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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blues comes to the cage accompanied by Soul Man. Khan has chosen Prodigal Son as his entrance music. Khalifa Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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290 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khalifa Khan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan tries to move into range but Blues moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Blues.
Blues misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Blues closes the distance and clinches.
Blues 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.
Blues has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blues manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blues is defended easily by Khan.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Blues shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blues counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khan's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan wants to sweep here but Blues controlling him for the moment.
Blues wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blues loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Blues is proving a slippery customer.
Khan has his foot on Blues's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blues works his way back into a safe position though.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blues wants to get up but he can't break Khan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blues is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan distracts Blues with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blues trying to control the position here.
Blues wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blues scores with a nice shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blues looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan postures up.
Blues wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Blues trying to strike off his back.
Blues trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Blues is trying to keep Khan in close.
Khan advances position into side control!
Khan in side control, throwing shots but Blues defends.
Blues is looking to reverse the position.
Khan advances to mount.
Blues is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blues on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blues tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blues bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khan is proving hard to escape from.
Blues chips away with some ground and pound.
Khan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blues is aware though and is defending well.
Blues gets to his feet - Khan follows without any prompting.
Blues will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blues manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khan on his heels. He'll look to pass Khan's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blues trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blues wants to stand but Khan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blues is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blues accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blues manages to get himself to full guard.
Blues will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blues looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
Khan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khan trying to control but Blues is working from the bottom.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Blues doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Khan cracks Blues with a solid left hand.
Blues looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blues scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blues slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blues dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blues shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Blues keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blues swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan can't get the takedown.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan cracks Blues with a nice body shot.
Blues prevents a body shot from Khan.
A short right from Blues on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Blues blocks a body shot from Khan.
Good body shot from Khan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan pushes Blues back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blues avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Blues avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khalifa Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Khan tries to work over Blues's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blues misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blues gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jake Blues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khan.
Blues breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blues uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Khan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
It looks like Jake Blues has been cut.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blues circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Blues catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Blues has a takedown stuffed.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blues.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blues swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan feints and as Blues raises his hands in defense, Khan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blues is rocked!
Khan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blues's head.
Oh Blues is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blues can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.
Khan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Blues's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khalifa Khan!
An out of breath Khalifa Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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