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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wells's entrance music is Muse - Supermassive Black Hole. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Wells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wells manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wells preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wells working a defensive guard but Khan manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wells is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Wells's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khan taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wells some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wells is avoiding damage well.
Khan taking a breather here.
Khan scoring with punches and elbows.
Wells takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Khan.
A lull in the action here.
Khan lands some shots froms side control.
Khan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wells will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wells managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells being controlled for a moment.
Wells tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wells is being controlled here.
Wells is looking for a sweep.
Khan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Khan landing strikes.
Khan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wells's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wells is pushing Khan's head away, looking to escape. Khan manages to hold on to the position though.
Wells is looking for a sweep.
Khan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Khan working the ground and pound from side control.
Khan advances nicely into full mount.
Khan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Khan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wells can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Khan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan slips a straight right by Wells.
A right-left combo lands from Wells.
It looks like Brendan Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wells counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wells throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wells wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Wells lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wells throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wells's guard now.
Khan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Khan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan wants to control from the top but Wells keeps moving.
Wells on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wells tries to get out of the position.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Wells is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khan content to stall in guard here.
Wells knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
Despite being in the dominant position, Brendan Khan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wells fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Khan with that takedown attempt.
Khan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Khan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Khan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brendan Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wells blocking the ground and pound.
Wells is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan is landing with some decent strikes but Wells is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Khan controlling from mount.
Khan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan breaks from Wells's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Khan.
Wells taking shots to the head.
Wells is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wells trying desperately to get to his feet.
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan working for a guillotine from mount but Wells is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brendan Khan's cut.
That's time! Wells's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Wells tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wells manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wells tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khan counters with a single leg into guard. Wells didn't expect that.
Khan won't allow Wells to sweep him here.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wells working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
Khan trying to control but Wells is working from the bottom.
Khan stops Wells from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wells wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wells swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Wells which made him look bad.
Khan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wells sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Khan.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wells lands a head shot.
Khan tries to bum rush Wells with a series of wild strikes but Wells uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wells misses the body punch
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wells is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan with a poor takedown
and Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with a two punch combination.
Wells throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wells throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wells wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Wells tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a three punch combo that has Wells backing up. Wells nods at Khan to acknowledge the strikes.
Wells missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wells closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Wells pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wells scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Khan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wells bucks up and tries to throw Khan off but instead Khan has got his back!
Khan controlling the position well here. Wells rolled but Khan kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Wells looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wells looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Khan is hanging on to Wells's back as he tries to escape.
Khan misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wells is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Khan gets his way!
Wells wants to control his opponent's hands but Khan gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Wells right now.
Khan is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Khan scores with punches from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan avoiding Wells 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Khan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Khan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Khan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wells!
Khan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Khan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Khan landing punches.
Khan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wells is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wells wants to hold on but Khan pushes him away.
Khan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wells is desperately trying to improve his position but Khan has a good base and remains in mount.
Khan punching from mount but Wells doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wells trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wells tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khan lands with some strikes.
Wells is in a horrible position here. Khan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wells has left one of his arms exposed and Khan doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Wells screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brendan Khan!
Brendan Khan is the new light heavyweight champion!
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hype
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