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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Khan looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a hook but McCarthy avoids it easily.
McCarthy looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
McCarthy shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan lands a jab.
McCarthy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan scores with a body shot.
McCarthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan sizes up McCarthy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. McCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy dodges the punch combination from Khan.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCarthy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but McCarthy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khan's guard now.
Khan looks gassed!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCarthy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khan's guard.
McCarthy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McCarthy wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan McCarthy just wasn't active enough.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarthy.
Khan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khan.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCarthy.
McCarthy has a takedown stuffed.
McCarthy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but McCarthy persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
McCarthy takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCarthy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarthy.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCarthy.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as McCarthy shoots in.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
Horrible takedown by McCarthy or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCarthy.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from McCarthy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCarthy backs up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCarthy gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Khan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
McCarthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for McCarthy on that attempt.
McCarthy fails to land the takedown.
Ryan McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCarthy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan looks to land a combination. McCarthy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Amir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from McCarthy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends McCarthy's belly button to the back.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCarthy backs up against the ropes.
Jab by Khan.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a double jab
and McCarthy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
McCarthy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ryan McCarthy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCarthy.
Khan throws a right and a left that McCarthy avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan looks to land a combination but McCarthy avoids it well.
Khan leaves McCarthy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for McCarthy on that attempt.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
McCarthy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCarthy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCarthy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCarthy dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on McCarthy's head and hops out.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCarthy has time to react.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan misses with a combination
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khan is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan McCarthy just wasn't active enough.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khan cracks a nice hook into McCarthy's ribs.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for McCarthy with that takedown attempt.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed McCarthy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCarthy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Khan keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan McCarthy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McCarthy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCarthy.
McCarthy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but McCarthy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. McCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to control for a moment but Khan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Khan looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Khan!
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