Stephenson takes a shot to the head.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan cracks Stephenson with a nice body shot.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenson s head.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephenson s head.
Khan lands a body punch.
Stephenson takes a shot to the head.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stephenson or not.
Khan is working Stephenson over against the cage.
Khan lands a right hand. #CUT2#Jeez, Gavin Stephenson 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stephenson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Gavin Stephenson 's cut.
That's time! Stephenson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stephenson or not.
Khan digs a right hand into Stephenson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stephenson 's gas tank.
Khan digs a right hand into Stephenson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stephenson 's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Stephenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan slows down the pace here.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Stephenson to his knees! Khan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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