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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daanish Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Applegarth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Electric six: gay bar . Lenny Applegarth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daanish Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Applegarth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Applegarth.
Applegarth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Applegarth misses with a head kick.
Applegarth tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Applegarth throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Applegarth swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Applegarth is looking to score with low kicks.
Lenny Applegarth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Applegarth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been hearing reports that Khan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Lenny Applegarth has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Applegarth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Applegarth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Applegarth rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Applegarth moves to clinch but Khan breaks away
and Khan counters with a body kick that stops Applegarth in his tracks momentarily.
Applegarth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Applegarth.
Applegarth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Applegarth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a good low kick that Applegarth was not able to check.
Applegarth looks winded!
Applegarth looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
Khan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Applegarth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Applegarth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Applegarth misses with a straight left.
Applegarth misses with a straight left.
Applegarth avoids the head kick by Khan.
Applegarth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Applegarth throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khan counters with a leg kick.
Applegarth thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a right hand that Applegarth ducks under and follows up with a left that Applegarth also avoids with ease.
Applegarth throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Applegarth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Applegarth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Applegarth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a push kick.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Applegarth dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Applegarth tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
Applegarth throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Applegarth, right into the meat.
Applegarth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khan eats them both and turns towards Applegarth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Applegarth sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegarth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Applegarth misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a thumping low kick.
Applegarth misses with a series of wild punches.
Applegarth avoids a kick to the body.
Khan thumps Applegarth with a low kick.
Applegarth throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a head kick.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Applegarth. Applegarth gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Applegarth misses with a body kick.
Applegarth is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daanish Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Applegarth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Applegarth. That did some damage!
Applegarth throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Applegarth throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Applegarth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Applegarth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Applegarth throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Applegarth backs up against the cage.
Khan tries to bum rush Applegarth with a series of wild strikes but Applegarth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Applegarth throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Applegarth throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daanish Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Applegarth is defended easily by Khan.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Applegarth.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Khan.
Applegarth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a good, hard body kick but Applegarth shrugs it off.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
Applegarth misses with an uppercut.
Applegarth throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
A head kick from Khan lands but Applegarth takes it in his stride.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Applegarth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Applegarth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Applegarth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a body kick that stops Applegarth in his tracks momentarily.
Applegarth misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Applegarth's knee momentarily.
Khan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Applegarth tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Applegarth tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Khan defending well as Applegarth loads up on a big left hand.
Applegarth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Applegarth misses.
Applegarth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Applegarth fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Applegarth checks a leg kick.
Applegarth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Applegarth scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.
Applegarth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan throws a head kick that Applegarth semi-blocks.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Applegarth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Applegarth.
Applegarth throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Applegarth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Applegarth moves out of range easily.
Khan blocks a head kick by Applegarth.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Applegarth counters with a stiff right hand.
Daanish Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Applegarth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Applegarth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Applegarth clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Applegarth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daanish Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Applegarth's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Applegarth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Applegarth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Applegarth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Applegarth with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Applegarth is predictable there
and Khan counters with a big head kick but Applegarth shrugs it off.
Applegarth tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Applegarth misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Applegarth moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegarth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a left and a right that stings Applegarth.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Applegarth sees coming a mile off.
Applegarth misses with a series of wild punches.
Applegarth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan tries to bum rush Applegarth with a series of wild strikes but Applegarth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Applegarth misses.
Applegarth stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Applegarth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Khan is trying to defend but Applegarth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Khan pushes Applegarth off and gets back to his feet.
Khan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a body kick
and Applegarth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Applegarth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Applegarth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Applegarth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Applegarth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Applegarth throws a strike but Khan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Khan pushes Applegarth off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Applegarth checks a leg kick.
Khan avoids the head kick by Applegarth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Applegarth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Applegarth.
Khan feints and then cracks Applegarth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Applegarth down.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Applegarth.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Applegarth.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Applegarth down.
Applegarth tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khan throws a combination. Applegarth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Applegarth is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes Applegarth away with a front kick.
Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Applegarth.
Daanish Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Applegarth works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
Daanish Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Applegarth backs up against the cage.
A combination from Applegarth does no damage.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Lenny Applegarth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Applegarth tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khan lands a front kick.
Applegarth has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Khan.
Applegarth throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a head kick.
Applegarth throws out a leg kick but Khan moves out of range and Applegarth only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Applegarth.
Applegarth throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Applegarth throws a body kick that misses
and Khan counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Applegarth 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daanish Khan!
Daanish Khan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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