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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ahearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsing Tsing Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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209 cm
27
288 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
247 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Ahearn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsing Tsing Khan! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Khan throws a hook but Ahearn avoids it easily. Khan misses the shot to the body. Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahearn.
A jab from Khan misses. Ahearn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing. Khan dodges the punch combination from Ahearn.
Ahearn takes a body punch but keeps moving. Khan throws a body shot but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing. Ahearn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan misses with a looping left. Khan lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahearn. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahearn misses with a wild body shot. Khan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ahearn is landing a low percentage of strikes. Ahearn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tsing Tsing Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khan misses with a hook. Khan lands a jab to Ahearn's midsection. Khan walks into a left hand.
It looks like Tsing Tsing Khan has been cut. Khan looks to land a combination but Ahearn avoids it well. Ahearn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Ahearn throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Ahearn misses. Ahearn is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Khan throws out a loose jab but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it. Ahearn blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Ahearn uses good head movement to avoid it. Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn. Ahearn takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action! Ahearn misses with a wild body shot. Khan walks into a stiff left hand from Ahearn. Khan moves out of range of the strikes. Khan looks to land a right hand but Ahearn moved out of range. Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Ahearn's shoulder, as Ahearn tries to avoid the shot. Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ahearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Khan slips under a jab. Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khan thows a left - swing and a miss! Ahearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range. Khan misses with a hook
and Ahearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Khan throws a big shot that misses. Decent striking displayed by Khan there. Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ahearn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ahearn throws a hook but Khan blocks it. Khan misses with a hook
and Ahearn counters with a right hand to the body. Ahearn connects with a jab. Khan misses with an uppercut
and Ahearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Tsing Tsing Khan's cut even more. Ahearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan. Khan misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ahearn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here. Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Khan moves away from the strike by Ahearn. Khan throws a shot to the body.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahearn manages to avoid it. Ahearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away. Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here. A big right from Khan misses. Khan misses with a wild body shot. A quick step to the side and Ahearn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Khan misses with an uppercut
and Ahearn counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tsing Tsing Khan will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Tsing Tsing Khan's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan misses with an uppercut. Ahearn saw that one coming. Ahearn throws a big counter combination but Khan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahearn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Khan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khan scores with a hook to the body. Ahearn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Khan throws a hook but Ahearn avoids it easily. Ahearn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Khan missing with a left hand there. Ahearn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khan looks to land a right hand but Ahearn moved out of range. Ahearn throws a big counter combination but Khan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Oooooh!!! Ahearn has knocked Khan down with a huge combo! Ahearn steps away and waves a wobbly Khan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The cut above Tsing Tsing Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now. This has been an exciting period of action! Ahearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ahearn misses with a hook
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ahearn slips a jab from Khan. A swing and a miss from Khan. Ahearn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Ahearn defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand. Ahearn throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it. Khan throws a hook to the side of Ahearn's head but Ahearn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A quick step to the side and Ahearn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Tsing Tsing Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup. Khan takes a swing at Ahearn's ribcage but misses. Ahearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahearn manages to avoid it. Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy. As Ahearn backs off Khan throws a huge counter combo but Ahearn manages to avoid it all. Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahearn at a distance.
Ahearn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tsing Tsing Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Khan throws the left hand but Ahearn avoids the punch easily. Khan throws a hook but Ahearn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahearn. Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahearn lands with a nice body punch. Ahearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
It looked like Ahearn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khan. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khan misses with a hook. Khan misses with a straight right. Ahearn is looking to counter punch. Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Ahearn throws a hook but Khan blocks it. Khan misses with an uppercut. Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws the left hand but Ahearn avoids the punch easily. Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ahearn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Ahearn ducks under a wild hook from Khan. Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination! Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan. Ahearn tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot. Khan throws a hook but Ahearn blocks it. Khan tests Ahearn's chin there with a solid looking shot. Khan looks to throw the jab but Ahearn is out of range. Ahearn throws a combination that misses and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand! 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! Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Ahearn. Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahearn counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahearn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Nice uppercut there from Ahearn. Khan throws a shot to the body.
Ahearn throws out a powerful jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tsing Tsing Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Ahearn! During a confident post fight interview, James Ahearn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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