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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Li Kao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by tubular bells. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Li Kao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Kao's head back.
Kao takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan tries to clinch up but Kao circles away and keeps his distance.
Kao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Kao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
Rajja Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Kao misses with a few strikes there.
Kao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kao moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Kao pushes him off.
Kao checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Kao cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Kao misses with some punches.
Kao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kao manages to break the clinch.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kao as he jumps to the side.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Kao's shoulder, as Kao tries to avoid the shot.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kao is just out of range.
Kao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Kao's shoulder, as Kao tries to avoid the shot.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Kao.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Kao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Kao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kao.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan throws a body punch but Kao moves out of range.
Kao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kao throws a leg kick that misses.
Kao misses with a body shot.
Kao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Kao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan lunges at Kao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kao's hand.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kao throws out the jab.
Kao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kao moves out of range as Khan strikes.
A jab from Khan misses.
Khan throws a hook but Kao blocks it.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kao.
Khan slips under a jab from Kao.
Some wild striking there from Kao.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Kao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kao.
Kao moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Kao throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kao swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Kao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kao looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kao throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Kao ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan swings for the body but Kao moves out of range.
Kao throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Kao takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan takes a swing at Kao's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rajja Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kao connects with a body shot.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Kao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kao slips a jab from Khan.
Kao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Khan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Kao.
Khan lands a left hand.
Kao wants to stall.
Kao is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Kao cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kao tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kao's defenses.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Kao.
Khan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kao smiles and moves away.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kao slips a straight right by Khan.
Kao misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kao tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Kao is trying to break free.
Kao lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Khan.
Khan misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Khan.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan gets through Kao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kao taking a breather.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kao backwards.
Kao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kao.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Kao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan working aggressively here.
Kao breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kao's waist but Kao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
Li Kao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajja Khan.
Khan closes the distance and pushes Kao back into the cage.
Khan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kao smiles and moves away.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Khan darts in and clinches Kao up against the cage.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Kao working aggressively here.
Khan wants to stall.
Kao misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails to pull guard.
Kao has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Kao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Kao moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kao slips a jab from Khan.
Li Kao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Khan lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan defending well as Kao loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kao doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Kao's head but Kao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kao counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan defending well as Kao loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kao swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan swings for the body but Kao moves out of range.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Kao moves out of range easily.
Kao moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kao sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kao lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kao lands a nice shot that snaps Khan's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - Kao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Kao pushes him off.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kao misses with a body shot.
Kao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Khan misses.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Kao misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to clinch but Kao is avoiding it.
Kao scores with a nice right hand.
Kao throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Kao can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Kao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kao jabs at Khan's body.
Rajja Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kao manages to avoid it.
Kao moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kao throws a body kick the misses
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan looks to land a combination but Kao avoids it well.
Kao stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kao circles away.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Kao moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Li Kao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajja Khan.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Kao closes the distance and clinches.
Kao is trying to stall.
Khan tries to work over Kao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Kao has the dominant position.
Kao works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kao gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kao wants to break free but Khan has control.
Kao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Kao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khan moves away from the strike by Kao.
Li Kao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Kao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kao throws a leg kick that misses.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Kao moved out of range.
Kao jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Kao misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Kao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rajja Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Kao 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajja Khan!
Rajja Khan very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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