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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 46 p4p, 506 weight class) and Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 8 p4p, 62 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 cm 31 190 31 - 7 - 1 |
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198 cm 39 198 34 - 23 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 31 - 7 - 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 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bizihwaeile connects with a jab.
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut. Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it. Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizihwaeile sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bizihwaeile pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch. Bizihwaeile is trying to stall.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Khan lands a body punch. Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bizihwaeile's efforts to push away. Khan pushes Bizihwaeile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bizihwaeile lands a hook to the side of the head. Khan lands a nice uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan. Bizihwaeile presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bizihwaeile has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action! A frustrated look appears on Bizihwaeile's face as he tries to break the clinch. A short body shot lands from Bizihwaeile as the two fighters clinch.
Bizihwaeile can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bizihwaeile lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards. Bizihwaeile trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage. Bizihwaeile looking to stall.
Khan lands an uppercut. Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bizihwaeile tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body. Khan throws a head punch that misses. Bizihwaeile working hard to break the clinch. Bizihwaeile tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Bizihwaeile back against the cage. Bizihwaeile misses with some punches.
Bizihwaeile wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage. Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bizihwaeile working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bizihwaeile lands with a light punch inside. Bizihwaeile fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaeile fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bizihwaeile lands on the inside with an uppercut. Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bizihwaeile. Khan 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. Khan tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. 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! Bizihwaeile has Khan pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Khan. Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bizihwaeile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bizihwaeile tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bizihwaeile tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Bizihwaeile lands an uppercut. Khan pushes Bizihwaeile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Khan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bizihwaeile struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bizihwaeile creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bizihwaeile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan. A little jabbing left from Bizihwaeile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Bizihwaeile throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Khan misses. Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Bizihwaeile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Khan blocks a body shot from Bizihwaeile. Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bizihwaeile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily. Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bizihwaeile under the eye. Bizihwaeile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bizihwaeile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bizihwaeile has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bizihwaeile and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Bizihwaeile only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. 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! Khan checks a leg kick nicely. Bizihwaeile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khan lands with a nice body punch. Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bizihwaeile's head. Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it. Bizihwaeile takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Bizihwaeile walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Bizihwaeile slips a jab from Khan. Bizihwaeile throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it. Bizihwaeile lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khan throws a shot to the body.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head. A jab from Khan does it's job there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bizihwaeile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Bizihwaeile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem. Bizihwaeile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan. Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick but Khan checks it. Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaeile moves away. Khan misses the jab. Bizihwaeile looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely. Khan scores with a leg kick.
Khan with a hook. A head kick from Bizihwaeile lands but Khan takes it in his stride. Khan sizes up Bizihwaeile with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Bizihwaeile wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance. Bizihwaeile misses with a hook
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bizihwaeile fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khan checks it well. Khan is looking to counter punch. Khan swings for the body but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khan feints and then cracks Bizihwaeile's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bizihwaeile down. Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming. Bizihwaeile is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Bizihwaeile, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it. Bora Khan is winning the standup battle so far. Bizihwaeile slips a jab from Khan. Bizihwaeile takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan with a nice calf kick. Khan checks a leg kick nicely. Bizihwaeile throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease. Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bizihwaeile finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khan lands a nice hook to Bizihwaeile's body. Bizihwaeile takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Khan works Bizihwaeile's body with a nice hook. Khan is looking to wear down Bizihwaeile with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bizihwaeile has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Khan blocks a jab. Khan throws a quick inside leg kick. Khan jabs at Bizihwaeile's body. A head kick misses from Bizihwaeile. Khan connects with a solid leg kick. Bizihwaeile throws a good cross that connects.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook but Khan blocks it. Bizihwaeile throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan. Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Khan checks a low kick from Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bizihwaeile takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Khan. Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Khan ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range. Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it. Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bizihwaeile thuds his right hand into Khan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range. Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Nice body punch from Khan. Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile motions for Khan to come forward. Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bizihwaeile throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan. Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan. Khan just misses with a punch 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! Khan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bizihwaeile throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan scores with a hook. Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Bizihwaeile throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Bizihwaeile down. Khan ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bizihwaeile. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Khan scores with a hook to the body. Bizihwaeile takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nice cross by Khan. Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a body punch but Bizihwaeile moves out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Bizihwaeile throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease. Khan with a nice calf kick. Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut. Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan. Bizihwaeile pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Bizihwaeile settles back down. Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and checks it nicely. Bizihwaeile misses with a low kick.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bizihwaeile misses with a series of wild punches.
Bizihwaeile misses with a straight left. Khan throws the left hand but Bizihwaeile avoids the punch easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bizihwaeile scores with a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range. Bizihwaeile is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Khan lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Bizihwaeile does a little dance to reset his feet. Khan cracks Bizihwaeile with a good jab. Khan throws a series of punches but Bizihwaeile avoids them all with ease. Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Bizihwaeile pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bizihwaeile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Bizihwaeile blocks with his arms.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. Khan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Khan working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land. Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands a nice uppercut. Khan lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khan misses with a body punch.
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! Bizihwaeile trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Khan lands a right hand. Khan lands a body punch in the clinch. Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bizihwaeile can do to turn this around? Khan tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Khan tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Bizihwaeile tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it. Bizihwaeile stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bizihwaeile controls his hands.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Khan tries to work over Bizihwaeile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bizihwaeile lands with a short shot to the head. A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaeile's elbow. Khan tries to throw a body punch but Bizihwaeile avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile. A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan. A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan. Khan tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Khan presses Bizihwaeile against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Bizihwaeile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Khan is leaning against Bizihwaeile and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan cracks Bizihwaeile with an open hand slap. Khan scores with a jab to the jaw. Bizihwaeile throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand. A jab from Khan does it's job there. Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaeile throws out the jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bizihwaeile is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Bizihwaeile takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan. Bizihwaeile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bizihwaeile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan throws a leg kick but Bizihwaeile checks it. Bizihwaeile feints a counter leg kick. Bizihwaeile has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bizihwaeile. Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bizihwaeile. Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Bizihwaeile takes a shot right to the bread basket. Bizihwaeile with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut. Bizihwaeile tries a low kick but Khan avoids it. Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bizihwaeile can pounce on him.
Khan thumps Bizihwaeile with a low kick. Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
And that's the end of the fight! Bora Khan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan! Bora Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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