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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 1023 p4p, 128 weight class) and Kenta Kobashi (ranked 1498 p4p, 186 weight class). Al-Khaldi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Terror - Shot Of Reality. Kenta Kobashi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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191 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
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198 lbs
42 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik Al-Khaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenta Kobashi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al-Khaldi is looking to score with low kicks.
Al-Khaldi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kobashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al-Khaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kobashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al-Khaldi swings for the body but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice shot lands for Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick
and Kobashi counters with a one-two to the body.
Al-Khaldi misses with a leg kick
and Kobashi counters with a left and a right that stings Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a push kick but Kobashi slaps the foot to one side.
Kobashi unleashes a big counter combination but Al-Khaldi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Malik Al-Khaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi gets tackled into the cage by Al-Khaldi. Al-Khaldi maintains the clinch.
Kobashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al-Khaldi avoids it.
Kobashi missing with knees to the body.
Al-Khaldi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kobashi backwards.
Al-Khaldi misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al-Khaldi avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Al-Khaldi fails to land.
Kobashi takes a shot to the head.
Al-Khaldi works on Kobashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Al-Khaldi lands a left hand.
Kobashi prevents a body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Kobashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Al-Khaldi avoids the damage to the body.
Al-Khaldi lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Kobashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Al-Khaldi avoids the damage to the body.
Al-Khaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al-Khaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kobashi takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi pushes Kobashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobashi missing with knees to the body.
Al-Khaldi managing to block the knees to the body from Kobashi.
Al-Khaldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al-Khaldi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al-Khaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kobashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Al-Khaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Kobashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kobashi backwards.
Kobashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Al-Khaldi - that landed with a thud.
Kobashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al-Khaldi is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Al-Khaldi.
Kobashi looks winded!
Al-Khaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al-Khaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Al-Khaldi gets through Kobashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al-Khaldi misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi scores with a shot to the side of Kobashi's head.
Al-Khaldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Al-Khaldi on the inside.
Al-Khaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Al-Khaldi.
Kobashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al-Khaldi misses with a body punch.
Kobashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Al-Khaldi avoids the damage to the body.
Al-Khaldi pushes Kobashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kobashi is rocked!
Al-Khaldi lands with a left to the head.
Kobashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Al-Khaldi finish him?
Al-Khaldi tries a body shot but Kobashi blocks it.
Kobashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Al-Khaldi avoiding damage as Kobashi throws knees to the body.
Al-Khaldi lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Al-Khaldi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al-Khaldi drops Kobashi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kobashi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Al-Khaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al-Khaldi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kobashi to his knees! Al-Khaldi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Al-Khaldi!
Our winner, Malik Al-Khaldi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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