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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Till (ranked 7723 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Khaled (ranked 5970 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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174 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darren Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ahmad Khaled!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till moves into the clinch.
Till drags the fight down to the ground.
Khaled chips away with some ground and pound.
Khaled throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khaled is in close to Till's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khaled wants to stand but Till is controlling his posture from full guard.
Till on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Till tries to get out of the position.
Till doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Khaled stands up over Till, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khaled throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Till works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Till preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khaled has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaled trying to control the position from guard on top but Till is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khaled is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Till throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Till preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaled throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khaled accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khaled working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khaled cracks Till with a solid left hand.
Khaled is working Till over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Till wants to sweep here but Khaled controlling him for the moment.
Khaled postures up in Till's guard and throws a big left but Till blocks it.
Khaled keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Till's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Till is on top in guard.
Khaled preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khaled is proving hard to escape from.
Till looking to pass the guard.
Till decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Till throws a series of punches but Khaled avoids them all with ease.
Till pushes Khaled up against the cage in a clinch.
Khaled has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Till uses from the top position.
Till controls from within his opponent's guard.
Khaled is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Till is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaled wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Till is now in half guard.
Till controlling the action here.
Till seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Khaled for as long as he can get away with.
Till is just content to waste time from the top position. Khaled takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Till throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khaled works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Till not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Till trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khaled looking to control but Till passes into half guard.
Khaled has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Till is working away from the top position though.
Till stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khaled tries to roll over but Till keeps him under control.
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 Darren Till will probably get the nod.
That's time! Till's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khaled changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Till tries to avoid it but Khaled manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Till to the ground. Till escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Till is looking for a counter combo.
Till throws a low kick, looking for Khaled's leg but Khaled calmly moves out of range.
Khaled drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Till defends it well.
Till closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khaled pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khaled is looking for a takedown.
Till pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Till fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till clinches with his opponent.
Khaled is trying to force a seperation but Till has the dominant position.
Till taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khaled successfully pulls guard.
Khaled working for a triangle but Till defends it easily.
Till has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Till tries to free his leg and advance position but Khaled is retaining full guard.
Till wants to control from the top but Khaled keeps moving.
Khaled wants to sweep but no luck.
Khaled wants to stand but Till is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Till decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khaled, up you get!
Till tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khaled swivels and escapes.
Khaled with the counter takedown but Till avoids it easily.
Till throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khaled tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Till defends well and Khaled ends up having to push Till into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darren Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Khaled.
Till will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Till shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khaled sprawls well. Khaled wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Till gets slowly back to his feet.
Khaled with the counter takedown but Till avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till clinches up against the cage.
Khaled is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Till gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Till pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Till pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Till throws a body punch but Khaled moves out of range.
Khaled tries for a takedown but Till sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Till trying to control the action but Khaled is working from the bottom.
Till working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Till just content to control the position.
Till decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Till dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Till has taken the fight to the clinch.
Till is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khaled to keep the fight standing.
Till pulls guard successfully.
Khaled keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Till's head.
Khaled working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Till's head.
Ahmad Khaled has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khaled lands a couple of elbows.
Till is rocked!
Khaled tries to stand but Till is controlling from the bottom.
Khaled is working Till over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Till is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khaled with a nice head shot there.
Till working a defensive guard here.
Khaled won't allow Till to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Till seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaled avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Till trying to control the position.
Till is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khaled is controlling him.
Khaled is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khaled postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Till seems keen to control Khaled's posture.
Khaled postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khaled wanted to stand there but Till had control of the position.
Till wants to get back to his feet but Khaled is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Till escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khaled gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khaled stands up over Till, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Khaled makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Khaled postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Till throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Khaled working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Till is looking for a triangle but Khaled pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaled with a nice head shot there.
Khaled preventing the sweep.
Till trying to control the position.
Khaled keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Till's head.
Khaled is working Till over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Till throws his legs up looking for a submission but Khaled uses it to pass to side control.
Khaled lands a strong strike to the head of Till. That's dazed him! Khaled looking to finish here. Till is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Khaled lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmad Khaled!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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