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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 898 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 147 p4p, 179 weight class). Khan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Lang lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Lang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lang misses with a jab to the body
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lang in his tracks.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Khan throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lang misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Lang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lang blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
And Lang responds with a good body kick, but Khan manages to step out the way in time.
Lang throws a front kick that sends Khan stumbling back into the cage.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Lang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lang slips a jab from Khan.
Lang tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Lang misses.
Khan jabs Lang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khan doesn't seem phased though.
Lang jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lang with the inside leg kick.
Lang lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lang connects with a leg kick.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Lang avoids the body shot from Khan.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang's corner calls for a 1-2. Lang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan clobbers Lang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan slips a jab from Lang.
Lang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan misses with a hook.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khan eats them both and turns towards Lang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Lang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Khan slips a jab from Lang.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lang at a distance.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Lang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Lang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lang at a distance.
Lang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan blocks a jab.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Lang defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan checks the leg kick.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Khan misses.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lang's head.
Lang slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lang throws a low kick but Khan moves out of range easily.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bora Khan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Lang there.
Lang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lang presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lang.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Khan misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan avoids the body shot from Lang.
A big right from Lang misses.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lang at a distance.
Lang misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Khan misses.
Lang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
Lang is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lang throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Lang thuds his right hand into Khan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lang clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Khan swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lang is able to avoid easily.
Lang wants to counter with a clinch but Khan pushes him away.
Lang lands a head shot.
Khan cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lang slips under a jab.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lang finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lang throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lang.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Lang feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Lang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bora Khan!
Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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