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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan (ranked 2425 p4p, 3739 weight class) and Bennett Knightley (ranked 290 p4p, 417 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knightley's choice of entrance music: Hang ‘Em High - NCR. Bennett Knightley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bennett Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AliKhan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knightley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan has been cut.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knightley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knightley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
AliKhan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
AliKhan ducks right into an uppercut from Knightley.
Knightley lands a nice shot to the body.
Knightley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but AliKhan is out of range.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
AliKhan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
AliKhan avoids the body shot from Knightley.
Knightley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley throws a hook but AliKhan blocks it.
AliKhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
AliKhan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knightley.
We've been told by AliKhan's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knightley misses with a right hand
and AliKhan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
AliKhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knightley.
AliKhan throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Knightley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before AliKhan has time to react.
Knightley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
AliKhan defending well as Knightley loads up on a big left hand.
Knightley scores with a crisp jab that stopped AliKhan in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley connects with the punch.
Knightley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knightley connects with a good right hand that stumbles AliKhan. AliKhan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knightley scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley throws a body kick that misses.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
Knightley throws a hook but AliKhan avoids it easily.
AliKhan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knightley.
As Knightley backs away, AliKhan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knightley tries to land a body kick
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
AliKhan ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
Knightley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! AliKhan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knightley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but AliKhan moves away.
Knightley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
AliKhan throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a wild body kick that AliKhan sees coming a mile off.
AliKhan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Knightley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like AliKhan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knightley throws a series of punches but AliKhan moves out of range.
Knightley misses with a looping right.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knightley misses with a jab to the body
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.
Knightley misses with a hook. AliKhan ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from AliKhan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knightley misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and AliKhan counters with a nice right hand that sends Knightley toppling to the canvas! Knightley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can AliKhan finish him?!
Knightley is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a leg kick.
Knightley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knightley misses with a lunging right hand
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.
Knightley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knightley throws a body kick that misses.
AliKhan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knightley just manages to avoid it.
Knightley scores with a body shot.
Knightley lands with a good body shot.
Bennett Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Knightley.
Knightley throws out a loose jab but AliKhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bennett Knightley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan's cut.
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.
Knightley tests AliKhan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knightley is looking to land body kicks.
Knightley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knightley throws a nice looking combination but AliKhan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
AliKhan avoids the head kick by Knightley.
Knightley tests AliKhan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knightley tests AliKhan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AliKhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by AliKhan.
Knightley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
AliKhan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
AliKhan staying out of range there.
It looked like AliKhan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knightley digs a good hook to AliKhan's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knightley.
Knightley just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley misses with a body shot
and AliKhan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knightley throws a hook but AliKhan blocks it.
AliKhan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knightley works the jab nicely.
Knightley misses with a looping right.
AliKhan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knightley.
It looked like AliKhan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knightley scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a low kick, right behind Knightley 's knee.
Knightley throws a head kick that misses
enabling AliKhan to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley jabs AliKhan right on the nose. AliKhan blinks but takes it well.
Knightley throws a right hand that misses
and AliKhan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a lazy uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and AliKhan counters with a huge left! Knightley is in big trouble! He's backing up but AliKhan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Knightley from any more damage. A dominating finish by AliKhan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!
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hype
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RATING
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