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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Adesanya (ranked 2900 p4p, 5530 weight class) and Dalinar Kholin (ranked 388 p4p, 588 weight class). Dalinar Kholin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dalinar Kholin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya 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.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kholin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kholin slips under a jab from Adesanya.
Adesanya has closed the distance and engaged Kholin in a clinch.
Kholin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Kholin is blocking nicely.
Kholin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kholin punishes Adesanya's body with a nice straight punch.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
Adesanya misses with a body kick.
Kholin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kholin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adesanya seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kholin lands a lovely overhand right.
Adesanya just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adesanya struggles to land a body shot inside as Kholin controls his hands.
Kholin avoiding damage as Adesanya throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya is trying to pull guard but Kholin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Adesanya has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adesanya misses with the head strike.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kholin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kholin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adesanya misses with a knee strike.
Kholin takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dalinar Kholin has been cut.
Kholin gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kholin manages to break the clinch.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Kholin is having none of it.
Kholin throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Adesanya tries to counter by clinching up but Kholin breaks away and moves out of range.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kholin.
Kholin slips a straight right by Adesanya.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kholin misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kholin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kholin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kholin avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Nice straight punches there by Kholin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kholin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Kholin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kholin. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adesanya wants to clinch up but Kholin keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Kholin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kholin is looking for the big counter here.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kholin is defending well for now.
Adesanya trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kholin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adesanya throws an elbow but misses.
Kholin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adesanya.
Kholin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dalinar Kholin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dalinar Kholin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adesanya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kholin throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Kholin.
Adesanya lands with a kick to the temple. Kholin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kholin moves out of range of the body kick.
Adesanya swinging wildly here.
Adesanya tries to clinch there but Kholin circles away.
Despite the aggression on Kholin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kholin lands a really nice looking cross but Adesanya seems unphased.
Adesanya takes one on the button.
Adesanya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kholin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Kholin moves out of range easily.
Adesanya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adesanya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adesanya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kholin throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Adesanya is looking to counter punch.
Adesanya misses with an uppercut. Kholin saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kholin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adesanya momentarily.
Kholin scores with a jab to the head.
Adesanya is rocked!
A punch combination from Adesanya misses.
Oh Adesanya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kholin cracks Adesanya on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Adesanya falls backwards against the cage. Kholin follows up with more strikes that drop Adesanya to his knees. Kholin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Adesanya! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalinar Kholin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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