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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bolleke (ranked 237 p4p, 574 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 30 p4p, 71 weight class). Bolleke comes to the cage accompanied by RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Bolleke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khanna. Bolleke shrugs it off though.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
Khanna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khanna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Khanna misses
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khanna 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.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolleke throws an overhand right that lands on Khanna's shoulder, as Khanna tries to avoid the shot.
Khanna misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanna slips a jab from Bolleke.
Khanna tries to clinch up.
Khanna swings widly with a right hand
and Bolleke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khanna misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bolleke misses the target.
Khanna misses with a shot to the body
and Bolleke counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna drives through and clinches with Bolleke against the cage.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Khanna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanna.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
Khanna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolleke lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Khanna.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke breaks the clinch.
Khanna slips under a jab from Bolleke.
Bolleke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanna counters with a body kick that stops Bolleke in his tracks momentarily.
Bolleke staying out of range there.
Khanna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bolleke takes a step back to recover.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Khanna throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khanna sprawls well. Khanna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bolleke gets slowly back to his feet.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Bolleke tries to move into range but Khanna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Khanna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of Bolleke's head but Bolleke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khanna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khanna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna takes a swing at Bolleke's ribcage but misses.
Khanna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolleke.
Bolleke 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.
Bolleke slips a jab from Khanna.
A jab from Bolleke misses.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Bolleke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Khanna does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna fakes the leg kick and cracks Bolleke in the body.
Khanna lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bolleke will feel that in the morning.
Bolleke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khanna scores with a punch to the head.
Khanna throws a looping overhand right but Bolleke ducks down to avoid it.
Khanna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khanna misses with a looping right.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Bolleke saw that one coming.
Khanna misses with a shot to the body
and Bolleke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khanna connects with a jab.
Bolleke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolleke misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Khanna counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke staying out of range there.
Khanna thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Khanna responds with a good body kick, but Bolleke manages to step out the way in time.
Bolleke connects with a body shot.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolleke lands a body shot.
Khanna works Bolleke's body with a nice hook.
Bolleke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Khanna misses with a lunging right hand
and Bolleke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bolleke working the head and body with strikes.
Khanna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bolleke working Khanna over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke wants to pass to mount but Khanna is defending the position.
Bolleke drops an elbow to the side of Khanna's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that round.
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.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolleke.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Bolleke.
Khanna scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khanna closes the distance and clinches.
Bolleke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanna drives through and clinches with Bolleke against the cage.
Bolleke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke wants to take the fight to the mat but Khanna manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bolleke lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Bolleke manages to break the clinch.
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanna throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khanna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bolleke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanna.
Khanna moves out of range of the strikes.
Khanna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanna lands with a shot to the body.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanna lands with a cross.
Bolleke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khanna to score with a decent uppercut.
Raja Khanna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke misses with a left hand
and Khanna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Khanna.
Bolleke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khanna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolleke somewhat.
Bolleke misses with a left hand
and Khanna counters with a nice uppercut.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolleke misses the jab.
Khanna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khanna throws a lazy right hand but Bolleke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolleke throws a body punch but Khanna moves out of range.
Bolleke throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanna.
Nice shot by Bolleke.
Khanna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
Bolleke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khanna is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Khanna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khanna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Khanna misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Bolleke.
Khanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
Bolleke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khanna scores with a nice right hand.
Bolleke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bolleke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khanna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bolleke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khanna scrambles back to his feet.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Bolleke scores with a shot to the body.
Khanna with the inside leg kick.
Bolleke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanna throws out the jab.
Khanna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolleke cracks Khanna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khanna tries to clinch but Bolleke is having none of it.
Bolleke throws a hook but Khanna blocks it.
Khanna misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khanna as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolleke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Bolleke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khanna in his tracks.
Bolleke moves out of range of the body kick from Khanna.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanna.
Bolleke throws a right hand that misses
and Khanna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Bolleke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bolleke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Khanna tries to buck Bolleke off but Bolleke is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raja Khanna will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Bolleke misses.
Khanna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolleke, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
Khanna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolleke misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolleke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolleke breaks the clinch.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khanna, as that shot connected.
Bolleke keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Bolleke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Khanna misses.
Khanna lands a nice hook to Bolleke's body. Bolleke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolleke.
Khanna throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
Bolleke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khanna throws the left hand but Bolleke avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bolleke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khanna scores with a punch to the head.
Khanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolleke is looking to counter punch.
Khanna connects with an inside leg kick.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Bolleke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khanna. Khanna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khanna lands with a good body shot.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Khanna ducks down to avoid it.
Bolleke misses with a hook. Khanna ducked under it nicely.
Khanna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khanna misses with a two punch combination.
Bolleke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanna scores with a one two! Bolleke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oscar Bolleke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanna throws a hook but Bolleke blocks it.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the body.
Khanna delivers a nice body kick.
Bolleke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khanna to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolleke throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolleke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khanna tests Bolleke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Bolleke throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanna.
Khanna works Bolleke's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Khanna.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Khanna avoids the punch easily.
Khanna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bolleke lands a head shot.
Bolleke misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a leg kick
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
Bolleke throws a hook to the side of Khanna's head but Khanna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolleke lands a really nice looking cross but Khanna seems unphased.
Bolleke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khanna moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Khanna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
Khanna scores with a punch to the head.
Khanna cracks Bolleke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khanna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khanna! But no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanna.
Khanna lands a jab to Bolleke's midsection.
Khanna wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bolleke swings for the body but Khanna moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolleke tries for a takedown but Khanna circles away easily
and Khanna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A left lands for Khanna.
Bolleke shoots for a takedown but Khanna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khanna slips a jab from Bolleke.
A nice side step and Khanna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khanna scores with a leg kick.
Bolleke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khanna rushes Bolleke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolleke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khanna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
In his post fight interview, Raja Khanna started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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