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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daanish Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daanish Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Khan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khan prevents Torres from breaking the clinch.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Khan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
Khan pulls guard successfully.
Torres trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan trying to control the position here.
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torres landing some decent shots from guard.
Torres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but Torres passes easily into half guard.
Khan gets full guard.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres lands a couple of elbows.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Torres seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Khan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torres's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a couple of digs.
Torres controls Khan momentarily but Khan frees himself.
Torres is working an open guard so Khan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Daanish Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Khan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khan wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Khan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Torres haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Khan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to stand and escape but Khan is having none of it.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daanish Khan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan has a takedown stuffed.
Torres appears to be looking for a big counter.
Torres fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Khan sprawls well initially but Torres persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Khan trying to control here.
Torres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Torres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Khan is concentrating on defense, preventing Torres from advancing position.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan is doing well to control the position and prevent Torres from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking to stall here but Khan recovers full guard.
Khan is pulling down on Torres's head. It's preventing any offense from Torres, at least for the moment.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Erwin Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Khan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres is working Khan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khan trying to control the position.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Khan is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
It looks like Erwin Torres has been cut.
Khan gets caught napping as Torres dives in and scores a takedown. Khan manages to retain guard.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khan controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Torres trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan stands up and waves to Torres to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Torres dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erwin Torres'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!
Torres scores with a takedown into Khan's guard.
Khan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Khan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torres is trying to defend but Khan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khan in particular looking to stall.
Torres is controlling Khan's trapped leg to prevent Khan from advancing to side control.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
Khan lands with a punch from half guard.
Torres is in trouble now - Khan has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Khan trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres tries to hold on but Khan pushes him away.
Torres is squirming around, avoiding Khan's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling from mount.
Torres blocking the ground and pound.
Khan wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
Khan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torres is squirming around, avoiding Khan's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daanish 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daanish Khan!
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energy
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hype
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