PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Argat Khan (ranked 985 p4p, 1497 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 146 p4p, 227 weight class). Argat Khan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Khan
vs
Tepes Iii

178 cm
34
180
21 - 11 - 1

180 cm
25
180
5 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****

****160Q Energy for $150****
The Dirty Needle Project

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 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tepes Iii works the jab nicely.

It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes Iii.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Tepes Iii has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Tepes Iii.

Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tepes Iii, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan being controlled against the cage.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Khan.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tepes Iii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Tepes Iii lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Tepes Iii blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tepes Iii only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Khan has closed the distance and engaged Tepes Iii in a clinch.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan working aggressively here.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argat Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a low kick.

Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tepes Iii at a distance.

Khan clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes Iii tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Tepes Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tepes Iii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tepes Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tepes Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes Iii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tepes Iii.

Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes Iii misses with some punches.
Khan trying to stall but Tepes Iii improves his position.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes Iii throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tepes Iii.

Khan has Tepes Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tepes Iiis head.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii takes a shot to the head.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tepes Iii misses with a body kick.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii scores with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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 jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khan.
Tepes Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii avoids the head kick by Khan.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Tepes Iii feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Khan rushes Tepes Iii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan misses with some punches.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Tepes Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Tepes Iii's leg but Tepes Iii calmly moves out of range.
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 clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argat Khan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Tepes Iii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tepes Iii misses with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tepes Iii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Khan.
Tepes Iii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Khan.
Tepes Iii takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Tepes Iii 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.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Argat Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tepes Iii throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Tepes Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan avoids the body shot from Tepes Iii.
Khan throws a head kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Khan backing away here, and Tepes Iii unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Khan tests Tepes Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tepes Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Tepes Iii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tepes Iii counters with a head kick. That will keep Khan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tepes Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Tepes Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tepes Iii follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Tepes Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes Iii can do to turn this around?
Tepes Iii throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That has opened up Vlad Tepes Iii's cut even more.
Tepes Iii looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Tepes Iii with an uppercut!
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.

Tepes Iii is rocked!
Tepes Iii swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tepes Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan with a nice cross.

The cut above Vlad Tepes Iii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick misses from Khan.
A head kick misses from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii avoids the head kick by Khan.
Tepes Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
Tepes Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Argat Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tepes Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice cross by Khan.
Khan misses with a hook
and Tepes Iii counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes Iii moves away.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Argat Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tepes Iii delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Tepes Iii down.
Tepes Iii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes Iii with the inside leg kick.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Tepes Iii avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Tepes Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Tepes Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Khan misses.
Tepes Iii is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
Tepes Iii thuds his right hand into Khan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tepes Iii with the counter takedown but Khan avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Khan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tepes Iii thumps Khan with a low kick.
Tepes Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tepes Iii throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argat 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.

Tepes Iii misses the shot to the body.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii connects with the punch.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Tepes Iii's head back.
Tepes Iii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tepes Iii back to the cage. Khan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tepes Iii misses with a low kick.
Donk. Khan catches Tepes Iii right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tepes Iii.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Tepes Iii ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tepes Iii can pounce on him.

Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan lands with a left to the head.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepes Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Tepes Iii does no damage.
Tepes Iii digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tepes Iii.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tepes Iii. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Tepes Iii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tepes Iii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tepes Iii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tepes Iii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tepes Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Tepes Iii misses.
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.
Tepes Iii flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Tepes Iii with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes Iii.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Tepes Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
A short right from Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan misses with some punches.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tepes Iii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Tepes Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tepes Iii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khan throws a head kick but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan throws a jab when Tepes Iii was well out of range.
Tepes Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Tepes Iii slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tepes Iii momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan cracks Tepes Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tepes Iii cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Khan closes the distance but Tepes Iii moves to the side
and Tepes Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Khan misses.
Tepes Iii 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 hook
and Tepes Iii counters with a body kick that stops Khan in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argat 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.

Tepes Iii is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan throws a combination. Tepes Iii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Tepes Iii pushes him off.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Tepes Iii's leg but Tepes Iii calmly moves out of range.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Tepes Iii.
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.

Khan is rocked!
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan is looking to clinch but Tepes Iii is avoiding it.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves away
letting Tepes Iii counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Tepes Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick from Tepes Iii.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Tepes Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters circling a little - Tepes Iii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Khan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Khan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tepes Iii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan pushes Tepes Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan tries to clinch there but Tepes Iii circles away.
Tepes Iii connects with a jab.
Tepes Iii defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan tries to work over Tepes Iii's front leg with a kick but Tepes Iii checks it.
Tepes Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Tepes Iii settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick that misses
and Khan counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan tries to move into range but Tepes Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes Iii.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Tepes Iii misses its intended target.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Tepes Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tepes Iii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tepes Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khan's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tepes Iii circles away.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tepes Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khan tries to clinch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Tepes Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Khan.
Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Vlad Tepes Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. 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.

Tepes Iii is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes Iii.
A head kick from Tepes Iii lands but Khan takes it in his stride.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tepes Iii counter with a right hand.
Tepes Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan cracks Tepes Iii with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii motions for Khan to come forward. Tepes Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tepes Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan tries to move into range but Tepes Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan moves out of range as Tepes Iii throws a body kick.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes Iii off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Khan checks the leg kick.

Khan instigates a clinch.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tepes Iii momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Khan.
Tepes Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tepes Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tepes Iii.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tepes Iii. Khan shrugs it off though.
Khan closes the distance but Tepes Iii moves to the side
and Tepes Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Khan moves into the clinch.
A short left from Khan.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii takes a shot to the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Tepes Iii wants to stall.
Tepes Iii letting Khan take a breather here.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes Iii.
Argat Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tepes Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Khan avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan wants to land a leg kick but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Tepes Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan works Tepes Iii's body with a nice hook.
Tepes Iii 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!
Tepes Iii throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Tepes Iii motions for Khan to come forward. Tepes Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.

A head kick lands from Tepes Iii that sends Khan to the canvas. Khan tries to scramble back to his feet but Tepes Iii brings him back down into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tepes Iii.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Tepes Iii.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argat Khan!
Argat Khan retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Argat Khan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.