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RFC 13: Highway to Hell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudd Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Atte Savitaipale enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudd Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyler.
Nice defenses there by Tyler.
Nice shot lands for Savitaipale.
Savitaipale throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyler tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Savitaipale is in Tyler's guard.
Savitaipale won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
Savitaipale controls from within his opponent's guard.
Savitaipale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Savitaipale tries to pass.
Tyler wants to sweep but no luck.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Savitaipale working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Savitaipale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savitaipale on the ground.
Savitaipale advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom here.
Savitaipale scores with punches from side control.
Savitaipale controlling from side mount.
It looks like Savitaipale might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Tyler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tyler is trying to escape the position but Savitaipale is controlling the position.
Savitaipale working the head with strikes.
Savitaipale lands some shots froms side control.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom here.
Savitaipale remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Savitaipale lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Savitaipale moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tyler is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyler, who protects the arm well.
Savitaipale controls the position.
Savitaipale is continuing to stall.
Savitaipale passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tyler!
Savitaipale looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyler is working to get back to half guard.
Savitaipale takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to improve his position but Savitaipale isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyler tries to hold on but Savitaipale postures up.
Savitaipale controlling the position easily from mount.
The adventures of Savitaipale the control monster continue. Boring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Savitaipale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyler takes one to the chin there.
Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savitaipale drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tyler defends it well.
Tyler forces Savitaipale back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Tyler.
Tyler trying to control the position but instead, Savitaipale has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyler into the cage.
Tyler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Savitaipale jumps guard but Tyler stands there with Savitaipale around his waist. Savitaipale gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Savitaipale jumps guard and drags Tyler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Savitaipale is on top in guard.
Savitaipale stops Tyler from standing up.
Savitaipale controls from within his opponent's guard.
Savitaipale advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is in trouble now - Savitaipale has advanced to mount!
Savitaipale tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Savitaipale scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Savitaipale tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Savitaipale controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Savitaipale connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Savitaipale controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Savitaipale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Savitaipale looking to finish Tyler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyler!
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!
Savitaipale sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Savitaipale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savitaipale lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale controlling from mount.
Savitaipale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savitaipale working the ground and pound effectively.
Tyler sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Savitaipale is looking for a kimura but Tyler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Savitaipale to get the leverage.
Savitaipale scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Savitaipale works his way into full mount!
Tyler is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Savitaipale postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyler looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Savitaipale with good strikes from the mount here!
Savitaipale controlling his opponent.
Savitaipale dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Savitaipale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Savitaipale closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tyler quickly recovers to half guard.
Savitaipale controlling the pace.
Tyler wants to get back to full guard.
Savitaipale trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler trying to hold on to Savitaipale's head to control him but Savitaipale postures up.
Tyler is looking for a sweep. Savitaipale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Savitaipale performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Savitaipale throws a looping overhand right but Tyler ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Decent striking displayed by Savitaipale there.
Savitaipale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Savitaipale shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Savitaipale showed some decent athleticism there.
Savitaipale working over Tyler with some ground and pound. Tyler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Savitaipale seems content to control.
Savitaipale's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Savitaipale has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ground and pound from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Savitaipale lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tyler wants to control but Savitaipale is keeping busy.
Savitaipale tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Savitaipale controlling the pace.
Atte Savitaipale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savitaipale trying to mount his opponent but Tyler defends it.
Still in half guard, Savitaipale seems content to control.
Savitaipale looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Savitaipale is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atte Savitaipale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Savitaipale 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atte Savitaipale!
After winning the bout, Atte Savitaipale thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spraynard Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Where's My Chippy?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spraynard Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Price!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Price blocks a head kick by Kruger.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Price stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Price takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kruger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kruger gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Price is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spraynard Kruger!
An out of breath and clearly excited Spraynard Kruger thanked Phantom Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera shoots in but no luck this time.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Wayne looks to land a combination. Cabrera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wayne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wayne stuffs the takedown.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wayne misses with a series of wild 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!
Cabrera tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Cabrera's body. Cabrera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cabrera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabrera looks winded!
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Cabrera's defenses.
Cabrera gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Cabrera tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Wayne is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Cabrera buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Cabrera!! Cabrera is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Wayne throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne retains his featherweight title!
Bruce Wayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafthor Raikonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiki Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hafthor Raikonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daiki Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Raikonnen misses.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Raikonnen moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Raikonnen moves out of range.
Raikonnen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yamaguchi tests Raikonnen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raikonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi's coach down at Ganja Paradise was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yamaguchi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yamaguchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raikonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Raikonnen.
No joy there for Yamaguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raikonnen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot that snaps Raikonnen's head back.
It looks like Hafthor Raikonnen has been cut.
A cross from Raikonnen lands.
Raikonnen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamaguchi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi connects with a right hand. Raikonnen shakes it off.
Yamaguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Raikonnen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yamaguchi manages to circle out of the way.
Yamaguchi drops Raikonnen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Raikonnen looks back up at him and smiles so Yamaguchi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Raikonnen closes the distance but Yamaguchi moves to the side
and Yamaguchi counters with a left to the body.
Yamaguchi drops Raikonnen with a huge uppercut! Raikonnen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Yamaguchi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiki Yamaguchi!
Daiki Yamaguchi made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Koprisan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kitano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ghost in the Shell - Making of a Cyborg. Koprisan has chosen Youth Gone Wild as his entrance music. Taichi Kitano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taichi Kitano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachary Koprisan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitano scores with a jab to the head.
Koprisan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kitano counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Kitano.
Kitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kitano lands a left hand.
Kitano struggles to land a body shot inside as Koprisan controls his hands.
Kitano pushes Koprisan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koprisan is rocked!
Kitano has Koprisan pressed against the cage.
Koprisan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kitano finish him?
Kitano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kitano pushes Koprisan against the cage. Kitano is working some dirty boxing. Kitano pushes off with a quick right hook! Koprisan goes down! Koprisan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kitano moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taichi Kitano!
Taichi Kitano retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Taichi Kitano 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.
Zachary Koprisan spoke after the fight, saying 'This fight didn't go the way I wanted, but I will come back. I will be better.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Masino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BAMF! - Bring back the pit. The crowd seem to be enjoying Masino's choice of entrance music: Il Padrino. Don Masino acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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294 lbs
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250 lbs
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Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Masino!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reem wants to clinch
and Masino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ali Reem has been cut.
Reem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reem tries to clinch up but Masino circles away and keeps his distance.
Masino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masino throws a jab when Reem was well out of range.
Masino has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Reem is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Reem doesn't manage to clinch there - Masino circles away.
Reem tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masino counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masino throws an overhand right that lands on Reem's shoulder, as Reem tries to avoid the shot.
Masino lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masino misses with a straight left.
Reem wants to clinch.
Reem looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Masino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reem is looking to clinch.
Reem tries to clinch but Masino moves away
and Masino counters with a stiff right hand.
Reem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reem is looking to clinch.
Masino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Masino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem looks to clinch
and Masino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reem throws a nice looking combination but Masino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reem tries to clinch but Masino moves away
and Masino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reem is rocked!
Masino cracks Reem with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Masino!
Don Masino decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ali Reem stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got screwed!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Maint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raja Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Maint!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maint ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Maint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maint has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Maint misses with a punch on the inside.
Maint working aggressively here.
Khan blocking some punches.
Maint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan throws a hook but Maint avoids it easily.
Maint looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maint pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
Maint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maint misses with a punch on the inside.
Maint misses with a punch to the body.
Maint can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
I was talking to Khan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maint scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
Maint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maint misses with the head strike.
Maint misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Maint has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
Maint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Maint misses with a punch on the inside.
Maint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is trying to push Maint away but Maint has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maint has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Maint has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maint lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maint.
Khan blocking some punches.
Maint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maint throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan is trying to push Maint away but Maint has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan wants to break free but Maint has control.
Maint has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
Maint throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Maint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Maint fails to land.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan blocking some punches.
Maint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maint has him pressed against the cage.
Maint tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A short right from Maint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maint dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan misses with a hook. Maint ducked under it nicely.
Khan sets himself, and Maint steps forward looking for the clinch! Khan avoids it this time.
Maint throws a body shot but no joy.
Maint slips a straight right by Khan.
Maint lands a head shot.
Khan lands the left hand.
Maint moves into range and clinches up with Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Maint fails to land.
Maint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maint tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Maint fails to land.
Maint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maint working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maint tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Maint can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Maint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maint misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maint fails to land.
Maint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan tries to break free but Maint pushes him back against the cage.
Khan can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maint.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maint scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maint misses with a punch to the body.
Maint misses with a body punch.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Chris Maint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maint has him pressed against the cage.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maint working aggressively here.
Khan prevents a body shot from Maint.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maint tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Maint tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Maint.
Maint working aggressively here.
Maint has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Maint keeps him there for the moment.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
A shot in the inside from Maint.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
Maint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maint scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Maint lands a left hand.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan prevents a body shot from Maint.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maint has him pressed against the cage.
Maint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maint lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maint misses the shot to the body.
Maint has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maint tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Maint back against the cage.
Maint throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Maint misses with the head strike.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maint lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
Maint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Maint lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maint can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Maint working aggressively here.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
Maint misses with some punches.
Maint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maint tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Maint back against the cage.
Maint prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Maint gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Maint.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Maint has the dominant position.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Maint.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Maint is controlling him.
Maint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Maint - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Maint.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maint working aggressively here.
Khan prevents a body shot from Maint.
Maint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Maint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Maint has double underhooks.
Maint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maint.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maint tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
A left hand lands to the body for Maint.
Maint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maint working aggressively here.
Maint lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maint has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maint really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maint closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
letting Maint counter with a right hand.
Maint clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Maint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Maint won't allow it.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maint digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maint misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Maint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maint throws a head punch that misses.
Maint scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maint misses with a punch on the inside.
Maint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan blocking some punches.
Maint swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maint tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Maint back against the cage.
Maint is working Khan over against the cage.
Maint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maint working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Maint fails to land.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan lands with a cross.
Maint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maint lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
Khan swings for the body but Maint moves out of range.
Khan misses with a hook. Maint ducked under it nicely.
Raja Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Maint.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Maint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a hook but Maint avoids it easily.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maint.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maint misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maint throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Maint swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Maint counters with a straight right hand.
Khan throws a jab when Maint was well out of range.
Maint defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan stuns Maint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Maint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maint defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Maint tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Maint walks into a jab.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maint.
Maint is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Khan drops Maint with a beautiful combination! Maint stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khan is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan digs a good hook to Maint's body.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Maint should have avoided that one.
Maint is rocked!
Maint tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Maint is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Maint lands a jab-cross combination.
Maint seems to have recovered his senses.
Maint is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Maint's belly button to the back.
Khan lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maint doesn't seem phased though.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan digs a good hook to Maint's body.
Maint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan punishes Maint's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Maint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan drops Maint with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Maint looks back up at him and smiles so Khan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Maint switches off momentarily and Khan cracks him with a monster right hand! Maint topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Khan dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raja Khan!
Raja Khan retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Raja Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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