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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Essien Ekuoba (ranked 781 p4p, 847 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 49 p4p, 53 weight class). Ekuoba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pure Water. Ghengis Khan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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14 - 4 - 0 |
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27 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Essien Ekuoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan slips a jab from Ekuoba.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ekuoba throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Essien Ekuoba has been cut.
Ekuoba throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Ekuoba moved out of range.
Ekuoba misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekuoba misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekuoba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekuoba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekuoba misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters by clinching up.
Ekuoba is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Ekuoba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Ekuoba stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Khan lands a shot to the body.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekuoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekuoba stalling the fight.
Khan is pushing Ekuoba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ekuoba blocks an uppercut.
Ekuoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekuoba struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekuoba.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Ekuoba misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ekuoba backwards.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ekuoba up against the cage.
Ekuoba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekuoba has Khan pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekuoba backwards.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ekuoba backwards.
Ekuoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekuoba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekuoba.
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!
Ekuoba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the cage.
Khan working aggressively here.
Ekuoba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Khan - that landed with a thud.
Ekuoba is breathing heavily.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekuoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekuoba has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ekuoba is trying to stall.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ekuoba up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
I was talking to Ekuoba's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekuoba.
Ekuoba trying to land knees to the body.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekuoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries a body shot but Ekuoba blocks it.
Ekuoba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekuoba blocks an uppercut.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Ekuoba.
Khan lands a body shot.
Ekuoba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan lands a right hand.
Ekuoba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ekuoba blocking some punches.
Khan is working Ekuoba over against the cage.
Khan avoiding damage.
Ekuoba blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekuoba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ghengis Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Essien Ekuoba's cut.
That's time! Ekuoba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ekuoba throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekuoba misses with a jab to the body
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekuoba throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ekuoba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Essien Ekuoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekuoba throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekuoba throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekuoba misses with an uppercut
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Ekuoba saw that one coming.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Essien Ekuoba's cut is getting worse.
Khan throws a jab when Ekuoba was well out of range.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ekuoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekuoba misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekuoba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Khan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ekuoba misses with a hook
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ekuoba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ekuoba has time to react.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekuoba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekuoba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ekuoba.
Ekuoba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Ekuoba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekuoba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ekuoba misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Essien Ekuoba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Ekuoba misses with a double jab
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ekuoba.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Ekuoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekuoba throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ekuoba is stalling here.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Ekuoba improves position.
Khan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ekuoba breaks from the clinch.
Ekuoba misses with a hook.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan closes the distance and pushes Ekuoba back into the cage.
Ekuoba lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Ghengis Khan's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekuoba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khan.
Jeez, Essien Ekuoba's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ekuoba backwards.
Khan blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ekuoba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ekuoba blocks an uppercut.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghengis Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekuoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekuoba tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Ekuoba stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Khan pushes Ekuoba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Essien Ekuoba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghengis Khan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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