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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobalt Khalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Presley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Presley!
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, Cobalt Khalil!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
David Presley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalil was well out of range. Poor timing from Presley.
Presley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Presley lands an overhand right.
Presley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khalil has his takedown stuffed
and Presley counters with a nice body shot.
Khalil slips under a jab.
Khalil tries for a takedown but Presley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khalil shoots in and drives through. Presley sprawls well.
David Presley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobalt Khalil.
Khalil shoots in and bounces Presley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Khalil is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Presley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khalil wants to control from the top but Presley keeps moving.
Presley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khalil is one step ahead there.
Khalil engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cobalt Khalil wasn't active enough on the ground.
Presley misses with a body shot.
Presley misses with an uppercut. Khalil saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil fails to land the takedown.
Khalil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khalil darts in looking for a takedown but Presley gets double underhooks and turns Khalil into the cage.
Khalil can't get the takedown.
Khalil drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Presley manages to break the clinch.
Presley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khalil has time to react.
Khalil misses with a takedown
and Presley counters with a straight right hand.
Presley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Presley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Presley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalil manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khalil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Presley.
Presley lands a nice looking body shot.
Presley throws a combination that misses
and Khalil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khalil shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Khalil sitting in guard here, content to control.
Presley wants to sweep but no luck.
Presley wants to get back to his feet but Khalil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khalil distracts Presley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khalil postures up in Presley's guard and throws a big left but Presley blocks it.
Presley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Presley tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalil controlling from the top position.
Khalil is looking to work some ground and pound but Presley has wrist control.
Khalil landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khalil scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khalil is one step ahead there.
Presley has momentary wrist control but Khalil slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobalt Khalil dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khalil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Presley lands a jab to Khalil's midsection.
Presley digs a good body shot into Khalil's ribs.
Presley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Presley scores with a jab. Khalil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Presley lands the left hand.
Presley scores with a body shot.
Presley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalil.
Khalil dodges the punch combination from Presley.
Khalil moves out of range as Presley strikes.
Khalil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khalil showed some decent athleticism there.
Presley is looking for a sweep. Khalil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Presley is looking for a sweep. Khalil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khalil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khalil lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khalil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Khalil slows the pace down in half guard.
Khalil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Presley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cobalt Khalil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khalil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalil slows the pace down in half guard.
Presley is looking for a sweep. Khalil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khalil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Presley's head.
Khalil wants to work for an arm triangle but Presley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khalil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil trying to control the pace.
Khalil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Khalil.
Khalil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khalil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Presley's head.
Khalil scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalil lands with a punch from half guard.
Khalil is trying to control. Presley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khalil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Presley's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Presley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khalil controlling the action here.
Khalil winds up and cracks Presley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khalil lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Presley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khalil on the ground.
Khalil slips a nice elbow through Presley's hands, connecting with Presley's forehead.
Khalil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobalt Khalil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Presley misses with a straight left.
Khalil misses with a hook. Presley ducked under it nicely.
Presley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalil manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Presley on his heels. He'll look to pass Presley's guard now, I'm sure.
Khalil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khalil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khalil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khalil cracks Presley with a solid left hand.
Khalil landing some decent shots from guard.
Khalil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Khalil. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalil connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalil landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khalil's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khalil's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Khalil is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khalil trying to control the position from guard on top but Presley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khalil is pushing down on Presley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Presley is fighting to maintain full guard but Khalil has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cobalt Khalil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khalil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khalil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Presley is looking to escape.
Khalil controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalil is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Khalil prevents Presley from standing back up.
Presley is looking for a sweep. Khalil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
David Presley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalil working the head and body with strikes.
Khalil slips a nice elbow through Presley's hands, connecting with Presley's forehead.
Khalil controlling the action here.
Presley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khalil.
Presley tries to kick Khalil off but Khalil keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalil controlling the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cobalt Khalil wasn't active enough on the ground.
Presley misses with a wild combination.
Presley throws a series of punches but Khalil moves out of range.
Presley missing with a left hand there. Khalil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khalil drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Khalil stays in close to Presley's body and controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khalil content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khalil is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cobalt Khalil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khalil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobalt Khalil!
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energy
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RATING
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