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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Andrade (ranked 428 p4p, 59 weight class) and Mohammed Kahn (ranked 904 p4p, 126 weight class). The key to victory for Joao Andrade has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 cm
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205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Andrade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
Kahn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Andrade misses.
Andrade throws a lazy head kick
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrade missing with a left hand there. Kahn 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.
Andrade misses with a body kick.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrade was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Kahn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Kahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kahn connects with a looping right hand.
Kahn looks to clinch
and Andrade counters with a left to the body.
Kahn stalks Andrade and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andrade's face. Andrade staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a lazy body kick
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Kahn.
Kahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahn.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Andrade tries to work over Kahn's front leg with a kick but Kahn checks it.
Kahn tries to counter with a clinch but Andrade shakes him off and moves away.
Kahn walks into a stiff left hand from Andrade.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
Kahn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrade throws a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Andrade. Kahn shrugs it off though.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andrade.
Andrade defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahn.
Donk. Andrade catches Kahn right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andrade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Andrade connects with a body shot that sends Kahn's belly button to the back.
Andrade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrade clobbers Kahn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade drops Kahn with a beautiful combination! Kahn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Andrade is looking for the KO!
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Andrade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kahn slips a jab from Andrade.
A little jabbing left from Kahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrade.
Kahn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrade throws a body kick that misses
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Andrade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andrade defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn avoids the head kick by Andrade.
Kahn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Andrade.
Kahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andrade under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Kahn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kahn.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade throws a sloppy body shot
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn jabs at Andrade's body.
Kahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andrade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahn can do to turn this around?
Andrade blocks an uppercut.
Kahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
Kahn lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn lands with a short shot to the head.
Andrade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Andrade lands a hook that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
Kahn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Kahn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrade's efforts to push away.
Andrade misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
Kahn tries to throw a body punch but Andrade avoids it by throwing Kahn back against the cage.
Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrade lands a right hand.
Andrade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahn tries to work over Andrade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kahn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andrade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kahn tries to clinch but Andrade moves out of range.
Kahn connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a high kick!
That has opened up Mohammed Kahn's cut even more.
Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
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!
A jab from Kahn finds it's way through Andrade's defenses.
Jab from Kahn.
Kahn scores with a jab. Andrade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrade throws a lazy body kick
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mohammed Kahn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Andrade misses the target.
Andrade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kahn wants to counter with a clinch but Andrade pushes him away.
Kahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrade circles away.
It looked like Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Nice shot lands for Kahn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andrade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kahn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrade in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Andrade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Andrade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kahn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kahn misses with a body shot.
Andrade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Andrade throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Kahn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrade.
Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Andrade scores with the left hand. Kahn knows he should have avoided that one.
The cut above Mohammed Kahn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kahn throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn has Andrade up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andrade cracks Kahn with a nice body shot.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mohammed Kahn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andrade prevents a body shot from Kahn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
Andrade throws a head punch that misses.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrade tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
Kahn prevents a body shot from Andrade.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Andrade back against the cage.
Kahn takes a shot to the head.
Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrade wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Andrade blocking some punches.
Kahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Kahn is working Andrade over against the cage.
A short right from Kahn on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Kahn has closed the distance and engaged Andrade in a clinch.
Kahn blocks an uppercut.
Andrade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andrade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrade controls his hands.
Kahn misses with the head strike.
Andrade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Kahn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Joao Andrade did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kahn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andrade counters with a good low kick that Kahn was not able to check.
Andrade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Kahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn misses with a body punch
and Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade misses with a hook
and Kahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andrade misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a hook. Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Kahn closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Andrade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrade breaks from the clinch.
Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kahn.
Andrade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andrade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Andrade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Kahn ducks right into an uppercut from Andrade.
Kahn takes one to the side of the head.
Kahn swings widly with a right hand
and Andrade counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrade seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andrade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kahn on the side of the head.
Andrade misses with an uppercut. Kahn saw that one coming.
Andrade throws a hook but Kahn blocks it.
Kahn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Joao Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kahn lands with an overhand left.
Kahn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andrade.
Andrade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mohammed Kahn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kahn pushes Andrade up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Kahn.
Kahn scores with a hook to the body.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mohammed Kahn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Andrade throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn counters with a right hand to the body.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Andrade misses the target.
Andrade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
It looked like Andrade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kahn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrade throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn counters with a right hand to the body.
Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
Kahn wants to counter the offense by Andrade and move into the clinch position.
Andrade misses with a hook
and Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrade throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrade scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Andrade is out of range.
Andrade tried to counter with a leg kick but Kahn avoided it.
Kahn misses the jab.
Andrade misses with a body kick.
Andrade looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Kahn misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
A quick step to the side and Andrade tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrade misses with an uppercut.
Kahn lands a body shot.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kahn scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Andrade's shoulder, as Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
Kahn lands with a hook. Andrade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andrade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrade throws a big counter combination but Kahn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahn misses with an uppercut
and Andrade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kahn counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kahn 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Joao Andrade retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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energy
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hype
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