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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobious Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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178 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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183 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobious Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
John Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Locke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Locke misses with a two punch combination.
Khan takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Locke loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Locke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Locke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Locke has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Locke is looking to clinch.
Locke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Locke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan swings for the body but Locke moves out of range.
Locke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Locke 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.
Locke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Locke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Locke misses the target.
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan defending well as Locke loads up on a big left hand.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Locke connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Locke.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Locke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Locke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan wants to clinch
and Locke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Locke tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Locke lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Locke as he checks the leg kick.
Locke connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to chop away at Locke's legs.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Locke moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Locke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Locke.
Locke misses with a body kick.
Locke feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Locke.
Locke slips under a jab.
Locke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Locke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Locke connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Locke is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Locke.
A short right from Locke.
Still in the clinch, Locke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Locke blocks an uppercut.
Locke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Locke tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Locke.
Locke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Locke blocking some punches.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Locke lands a body shot.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Khan tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan walks into a jab.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Locke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Locke manages to circle out of the way.
That kick from Locke tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Locke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Locke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Locke throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Locke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Locke.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
Locke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Locke sees coming a mile off.
Khan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lockes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khan throws out a loose jab but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Khan backs off Locke throws a huge counter combo but Khan manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Locke counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
Locke slips under a jab.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Locke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Locke tries to get set, Khan tries to push him back and clinch up but Locke manages to avoid the attempt.
Locke digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Locke - that landed with a thud.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
A body shot lands from Locke.
Locke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked 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!
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke just leaning against Khan, taking a breather.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
John Locke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Locke gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
Locke scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan lands a hook that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Locke dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Locke lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Khan is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Locke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Locke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Khan tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Locke.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Locke lands a right hand.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Locke throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khan.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Locke gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Locke has Khan pushed against the cage.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Locke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Locke.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
Locke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Locke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Locke is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Locke lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan prevents a body shot from Locke.
Khan tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
A short right from Locke on the inside.
Locke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Khan is rocked!
Locke digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Locke presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Locke dips a shoulder and cracks Khan with a mighty uppercut! Khan falls back against the cage and Locke unloads with a barrage of strikes! Khan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Locke screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke!
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energy
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RATING
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