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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 185 p4p, 816 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 29 p4p, 110 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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 16 - 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 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Kelly has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Kelly slips under a jab from Khan.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kelly cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelly jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bora Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelly throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Kelly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khan on his heels. He'll look to pass Khan's guard now, I'm sure.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Khan has Kelly pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Kelly drops back looking for a leg! Khan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Khan manages to kick Kelly off! Kelly jumps back into Khan's guard.
Kelly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kelly wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kelly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan moves into full guard.
Khan has control of Kelly's left arm, preventing Kelly from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kelly works over Khan with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Kelly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khan moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly slips under a jab from Khan.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Kelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Pat Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Khan prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly is trying to stall.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Kelly, against the cage.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries to stall but Kelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Kelly misses with a left hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Khan pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Kelly.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Good shot there by Khan.
Kelly is rocked!
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly darts in trying to clinch
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelly thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Khan misses its target.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Khan throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly lands with a nice body kick.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Kelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Khan throws a big counter combination but Kelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly feints and as Khan raises his hands in defense, Kelly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khan trying to control the position.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
After winning the bout, Bora Khan 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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hype
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