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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 588 p4p, 65 weight class) and Ambrose Chisholm (ranked 1173 p4p, 123 weight class). Ambrose Chisholm will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 cm
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145 lbs
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179 cm
34
154 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chisholm clinches up with Khakhold and pushes him back against the cage. Khakhold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Khakhold throws a head punch that misses. Chisholm lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khakhold. Khakhold misses with a hook from the clinch. Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khakhold lands a takedown into guard.
Khakhold stopping the sweep attempt from Chisholm. Chisholm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Chisholm wants to stand and escape but Khakhold is having none of it. Chisholm seems keen to control Khakhold's posture. Khakhold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Khakhold trying to control the position from guard on top but Chisholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chisholm wants to sweep here but Khakhold controlling him for the moment. Chisholm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khakhold scoring with punches to the head and body. Khakhold with a nice head shot there. Chisholm keeping full guard, as Khakhold tries to pass. Chisholm pushes Khakhold off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Chisholm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chisholm slips a jab from Khakhold. Chisholm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Chisholm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Chisholm drives through and clinches with Khakhold against the cage.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khakhold lands a shot to the body. A bit of stalling here from Khakhold.
Khakhold has a couple of punches blocked by Chisholm.
I was talking to Khakhold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Chisholm works on Khakhold's body with a couple of short punches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A shot in the inside from Chisholm. Chisholm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khakhold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chisholm prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chisholm working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Khakhold taking a breather. Khakhold lands with a right to the head. Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Khakhold. Khakhold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Chisholm tries a body shot but Khakhold blocks it.
Chisholm misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Chisholm scores with a nice short uppercut. Khakhold stalling in the clinch but Chisholm improves position. Khakhold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khakhold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Khakhold. Khakhold is looking to control Chisholm's arms but Chisholm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khakhold has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chisholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Chisholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khakhold trying to control the position but instead, Chisholm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khakhold into the cage. Khakhold wants to get back to striking at distance but Chisholm won't allow it.
Khakhold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land. Khakhold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside. Chisholm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khakhold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chisholm.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
Khakhold works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Khakhold stopping the sweep attempt from Chisholm. Khakhold being controlled here momentarily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khakhold passes Chisholm's left leg - he's now in half guard. Chisholm is looking to control Khakhold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chisholm avoid being mounted? The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Khakhold working over Chisholm with some ground and pound. Chisholm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Chisholm wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chisholm manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Chisholm looking to control.
Khakhold prevents Chisholm from getting back to his feet. Chisholm trying to control the position.
Chisholm is controlling Khakhold's posture. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ambrose Chisholm will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chisholm slips a straight right by Khakhold. Chisholm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khakhold throws out the jab. Chisholm has managed to clinch.
Khakhold throws a head punch that misses. Khakhold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards. Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Khakhold.
Chisholm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Khakhold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Khakhold. Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khakhold. Ambrose Chisholm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Khakhold wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A left hand lands to the body for Chisholm.
Khakhold taking a breather. A short right from Chisholm. Still in the clinch, Khakhold scores with a nice short uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khakhold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chisholm pulls him back up using the underhooks. Chisholm misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khakhold manages to break the clinch.
Khakhold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chisholm checks it well. Chisholm misses with a hook
letting Khakhold counter with a right hand. Khakhold scores with a nice head shot. Chisholm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khakhold is out of range. Khakhold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chisholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Khakhold. Chisholm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Chisholm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chisholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Chisholm throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Khakhold counters with a takedown into side control. Khakhold prevents Chisholm from escaping the position. Khakhold thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khakhold in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chisholm is working to avoid the ground and pound but Khakhold connects with a decent elbow. Check out the look on Khakhold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Khakhold is trying to get an arm triangle but Chisholm is defending well. Dixie Pablo Khakhold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Chisholm struggling a bit here. Chisholm tries to improve position but can't. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Chisholm takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khakhold scores with punches from side control. Chisholm takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Khakhold is chipping away with strikes.
Khakhold working the ground and pound but Chisholm is defending the strikes. Khakhold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Khakhold working away. Khakhold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chisholm is avoiding damage well.
Chisholm is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khakhold in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Khakhold scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chisholm to see if he's OK. Chisholm is looking to regain half guard here but Khakhold keeps moving and retains side control. Chisholm takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Khakhold has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Khakhold works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Chisholm is trying to get back to half guard. Khakhold lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Chisholm on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Khakhold connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chisholm some visible discomfort.
Chisholm tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khakhold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The ground and pound from Khakhold seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Chisholm is looking for a sweep. Khakhold creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Check out the look on Khakhold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chisholm parries the strikes from Khakhold easily there. Khakhold is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chisholm to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Khakhold works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Chisholm takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chisholm is trying to control Khakhold's posture but Khakhold avoids it. Khakhold lands some shots froms side control. Chisholm is working to avoid the ground and pound but Khakhold connects with a decent elbow. Chisholm struggling a bit here. Chisholm takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chisholm is trying to control Khakhold's posture but Khakhold avoids it. Khakhold looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Khakhold landing a few strikes. Chisholm struggling a bit here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold dominated that second round. 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.
Chisholm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khakhold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Khakhold misses the jab. Chisholm instigates a clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chisholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Khakhold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisholm tries a body shot but Khakhold blocks it.
Khakhold changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chisholm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chisholm blocks a low kick nicely. Chisholm takes the fight into the clinch. Chisholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khakhold trying to land knees to the body.
Chisholm lands with a light punch inside. Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khakhold. Khakhold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chisholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Chisholm working aggressively here.
Chisholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khakhold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Chisholm can't find room to land a body shot as Khakhold controls the action.
Khakhold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards. Khakhold just leaning against Chisholm, taking a breather. Chisholm tries a body shot but Khakhold blocks it.
Chisholm tries to throw a body punch but Khakhold avoids it by throwing Chisholm back against the cage. Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khakholds head. Chisholm throws a head punch that misses. A short right hand to the side of the head by Khakhold. Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Khakhold misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Chisholm.
Khakhold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm. Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Khakhold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Chisholm. Khakhold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chisholm can do to turn this around? Khakhold lands a nice uppercut. Khakhold blocks an uppercut.
Chisholm misses with some punches.
Khakhold taking a breather. Khakhold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khakhold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chisholm lands with a left to the head. Khakhold scores with a shot to the side of Chisholm's head. Khakhold effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short left from Khakhold. Khakhold tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Khakhold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khakhold throws a body kick that misses. Chisholm misses with an uppercut
and Khakhold counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Khakhold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chisholm's head. Chisholm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chisholm wants to improve his position but Khakhold is controlling well.
Chisholm trying to hold on to Khakhold's head to control him but Khakhold postures up.
Khakhold slips a nice elbow through Chisholm's hands, connecting with Chisholm's forehead. Khakhold winds up and cracks Chisholm with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Khakhold seems to be working for a kimura but Chisholm defends the submission attempt. Chisholm taking some punishment here, with Khakhold in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chisholm trying to control here.
Chisholm tries to get to full guard but Khakhold has control of the leg. Chisholm has his hands clasped together around Khakhold's back. He's all about the action. Chisholm is looking to improve his position.
Chisholm is holding on to half guard well. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chisholm is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khakhold's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khakhold's back! Khakhold looking very determined here, making life difficult for Chisholm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ambrose Chisholm just about did enough to take it. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chisholm lands with a straight right. Khakhold didn't see that one coming. Chisholm staying out of range there. Khakhold misses the body punch enabling Chisholm to counter with a crisp jab. Dixie Pablo Khakhold is winning the standup battle so far. Khakhold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chisholm.
Khakhold attempts a counter takedown but Chisholm avoids it well and moves away. Khakhold misses with a looping left. Chisholm avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Chisholm thows a left - swing and a miss! Khakhold attempts a counter takedown but Chisholm avoids it well and moves away. Khakhold pushing out the jab but it's not landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chisholm moves out of range of the strikes. Khakhold scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Khakhold throws a series of punches but Chisholm avoids them all with ease. Good shot there by Chisholm. The fighters circling - Khakhold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chisholm tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Khakhold counters with a nice uppercut. Chisholm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chisholm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khakhold throws out the jab. Chisholm moves out of range as Khakhold throws a body kick.
A low kick from Khakhold misses and Chisholm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Khakhold lands a head kick. Chisholm smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Chisholm lands with a nice combination. Khakhold backs away looking to recover. Chisholm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Chisholm has Khakhold up against the cage in a clinch.
Khakhold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khakhold lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land. Khakhold stalling in the clinch.
Khakhold throws a head punch that misses. Chisholm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Khakhold tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Chisholm misses with some punches.
Chisholm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khakhold pushes Chisholm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khakhold. Khakhold jumps guard and drags Chisholm to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Chisholm wants to control from the top but Khakhold keeps moving. Khakhold wants to control the position but Chisholm says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khakhold tries to roll over but Chisholm keeps him under control. Chisholm perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Khakhold tries to roll over but Chisholm keeps him under control. Chisholm content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Khakhold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Chisholm sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Chisholm tries to stand but his arm is trapped. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Khakhold is looking to improve his position.
Khakhold wants to control but Chisholm passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dixie Pablo Khakhold will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khakhold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Chisholm rushes Khakhold and presses him up against the cage. Khakhold has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chisholm is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A short right hand to the side of the head by Chisholm. Khakhold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chisholm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Chisholm scores with a nice hook to the head. Khakhold missing with knees to the body.
Khakhold wants to take the fight to the mat but Chisholm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khakhold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Chisholm tries a body shot but Khakhold blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land. Khakhold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chisholm gets through Khakhold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khakhold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chisholm looks to clinch and Khakhold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Khakhold takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Khakhold tries to keep at a distance but Chisholm has taken the fight into the clinch. Chisholm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards. Chisholm misses with a punch to the body.
Khakhold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Khakhold lands with a right hand. Chisholm tries to clinch up but Khakhold circles away and keeps his distance. Khakhold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chisholm. Khakhold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chisholm. Chisholm tries to clinch up. Khakhold misses with a hook. Chisholm staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Chisholm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chisholm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Chisholm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khakhold. Chisholm instigates a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khakhold manages to break the clinch.
Chisholm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khakhold. Khakhold lands a head shot. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chisholm lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khakhold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khakhold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Chisholm looks to throw the jab but Khakhold is out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Khakhold misses the target. Khakhold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Chisholm. Khakhold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chisholm tries to clinch there but Khakhold circles away.
A big left from Khakhold misses. Chisholm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khakhold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chisholm tries to clinch but Khakhold moves away letting Khakhold counter with a right hand. Chisholm wants to clinch. Nice shot lands for Chisholm. Chisholm throws a head kick that misses and Khakhold counters with a low kick, right behind Chisholm 's knee. Khakhold looks to throw the jab but Chisholm is out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chisholm! But no joy. Chisholm throws a right and a left that Khakhold avoids nicely. Khakhold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chisholm manages to avoid it. A slow jab from Chisholm misses its intended target. Khakhold throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chisholm moves to clinch but Khakhold breaks away and Khakhold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Chisholm drives through and clinches with Khakhold against the cage.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch. Nice body punch from Khakhold. Khakhold lands a hook that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chisholm tries a body shot but Khakhold blocks it.
Khakhold looking for a takedown. Khakhold blocking some punches.
Khakhold stalling against the cage.
Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid it. Khakhold breaks from the clinch.
Khakhold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Ambrose Chisholm. I think Chisholm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45 Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:49 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ambrose Chisholm! Ambrose Chisholm is the new featherweight champion! A very excited looking Ambrose Chisholm made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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