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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khairi Fortt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khairi Fortt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Givens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fortt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Givens manages to avoid it.
Fortt scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Givens. No joy for Fortt on that attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Fortt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortt.
Givens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fortt throws a jab when Givens was well out of range.
Givens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Givens misses with a body kick.
Givens throws a head kick that misses.
Givens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fortt to score with a decent uppercut.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortt.
A big left from Fortt misses.
Nice uppercut there from Fortt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fortt, pushing him back against the ropes.
Givens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Givens blocking some punches.
Givens tries for a takedown. No joy.
Givens trying to control the position but instead, Fortt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Givens into the ropes.
Fortt throws a head punch that misses.
Fortt swings wildly with an uppercut but Givens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Givens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Givens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Givens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Givens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt scores with the left hand. Givens knows he should have avoided that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fortt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Givens - the referee stops the clock and Fortt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Givens. Fortt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fortt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Givens moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Fortt blocks the leg kick.
Givens shoots in looking for a takedown but Fortt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Givens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fortt wants to clinch.
Givens throws the left hand but Fortt avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Givens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fortt misses with a lunging right hand
and Givens counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Givens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt is trying to stand.
Givens is keen to just control but Fortt is a slippery customer.
Givens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Givens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fortt defending well though.
Fortt gets back to full guard.
Fortt trying to control the position.
Givens won't allow Fortt to get back to his feet.
Givens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fortt is controlling Givens's posture.
Khairi Fortt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Givens throws a series of punches but Fortt moves out of range.
Givens dodges the punch combination from Fortt.
Raylan Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortt missing with a left hand there. Givens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Givens slips under a jab.
Fortt gets caught napping as Givens dives in and scores a takedown. Fortt manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Givens closes the distance and clinches.
Givens blocks an uppercut.
Fortt tries a body shot but Givens blocks it.
Givens blocking some punches.
Fortt scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fortt fails to land.
Givens lands a body shot.
Givens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Givens wants a takedown.
Givens tries for a takedown but Fortt manages to get underhooks.
Givens trying to stall but Fortt improves his position.
Fortt scores with a shoulder strike.
Givens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Givens fails to land.
Fortt lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Givens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortt's elbow.
Givens misses with the head strike.
Givens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fortt is keeping busy.
Fortt blocks a body shot from Givens.
Givens working aggressively here.
Givens lands an uppercut.
Fortt pushes Givens back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Givens taking a breather.
Givens tries a body shot but Fortt blocks it.
Givens wants to stall.
Fortt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Givens.
Givens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortt lands a nice shot to the body.
Givens throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortt.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Givens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortt's elbow.
Givens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fortt is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortt misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortt tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Fortt back against the ropes.
Givens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt lands an uppercut.
Givens misses with a body punch.
Givens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortt or not.
Fortt misses with a punch to the body.
Raylan Givens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Givens is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raylan Givens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortt scores with a hook to the body.
Givens slowing the pace effectively.
Givens is working for takedown but Fortt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fortt tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Fortt back against the ropes.
Fortt blocks a body shot from Givens.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Givens.
Givens misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
A short uppercut from Givens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortt can't find room to land a body shot as Givens controls the action.
Fortt scores with a shoulder strike.
Fortt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Givens is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fortt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Givens.
Givens tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortt.
Givens blocks an uppercut.
Givens wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raylan Givens dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fortt closes the distance and clinches.
Fortt lands a body shot.
Fortt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Givens cracks Fortt with a nice body shot.
A short right from Fortt on the inside.
Givens looking to stall.
Fortt tries to work over Givens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Givens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fortt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fortt moves out of range of the leg kick from Givens.
Givens drives through with a takedown into Fortt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Givens!
Givens is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fortt avoids the attempt from Givens to control.
Fortt looking to secure an arm triangle but Givens defends it well.
Givens 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.
Givens is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fortt trying to control but Givens is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Givens stops Fortt from standing up.
Givens wants to control from the top but Fortt keeps moving.
Givens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Givens trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fortt manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fortt wants to control from the top but Givens keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens is controlling Fortt's posture.
Fortt wants to pass the guard but Givens is keeping the position.
Fortt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Givens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fortt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fortt passes Givens's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fortt is trying to work for a kimura but Givens is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens is not content to let Fortt control the position.
Givens wants to improve his position but Fortt is controlling well.
Fortt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fortt seems to be working for a kimura but Givens defends the submission attempt.
Givens wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens won't allow Fortt to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Khairi Fortt just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fortt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Givens.
Fortt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fortt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Givens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Givens looking for submissions off his back.
Fortt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Givens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fortt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Givens does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Givens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens actively working from the bottom here.
Fortt is trying to control. Givens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Givens wants to control but Fortt is keeping busy.
Fortt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fortt trying to control but Givens is having none of it.
Givens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt takes Givens's back.
Givens showing good submission defense here.
Givens preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fortt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fortt trying to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Givens fending off the submission attempt from Fortt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fortt looking for the choke but no joy.
Will Fortt go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Givens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Givens keeping full guard, as Fortt tries to pass.
Givens looking to control but Fortt passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Givens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Givens has his foot on Fortt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fortt works his way back into a safe position though.
Fortt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Givens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Givens can't keep his opponent in guard - Fortt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khairi Fortt dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Givens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fortt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fortt with a jab.
Givens throws a leg kick but Fortt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fortt moves into range and clinches up with Givens.
Givens blocks a body shot from Fortt.
Fortt lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fortt - that landed with a thud.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Givens.
Fortt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Givens.
Fortt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Givens looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortt.
Fortt blocks an uppercut.
Fortt pushes Givens back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fortt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Givens struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortt controls his hands.
Fortt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Givens looking to slow down the pace here.
Fortt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Givens's efforts to push away.
Fortt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt is leaning against Givens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fortt lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortt lands with a light punch inside.
Givens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Givens throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortt.
Fortt misses with the head strike.
Givens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Givens misses with a body punch.
Fortt lands with a short shot to the head.
Fortt tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Fortt back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Givens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens tries a body shot but Fortt blocks it.
Fortt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fortt misses with some punches.
Givens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Givens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Givens.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortt.
Givens blocks a body shot from Fortt.
Fortt struggles to land a body shot inside as Givens controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Fortt.
Fortt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Givens misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Givens misses with a body kick.
Givens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fortt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fortt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Givens doesn't seem bothered though.
Givens moves away from the strike by Fortt.
Givens misses with a right hand
and Givens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortt thuds a left hand into Givens's body.
Givens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Givens manages to avoid it.
Fortt slips under a jab.
Fortt shoots for a takedown but Givens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khairi Fortt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fortt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khairi Fortt!
Khairi Fortt is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Khairi Fortt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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