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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guy Hozanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aamer Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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185 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Hozanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aamer Khan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Hozanto tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hozanto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hozanto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hozanto misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hozanto as he avoids it easily.
Khan tries to clinch there but Hozanto circles away.
Hozanto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hozanto circles away.
Guy Hozanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aamer Khan.
Hozanto is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Hozanto clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Hozanto gets underhooks to prevent Khan's takedown attempt.
Hozanto tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Hozanto drops back down to his feet.
Khan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hozanto walks away with a smile on his face. Khan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hozanto throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a nice body kick.
Khan scores with a takedown into Hozanto's guard.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hozanto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hozanto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khan defends it easily.
Khan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hozanto is proving hard to escape from.
Hozanto keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hozanto 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.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hozanto is keeping the position for now.
Khan throws a strike but Hozanto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hozanto stays in close to Khan's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan controls Hozanto momentarily but Hozanto frees himself.
Hozanto throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hozanto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Khan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Guy Hozanto just wasn't active enough.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Guy Hozanto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hozanto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hozanto is defending well.
Khan looks winded!
Khan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hozanto to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hozanto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hozanto manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aamer Khan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hozanto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hozanto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hozanto blocks the body kick.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Hozanto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hozanto pinned against the cage. Hozanto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hozanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hozanto is controlling Khan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hozanto trying to hold on to Khan's head to control him but Khan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hozanto kicks Khan off and gets back to his feet.
Khan checks the leg kick.
Hozanto shoots in but no luck this time.
Hozanto is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Hozanto tries to clinch up.
Hozanto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hozanto defends it nicely.
Guy Hozanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aamer Khan.
Hozanto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hozanto wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hozanto shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hozanto.
Hozanto tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Hozanto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hozanto gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Hozanto.
Hozanto closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Hozanto pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hozanto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hozanto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hozanto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Hozanto blocks nicely.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Hozanto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hozanto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hozanto 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.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hozanto is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hozanto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aamer Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan feints and then cracks Hozanto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hozanto down.
Hozanto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hozanto looking to control.
Khan won't allow Hozanto to get back to his feet.
Khan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hozanto's head.
Khan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hozanto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khan is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hozanto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khan keeps trying to improve his position.
Hozanto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Hozanto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aamer Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hozanto keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hozanto has his foot on Khan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khan works his way back into a safe position though.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hozanto is retaining full guard.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hozanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aamer Khan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hozanto tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hozanto smiles and moves away.
Hozanto keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hozanto closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
and Khan counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hozanto circles away.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guy Hozanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aamer Khan.
Hozanto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hozanto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Hozanto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hozanto shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hozanto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hozanto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Khan looking to sit in guard and control but Hozanto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hozanto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan controls Hozanto momentarily but Hozanto frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hozanto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aamer Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aamer Khan!
A determined Aamer Khan didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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RATING
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