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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clementin Mathieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clementin Mathieux!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Mathieux motions for Khan to come forward. Mathieux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan closes the distance but Mathieux moves to the side
enabling Mathieux to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan tries to clinch up but Mathieux circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abaka Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mathieux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Mathieux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Mathieux in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mathieux's brow.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Mathieux is blocking nicely.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mathieux avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Mathieux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mathieux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Mathieux blocks it.
Mathieux wants a takedown.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Mathieux is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mathieux breaks the clinch.
Mathieux swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but Mathieux moves out of range.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Mathieux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mathieux throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but Mathieux is having none of it.
Khan checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathieux throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan lands a head kick!
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Mathieux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mathieux digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan wants to stall.
Mathieux avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Khan avoiding damage.
Khan wants to stall.
Khan has Mathieux pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes Mathieux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mathieux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Mathieux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mathieux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mathieux is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Mathieux is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mathieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mathieux dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathieux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Mathieux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mathieux misses with a punch to the body.
Mathieux tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Mathieux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathieux is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan working Mathieux over with knees to the body.
Mathieux blocks an elbow strike.
Mathieux dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abaka Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mathieux punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan moves to clinch but Mathieux breaks away
and Mathieux counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan walks into a jab.
Mathieux throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathieux, pushing him back against the cage.
Mathieux lands a shot to the body.
Mathieux tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mathieux avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan lands an elbow inside that Mathieux shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Mathieux.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathieux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathieux tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Mathieux back against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Mathieux shrugs off.
Khan is stalling here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mathieux misses with a punch to the body.
Abaka Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mathieux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mathieux looking for a takedown.
Mathieux can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mathieux avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Mathieux tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Mathieux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Mathieux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for Mathieux on that attempt.
Abaka Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clementin Mathieux.
Mathieux misses the body punch
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathieux lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mathieux takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
Abaka Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Mathieux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mathieux misses the shot to the body.
Khan tries to clinch up but Mathieux circles away and keeps his distance.
Mathieux throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mathieux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mathieux shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Mathieux misses the shot to the body.
Khan is looking to clinch but Mathieux is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan wants to clinch up but Mathieux keeps it at a distance.
Mathieux takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathieux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mathieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathieux.
Khan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathieux, pushing him back against the cage.
Mathieux'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.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Mathieux wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Mathieux avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan stalling.
Mathieux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathieux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mathieux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan has Mathieux pressed against the cage, preventing Mathieux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mathieux blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathieux wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Mathieux breaks the clinch.
Mathieux shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan tries to clinch
and Mathieux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abaka Khan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mathieux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan moves to clinch but Mathieux breaks away
and Mathieux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan misses with a hook. Mathieux ducked under it nicely.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Mathieux moves out of range easily.
Khan darts in and clinches Mathieux up against the cage.
Mathieux wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Mathieux scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mathieux.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Mathieux breaks the clinch.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mathieux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan is looking to clinch but Mathieux is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan moves away from the strike by Mathieux.
Khan wants to clinch.
Mathieux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathieux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mathieux tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mathieux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan moves to clinch but Mathieux breaks away
and Mathieux counters with a three punch combo that has Khan backing up. Khan nods at Mathieux to acknowledge the strikes.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mathieux on the side of the head.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan slips a straight right by Mathieux.
Khan tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathieux keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathieux can't break the clinch.
Khan wants to stall.
Mathieux is trying to break free.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Mathieux on the inside.
Mathieux misses with the head strike.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathieux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathieux pulls guard successfully.
Mathieux bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khan's guard.
Mathieux stops Khan from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathieux stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mathieux lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mathieux misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mathieux working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khan trying to remain calm as Mathieux controls from the top position.
Mathieux throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mathieux working away.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mathieux is looking to improve his position.
Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathieux trying to control from the bottom.
Mathieux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mathieux wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Mathieux looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Khan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Abaka Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathieux is pressing down on Khan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mathieux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathieux seems keen to control Khan's posture.
Mathieux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clementin Mathieux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abaka Khan!
Abaka Khan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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