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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ankur Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Woods will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ankur Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Woods!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Woodss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods lands a slapping body shot.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan throws a body kick that misses.
Woods is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan moves forwards but Woods connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Woods with a nice cross.
Khan tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woods shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Woods stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Khan throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Woods has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woods has managed to clinch.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the cage.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Woods taking a breather.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Woods back against the cage.
Woods's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Woods connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Woods.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woods moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Woods lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woods.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woods's elbow.
Woods leaning against his opponent.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Woods won't allow it.
Woods has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Woods slows down the pace here.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woods.
Woods prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Woods stalling the fight.
Woods tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Woods is pushing Khan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khan jumps into guard, dragging Woods to the mat.
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woods gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods gets to his feet - Khan follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Woods.
Woods rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Woods dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Ankur Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan tries to score with a low kick but Woods moves his leg out of the way.
Woods swinging wildly here.
Woods throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khan was covering up waiting for the punch and Woods finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Woods is looking to stand up but Khan won't let him.
Khan looking for a guillotine here but Woods defends easily.
Khan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Woods has picked Khan up and slammed him! Khan can't keep hold of the triangle and Woods manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Woods lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan clinches.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woods avoids it.
Woods wants to break free but Khan has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Woods.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Woods stalling against the cage.
Woods has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Woods has Khan pressed against the cage.
Khan prevents Woods from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Woods wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Khan misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Woods's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Woods is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents Woods from breaking the clinch.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ankur Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Khan enables Woods to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Khan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Woods stands up from Khan's guard - Woods perhaps looking for a knockout.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Woods holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Ankur Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Khan misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods moves into range and clinches up with Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Woods is keeping busy.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Woods gets a clinch.
Woods tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Woods looking to stall.
Woods is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan is working Woods over against the cage.
Khan breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Woods punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Woods tries to tie him up.
Woods is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Woods blocking some punches.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Woods leaning against his opponent.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woods trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Woods tries to tie him up.
Woods manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khan tries to work over Woods's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Woods blocking some punches.
Woods manages to break the clinch.
Khan throws the kick towards the body but Woods avoids it.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Woods. Beautiful body shot.
Woods darts in and lands a nice takedown into half 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 actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Woods is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Khan looking for a kimura from the bottom but Woods passes into side control!
Woods is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Woods stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woods throws a shot to the body.
Khan misses with a combination
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woods gets a clinch.
Woods is trying to stall.
Woods blocking some punches.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luke Woods seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Luke Woods!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Luke Woods!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Luke Woods!
Luke Woods wins by unanimous decision!
Luke Woods gave a mention to Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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