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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Puncher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let's go dancing. Khan has chosen Jesse Garon - C'est lundi as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hard Puncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nasir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puncher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Puncher's head.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Puncher.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puncher.
Puncher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puncher throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Puncher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puncher throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to control but Puncher is working from the bottom.
Khan throwing strikes but missing.
Khan is pushing down on Puncher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Puncher is fighting to maintain full guard but Khan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Puncher is trying to get back to full guard.
Puncher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Khan trying to control the pace.
Khan throwing shots but Puncher is blocking nicely.
Puncher has his hands clasped together around Khan's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puncher wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puncher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan throwing shots but Puncher is blocking nicely.
Khan thows a huge punch but Puncher dodges it nicely.
Khan working over Puncher with some ground and pound. Puncher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Puncher is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puncher wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is keen to just control but Puncher is a slippery customer.
Khan drops an elbow to the side of Puncher's head.
Puncher gets full guard.
Puncher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan wants to control from the top but Puncher keeps moving.
Puncher is trying to control the position but Khan postures up.
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khan landing a few strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ground and pound from Khan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Puncher is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Puncher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khan working away.
Puncher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Khan trying to control the action but Puncher is working from the bottom.
Puncher manages to work his way to half guard, despite Khan's best efforts.
Khan wants to take a breather but Puncher is having none of it.
Puncher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Puncher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Khan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puncher misses with a low kick.
Puncher throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puncher throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Nasir Khan has been cut.
Puncher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Puncher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hard Puncher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
Puncher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Puncher misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puncher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Puncher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Puncher has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Khan uses from the top position.
Puncher keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan trying to control but Puncher is working from the bottom.
Puncher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puncher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khan working a defensive guard here.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Khan controls Puncher momentarily but Puncher frees himself.
Khan looking for subs off his back but Puncher has passed one foot through into half guard.
Puncher is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puncher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
Puncher punching from mount but Khan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Puncher prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Khan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puncher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hard Puncher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nasir Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Puncher. That's going to slow Khan down.
Puncher lands a body shot.
Puncher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puncher looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Puncher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puncher misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Puncher misses with a low kick.
Puncher thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Puncher is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick from Puncher misses.
Puncher fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khan checks it well.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puncher misses with a leg kick
and Khan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Khan trying to control but Puncher is working from the bottom.
Khan postures up in Puncher's guard and throws a big left but Puncher blocks it.
Khan throwing strikes but missing.
Puncher controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Puncher is pulling down on Khan's head. It's preventing any offense from Khan, at least for the moment.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khan postures up and lands a big shot to Puncher's brow.
Puncher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Puncher looking to finish with strikes here!
Puncher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Khan tries to lock up and control but Puncher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puncher working Khan over with strikes here.
Puncher lands a nice shot to the head.
Khan is looking to improve his position but Puncher isn't that keen on the idea.
Puncher looking to ground and pound but Khan is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets back to half guard.
Puncher throwing shots but Khan is blocking nicely.
Khan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khan.
Nasir Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puncher tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Puncher throwing strikes but missing.
Khan has Puncher pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hard Puncher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puncher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hard Puncher!
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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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