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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 443 p4p, 126 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 48 p4p, 15 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner moves away from the strike by Khanna.
Abner avoids a kick to the body.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
Khanna motions for Abner to come forward. Khanna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Abner.
Khanna connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abner's hands.
Khanna slips a straight right by Abner.
A countering left hand to the body from Khanna misses.
Khanna misses with a jab to the body
and Khanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Abner.
Khanna steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abner jabs at Khanna's body.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
Abner throwing a counter right hand but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abner misses with a wild body shot.
Abner throws a hook to the side of Khanna's head but Khanna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanna steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abner moves in looking to clinch but Khanna pushes him off.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Abner.
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.
Abner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khanna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khanna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna lands an overhand right.
Abner drops his hands momentarily and Khanna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab from Khanna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abner is able to avoid easily.
Abner is looking to counter with head kicks.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Abner saw that one coming.
Abner tries to move into range but Khanna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Khanna misses the target.
Abner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abner misses with a head kick.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna lets loose with a powerful body kick. Abner will feel that in the morning.
Khanna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khanna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abner throws a leg kick but Khanna moved away.
Khanna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khanna steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khanna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a poor cross that misses
and Khanna counters with a straight right hand.
Abner connects with a solid leg kick.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khanna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abner.
A cross from Khanna lands.
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 works the jab nicely.
Abner takes a swing at Khanna's ribcage but misses.
Abner lands a really nice looking cross but Khanna seems unphased.
Abner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Abner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khanna.
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.
Abner misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khanna! But no joy.
Khanna bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khanna lands a head shot.
Abner rushes Khanna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abner misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Abner.
Khanna lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Abner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
Abner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abner misses with some punches.
Khanna has had enough of the clinch but Abner keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khanna has had enough of the clinch but Abner keeps him there for the moment.
Abner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanna is trying to break the clinch but Abner has him pressed against the cage.
Khanna tries to work over Abner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanna is trying to break the clinch but Abner has him pressed against the cage.
Abner blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Khanna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khanna counters with a nice uppercut.
Khanna throws a push kick but Abner slaps the foot to one side.
Khanna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Abner lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khanna is out of range.
Khanna thinks about the counter body kick.
Abner avoids the body shot from Khanna.
Khanna lands a jab.
Khanna misses with a hook
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khanna circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abner.
A little jabbing left from Khanna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Khanna. Those never looked like landing.
Khanna misses with a body kick.
Khanna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna lands a jab to Abner's midsection.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Khanna swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
Abner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khanna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abner with a hook.
Khanna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abner lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abner.
Khanna connects with a body shot that sends Abner's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abner.
A lazy body kick from Khanna
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna staying out of range there.
Abner misses with a body shot
and Khanna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Abner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khanna.
Khanna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abner on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 low kick from Khanna misses
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Abner.
Khanna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abner misses with a body shot.
Khanna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abner takes a swing at Khanna's ribcage but misses.
Khanna throws a push kick but Abner slaps the foot to one side.
Abner staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna connects with a right hand. Abner shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Khanna.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khanna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Abner saw that one coming.
Khanna misses the body punch
and Abner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abner.
Abner gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Khanna.
Abner breaks from the clinch.
Khanna blocks a head kick by Abner.
Khanna with the inside leg kick.
Abner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Khanna connects with an inside leg kick.
Khanna lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abner.
Nice uppercut lands for Khanna. That snapped Abner's head back.
Khanna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abner is able to avoid easily.
Abner is looking to counter punch.
Khanna takes a swing at Abner's ribcage but misses.
Abner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khanna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
Abner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanna is out of range and Abner settles back down.
Khanna misses with a straight right.
Brayden Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khanna!
Abner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abner defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Abner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Abner moves into the clinch.
Abner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abner has closed the distance and engaged Khanna in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Abner's head.
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!
Abner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abner works on Khanna's body with a couple of short punches.
Khanna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abner has Khanna pressed against the cage.
Khanna tries a body shot but Abner blocks it.
Khanna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abner tries a body shot but Khanna blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Abner.
A nice left hand lands by Abner.
Khanna tries to break the clinch but Abner is controlling the position.
Khanna tries to break free but Abner pushes him back against the cage.
Abner tries a body shot but Khanna blocks it.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raja Khanna.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
A less than humble Raja Khanna misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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