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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 372 p4p, 55 weight class) and Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 44 p4p, 10 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Ignatiev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beats That. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 35 - 12 - 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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ignatiev misses the shot to the body.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatiev. Ignatiev obviously looking to wear him down.
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 darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Ignatiev's defenses.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a leg kick but Ignatiev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khan jabs Ignatiev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ignatiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatiev slips under a jab.
Ignatiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Ignatiev seems unphased.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khan avoids the body shot from Ignatiev.
Khan motions for Ignatiev to come forward. Khan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatiev.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Ignatiev counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Ignatiev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatiev counters with a leg kick.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from Khan.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Ignatiev with a nice calf kick.
Ignatiev throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatiev looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Ignatiev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ignatiev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Ignatiev tries to score with a low kick but Khan moves his leg out of the way.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Ignatiev's leg but Ignatiev calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ignatiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ignatiev throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Ignatiev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ignatiev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ignatiev blocks a leg kick.
Ignatiev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ignatiev is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatiev looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Crunch! Ignatiev slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Ignatiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatiev.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Ignatiev checks it.
Ignatiev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ignatiev checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Ignatiev works Khan's body with a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Ignatiev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ignatiev checks a leg kick.
Ignatiev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ignatiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatiev misses the jab.
Ignatiev wants to slow Khan down by chopping away at his legs.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Ignatiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ignatiev misses with a low kick.
A big left from Ignatiev misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ignatiev - the referee stops the clock and Khan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ignatiev. Khan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khan throws a low kick but Ignatiev moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ignatiev blocks the low kick.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
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 misses with a straight left.
Ignatiev swinging wildly here.
Khan tried to counter with a leg kick but Ignatiev avoided it.
Ignatiev tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Ignatiev misses.
Ignatiev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Ignatiev's head but Ignatiev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ignatiev scores with a nice head shot.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Ignatiev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignatiev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Ignatiev will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ignatiev misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignatiev catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ignatiev scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ignatiev.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Ignatiev checks it.
Khan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Ignatiev's shoulder, as Ignatiev tries to avoid the shot.
Khan misses with a hook. Ignatiev ducked under it nicely.
Ignatiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Ignatiev settles back down.
Ignatiev slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ignatiev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatiev! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatiev digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Ignatiev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ignatiev throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Ignatiev tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Ignatiev moved out of range.
A jab from Ignatiev misses.
Ignatiev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Ignatiev defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatiev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Ignatiev as he checks the leg kick.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Ignatiev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ignatiev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ignatiev throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatiev.
Some bone on bone action there as Ignatiev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan avoids the head kick by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
Ignatiev blocks a jab.
Ignatiev misses with a looping right.
Khan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ignatiev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ignatiev is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Ignatiev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ignatiev takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Ignatiev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Ignatiev backs away, Khan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan throws a hook but Ignatiev avoids it easily.
Ignatiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignatiev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ignatiev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Ignatiev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatiev throws a shot to the body.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatiev misses the target.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Ignatiev checks it.
Ignatiev flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Khan walks into a jab.
Ignatiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ignatiev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatiev moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Ignatiev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ignatiev 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.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatiev misses with a body shot.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan swings for the body but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Khan slips under a jab from Ignatiev.
Khan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ignatiev just manages to avoid it.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatiev misses with a straight left.
Ignatiev connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Khan moves away from the strike by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Ignatiev moves away and avoids it.
Ignatiev scores with a kick to the body.
Khan defending well as Ignatiev loads up on a big left hand.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ignatiev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Ignatiev throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Ignatiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ignatiev's head backwards.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ignatiev is able to avoid easily.
Ignatiev swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Ignatiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatiev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatiev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ignatiev.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
Ignatiev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ignatiev slips a jab from Khan.
Ignatiev is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ignatiev looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Ignatiev cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Ignatiev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignatiev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Ignatiev misses its intended target.
Ignatiev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
Ignatiev misses with a straight left.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ignatiev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignatiev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatiev misses with a straight right.
Ignatiev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ignatiev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ignatiev with a nice cross.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan throws a hook but Ignatiev blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatiev throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Ignatiev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatiev is trying to counter with his kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Ignatiev blocks the leg kick.
Ignatiev misses with a looping left.
Ignatiev slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ignatiev checks it well.
Ignatiev throws a leg kick that misses.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatiev. Ignatiev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ignatiev connects with a single shot there.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ignatiev jabs at Khan's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
Ignatiev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatiev lands a right hook to the body.
Khan tries to score with a low kick but Ignatiev moves his leg out of the way.
Ignatiev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan wants to slow Ignatiev down by chopping away at his legs.
Ignatiev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ignatiev misses with a straight left.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan scores with a jab. Ignatiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignatiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Khan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatiev connects with a leg kick.
Ignatiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatiev.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai Ignatiev.
Well Ignatiev 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Ignatiev!
An out of breath Nikolai Ignatiev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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