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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 1413 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Argat Khan (ranked 217 p4p, 336 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepes Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tepes Iii misses the shot to the body.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Tepes Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan jabs Tepes Iii right on the nose. Tepes Iii blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Khan slips under a jab.
Tepes Iii motions for Khan to come forward. Tepes Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tepes Iii doesn't seem phased though.
Khan clinches up with Tepes Iii and pushes him back against the cage.
Tepes Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tepes Iii lands a body punch.
Khan pushes Tepes Iii 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!
Khan stalling the fight.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tepes Iii backwards.
Khan misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan throws out a leg kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range and Khan only half commits.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Khan.
Tepes Iii throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Tepes Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan throws a leg kick but Tepes Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tepes Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khan counters with a three punch combo that has Tepes Iii backing up. Tepes Iii nods at Khan to acknowledge the strikes.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes Iii thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Tepes Iii misses
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Tepes Iii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Tepes Iii has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tepes Iii is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Tepes Iii saw it coming and moves away.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Tepes Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tepes Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan darts in and clinches Tepes Iii up against the cage.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Tepes Iii.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is trying to stall.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range.
Tepes Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Khan avoided it.
Khan has Tepes Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Khan is looking to slow Tepes Iii down with leg kicks.
Khan misses with a hook. Tepes Iii ducked under it nicely.
Tepes Iii throwing a counter right hand but Khan manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tepes Iii scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tepes Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan thows a leg kick but Tepes Iii checks it
enabling Tepes Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Tepes Iii tries to counter with a takedown but Khan is quick to defend against it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tepes Iii blocks the leg kick.
Khan has Tepes Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Tepes Iii trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Tepes Iii misses.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepes Iii 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.
Tepes Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tepes Iii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argat Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's time! Tepes Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Argat Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tepes Iii eats them both and turns towards Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tepes Iii lands a head kick. Khan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Tepes Iii saw it coming and moves away.
Argat Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan throws a leg kick but Tepes Iii sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tepes Iii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii takes one to the side of the head.
Khan throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Khan tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepes Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tepes Iii throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khan's head.
Khan swings for the body but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is getting worse.
Khan misses with a hook
and Tepes Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Tepes Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan misses with the combination.
Tepes Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes Iii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tepes Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes Iii off balance momentarily.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Tepes Iii lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.
Tepes Iii attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Tepes Iii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tepes Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tepes Iii's hands.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to work over Tepes Iii's front leg with a kick but Tepes Iii checks it.
Tepes Iii misses with a body kick.
Tepes Iii throws a chopping leg kick but Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Tepes Iii counters with a single leg into guard. Khan didn't expect that.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Tepes Iii from controlling successfully.
Tepes Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tepes Iii stays in close to Khan's body and controls the position.
Khan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tepes Iii dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii taking a break here but Khan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tepes Iii is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tepes Iii.
Khan is staying active underneath Tepes Iii, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Argat Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tepes Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan connects with a right hand. Tepes Iii shakes it off.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khan.
Tepes Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Khan avoided it.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tepes Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tepes Iii misses the body punch
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tepes Iii.
A big left from Khan misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tepes Iii blocks a head kick by Khan.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tepes Iii misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tepes Iii missing with knees to the body.
Argat Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tepes Iii holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khan stalling.
Tepes Iii is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tepes Iii has his back to the cage.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan with a jab.
Argat Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes Iii.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Tepes Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan drops Tepes Iii with a beautiful combination! Tepes Iii stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Khan is looking for the KO!
Tepes Iii is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Tepes Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Tepes Iii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tepes Iii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepes Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tepes Iii scores with a head kick. Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khan slips a straight right by Tepes Iii.
Khan swings for the body but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tepes Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a series of punches but Tepes Iii avoids them all with ease.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Tepes Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Tepes Iii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Tepes Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan is looking for the big counter here.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Tepes Iii's knee but Tepes Iii avoids it well.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khan being controlled against the cage.
Tepes Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan thows a leg kick but Tepes Iii checks it
and Tepes Iii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tepes Iii stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tepes Iii there.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Tepes Iii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan tries to clinch there but Tepes Iii circles away.
Tepes Iii connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argat Khan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's time! Tepes Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan is looking to clinch but Tepes Iii is avoiding it.
Tepes Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khan throws a head kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii is looking to counter punch.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii connects with a single shot there.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Tepes Iii's knee but Tepes Iii avoids it well.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes Iii cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Tepes Iii loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Tepes Iii catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Tepes Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tepes Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tepes Iii has his back to the cage.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Tepes Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Tepes Iii tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tepes Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan blocks a body shot from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Tepes Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes Iii. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Tepes Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Tepes Iii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Khan swings for the body but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Tepes Iii misses.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Tepes Iii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Tepes Iii connects with a body shot.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes Iii. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Tepes Iii.
Nice jab there from Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Tepes Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Tepes Iii tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Tepes Iii down.
Khan tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Khan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Tepes Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Argat Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Khan misses with a low kick.
Tepes Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Tepes Iii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tepes Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Tepes Iii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Tepes Iii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy body kick
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tepes Iii counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTepes Iii.
Tepes Iii scores with a nice body kick.
Khan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Khan flicks out a counter leg kick but Tepes Iii steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tepes Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Tepes Iii down.
Tepes Iii misses with a straight right.
Tepes Iii cracks Khan with a good jab.
Tepes Iii closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khan quickly recovers to half guard.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tepes Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tepes Iii throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Khan to regain full guard.
Tepes Iii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Tepes Iii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tepes Iii slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii controlling the position.
Khan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khan is trying to buck Tepes Iii off.
Khan is not content to let Tepes Iii control the position.
Tepes Iii working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is staying tight to Khan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tepes Iii is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tepes Iii misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tepes Iii prevents Khan from escaping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tepes Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tepes Iii scores with a hook.
Khan tests Tepes Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes Iii throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan misses with a hook. Tepes Iii ducked under it nicely.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Vlad Tepes Iii.
I think Khan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Argat Khan!
Argat Khan is the new welterweight champion!
Argat Khan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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