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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Solonik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gus Solonik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solonik misses with a straight right.
Khan wants to clinch.
Solonik lands a body shot.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Solonik off balance momentarily.
Khan thows a body kick. Solonik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Solonik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan tries to clinch but Solonik moves away
and Solonik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Solonik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solonik breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Solonik circles away.
Solonik avoids a kick to the body.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Solonik shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solonik shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Solonik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khan moves into the clinch.
Abaka Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Solonik.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Solonik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Solonik in his tracks for a moment.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Solonik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Solonik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solonik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Solonik is rocked!
The referee calls for Khan to work.
Solonik manages to pull 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 wants to get up but he can't break Solonik's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Solonik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Solonik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khan has managed to get both his arms back between Solonik's legs - danger averted.
Khan preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Solonik is looking for a triangle but Khan pushes his legs off easily.
Khan connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan stays in close to Solonik's body and controls the position.
Khan drops back looking for a leg! Solonik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Solonik manages to kick Khan off! Khan jumps back into Solonik's guard.
Khan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Khan won't allow Solonik to sweep him here.
Solonik keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Solonik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Khan throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Solonik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khan has managed to get both his arms back between Solonik's legs - danger averted.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan throws a strike but Solonik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Solonik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Solonik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solonik wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abaka Khan 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.
Khan tries to clinch up but Solonik circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Solonik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan leaves Solonik with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solonik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abaka Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Solonik circles away.
Khan tries to clinch there but Solonik circles away.
Solonik fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is looking to clinch but Solonik is avoiding it.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Solonik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Solonik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Solonik.
Solonik keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters circling a little - Khan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khan gets a clinch.
Solonik takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Solonik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan looking to stall.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Solonik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abaka Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gus Solonik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solonik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Solonik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Solonik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Solonik tries to pull guard but Khan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Solonik jumps guard but Khan stands there with Solonik around his waist. Solonik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Solonik managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solonik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan drops Solonik with a big knee straight up the middle! Solonik is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Solonik is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
It looks like Gus Solonik has been cut.
Abaka Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solonik is breathing heavily.
Khan is looking to clinch but Solonik is avoiding it.
Solonik circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solonik seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Solonik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solonik keeps the fight on the outside.
Solonik misses with a straight right.
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Solonik counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Khan wants to clinch
and Solonik counters with a nice uppercut.
Khan tries to clinch up but Solonik circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Solonik trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Solonik into the cage.
Abaka Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Solonik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
Solonik tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solonik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Solonik is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abaka Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gus Solonik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan delivers a nice body kick.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan tries to bum rush Solonik with a series of wild strikes but Solonik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Solonik blocks a head kick by Khan.
Solonik is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Solonik finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Solonik moves out of range easily.
Solonik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Solonik shoots in.
Solonik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan scores with a head kick. Solonik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Solonik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Solonik somewhat.
Abaka Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan rushes Solonik and presses him up against the cage.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Solonik up against the cage.
Gus Solonik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Solonik tries to tie him up.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow just above Solonik 's eye.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Solonik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan has Solonik pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Solonik is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Khan - that's hurt Solonik badly! Oh, another knee lands and Solonik is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Solonik doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Abaka Khan!
An out of breath Abaka 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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