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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tekturo Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Ghengis Khan - Iron Maiden. Tekturo Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Ivanov's chin.
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tekturo Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Ivanov as he checks the leg kick.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ivanov as he jumps to the side.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ivanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Ivanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ivanov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws an elbow but Ivanov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ivanov is trying to get back to half guard.
Khan tries to score with some ground and pound. Ivanov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ivanov tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with the ground and pound but Ivanov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Ivanov is working away.
Ivanov wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khan in particular looking to stall.
Khan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ivanov moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan throws a strike but Ivanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ivanov looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanov is controlling Khan's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan chips away with some ground and pound.
Khan wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Khan advances position into side control!
Khan trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a strike aimed at the side of Ivanov's head but Ivanov avoids it well.
Khan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ivanov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Khan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekturo Khan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivanov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khan to the ground. Ivanov is now in Khan's guard.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
Khan is trying to control the position but Ivanov postures up.
Khan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan wants to control but Ivanov is keeping him busy.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan is pressing down on Ivanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ivanov is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov trying to hold on to Khan's head to control him but Khan postures up.
Ivanov gets full guard.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ivanov prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Ivanov's attempts to control the action.
Ivanov landing strikes from the mount and Khan is in trouble!
Khan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Ivanov 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan is looking to improve his position but Ivanov isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
Khan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Khan wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ivanov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khan hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Ivanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khan tries to lock up and control but Ivanov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ivanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ivanov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Khan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the head.
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Ivanov wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ivanov misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanov.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ivanov misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ivanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khan is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekturo Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the cage.
Khan has Ivanov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Khan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ivanov tumbling to the mat - Khan dives into Ivanov's guard.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ivanov wants to hit a switch here but Khan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ivanov there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Khan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ivanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khan looking to finish Ivanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ivanov!
Khan looking to control but Ivanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khan controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Khan punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khan prevents Ivanov from getting the reversal.
Khan throwing strikes here but Ivanov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Khan punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Khan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan trying to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Tekturo Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekturo Khan clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivanov counters with a leg kick.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekturo Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanov fails to land.
Ivanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
A short body shot lands from Ivanov as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ivanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ivanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ivanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov throws a head punch that misses.
Ivanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ivanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Ivanov tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Ivanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan can't get the takedown.
Ivanov is pressed up against the cage. Khan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ivanov down to the mat. Ivanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khan is looking to land body kicks.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut there from Ivanov.
Ivanov punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Ivanov catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ivanov - that will leave a mark!
Ivanov throws a body kick that misses.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ivanov scores with a leg kick.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
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!
Ivanov regains half guard.
Ivanov wants to improve his position but Khan is controlling well.
Khan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Khan is pressing down on Ivanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ivanov is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ivanov.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivanov with a nice cross.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ivanov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ivanov is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
Khan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ivanov because Khan loaded up on that one.
Khan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws some wild stikes that Ivanov manages to avoid easily.
Khan is landing with some decent strikes but Ivanov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Khan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ivanov looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Yuri Ivanov has been cut.
Khan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ivanov is looking to escape.
Khan landing punches.
Ivanov is rocked!
Khan tries to control but Ivanov wriggling away.
Ivanov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ivanov is still in real trouble! Can Khan finish him?
That has opened up Yuri Ivanov's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big strike lands for Khan! That's really hurt Ivanov and he's turned his back - Khan keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Khan jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tekturo Khan!
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