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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaka Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
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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
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedotov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedotov avoids the damage to the body.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Fedotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedotov's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fedotov.
It looks like Abaka Khan has been cut.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedotov's brow.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Khan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fedotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Fedotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Fedotov is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Fedotov blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedotov avoids the damage to the body.
Fedotov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedotov avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
A left hand lands to the body for Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedotov.
A left hand lands to the body for Fedotov.
Fedotov can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Fedotov is blocking nicely.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Fedotov tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Fedotov managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedotov avoids the damage to the body.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedotov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan tries to stall but Fedotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fedotov blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Fedotov.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Fedotov lands a left hand.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedotov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedotov's brow.
Fedotov misses with a knee strike.
Fedotov lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fedotov as Khan tries to tie him up.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Khan looking to stall.
Fedotov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fedotov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan pushes Fedotov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Khan.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.
Khan misses with an elbow over the top.
Fedotov scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov lands a nice uppercut.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fedotov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Fedotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Fedotov.
Fedotov avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fedotov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abaka Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abaka Khan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fedotov jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Fedotov has managed to clinch.
Fedotov lands with a right to the head.
Fedotov dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedotov's brow.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedotov avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Fedotov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fedotov takes a shot to the head.
Fedotov avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan blocks a body shot from Fedotov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fedotov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fedotov lands with a right to the head.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Fedotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fedotov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fedotov avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Fedotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fedotov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Fedotov lands a nice uppercut.
Fedotov lands with a light punch inside.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fedotov working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fedotov lands a right hand.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Fedotov blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Fedotov controls the action.
Fedotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fedotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
Fedotov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedotov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vladik Fedotov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedotov avoids the damage to the body.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Fedotov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fedotov landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fedotov.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fedotov pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fedotov with a knee to the head.
Khan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Fedotov is blocking nicely.
Fedotov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
Fedotov throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fedotov.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedotov managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedotov avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Fedotov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fedotov blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladik Fedotov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abaka Khan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Khan has closed the distance and engaged Fedotov in a clinch.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedotov blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedotov's brow.
Fedotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Fedotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fedotov dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fedotov.
A hook to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fedotov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedotov lands with a left to the head.
Fedotov tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedotov pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan is pushing Fedotov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedotov managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fedotov blocks it with crossed arms.
Fedotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov lands a right hand.
Fedotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Fedotov lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Fedotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedotov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedotov avoids the damage to the body.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedotov lands a good knee to the midsection. Khan won't want to take too many of those.
Fedotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedotov avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedotov's brow.
A short right from Fedotov on the inside.
Fedotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fedotov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fedotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fedotov lands an uppercut.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Fedotov is blocking nicely.
Khan blocking some punches.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Fedotov tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Nice body punch from Fedotov.
Fedotov lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fedotov lands an uppercut.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedotov.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
Fedotov crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fedotov obliges.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladik Fedotov.
Well Fedotov 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladik Fedotov!
Our winner, Vladik Fedotov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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