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Event:
X ETREM X 5
Date: Mar 13, 2019 |
#R1# Khaled wants to clinch but Mohammed slips to the side#TD2# so Mohammed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Mohammed stopping the sweep attempt from Khaled. Khaled is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mohammed is controlling him. Mohammed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Khaled is trying to keep Mohammed in close.
Mohammed wants to stand but Khaled has a closed guard, so he can't escape. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khaled tries to strike from the bottom.
Mohammed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1# Mohammed postures up in Khaled's guard and throws a big left but Khaled blocks it. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mohammed is defended easily by Khaled. Khaled drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mohammed sprawls and moves away. A lazy body kick from Khaled and Mohammed counters with a lovely straight right hand! Khaled fails to land the takedown. Khaled displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mohammed. #CL2# Mohammed closes the distance and pushes Khaled back into the cage. Mohammed blocks an elbow strike from Khaled.
Khaled looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Khaled is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Mohammed stalling against the cage.
Mohammed tries for a takedown but Khaled manages to get underhooks.
Ahmad Khaled has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malek Mohammed.#T2# Mohammed jumps guard but Khaled turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD# Khaled pulls guard. Mohammed controls from within his opponent's guard. Khaled wants to sweep here but Mohammed controlling him for the moment. Khaled keeping full guard, as Mohammed tries to pass. Khaled is trying to control the position but Mohammed postures up. Mohammed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3# Khaled avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Khaled is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mohammed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Khaled changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohammed tries to avoid it but Khaled manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohammed to the ground. Mohammed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Khaled shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mohammed but Mohammed pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2# Mohammed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Still in half guard, Mohammed seems content to control. Khaled is looking to escape.#T4# Khaled is trying to get back to full guard. Khaled keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Khaled is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mohammed is figuring out what he wants to do next. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SUB# Khaled looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Khaled misses with a takedown and Mohammed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malek Mohammed dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Khaled blocks a head kick by Mohammed.
A low kick from Mohammed misses #TD# and Khaled counters with a nice double leg into guard. Khaled won't allow Mohammed to sweep him here. Mohammed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Khaled landing some decent shots from guard. Khaled is working Mohammed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Mohammed keeping moving, preventing Khaled from controlling successfully. Mohammed controlling the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khaled throws a big right hand that misses. Khaled distracts Mohammed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Khaled with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Khaled lands a couple of elbows.#T1# Khaled postures up in Mohammed's guard and throws a big left but Mohammed blocks it. Mohammed is controlling Khaled's posture. Khaled tries to free his leg and advance position but Mohammed is retaining full guard. #SUB2# Khaled avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khaled scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Khaled throws an elbow that misses. Mohammed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khaled's guard. Nice move by Mohammed!#REVB# Mohammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Khaled is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Mohammed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2# Khaled is pulling down on Mohammed's head to control his posture. Mohammed postures up.
Khaled lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Mohammed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khaled. Khaled being controlled here momentarily. Mohammed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khaled's guard. #REVB# Mohammed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3# Khaled is looking to sweep but instead, Mohammed has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mohammed in particular looking to stall. Khaled is trying to maintain the position but Mohammed is very close to passing his half guard. Mohammed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Mohammed trying to control the pace. Khaled 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. Khaled tries to get to full guard but Mohammed has control of the leg. #T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2# Mohammed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mohammed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2# Mohammed is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mohammed tries to stand but can't do so whilst Khaled controls his leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ahmad Khaled will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! #R3# No luck with that takedown attempt from Mohammed. #TD# Mohammed tries to sprawl but Khaled drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES2# Mohammed pushes Khaled off and gets back to his feet. Khaled dips to his left and cracks Mohammed with an uppercut! Khaled tries to clinch but Mohammed is having none of it. #TD# Khaled feints and as Mohammed raises his hands in defense, Khaled changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mohammed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB# Khaled had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mohammed defends it easily.#SUB2# Mohammed is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T1##SUB# Khaled looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SU2# Mohammed stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL2# Mohammed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2# Mohammed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohammed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mohammed wants it to stay on the feet. Mohammed feints the counter takedown. Mohammed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khaled rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mohammed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Mohammed tries for a takedown but Khaled sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Khaled tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mohammed goes for a double leg but Khaled avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khaled continues to drive forward. Ahmad Khaled has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malek Mohammed.#T2# Khaled shoots for a double leg takedown but Mohammed sprawls well. He's pushed Khaled's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Khaled shoots in for a double leg but Mohammed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Mohammed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khaled just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2# Mohammed pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mohammed controlling Khaled's posture. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khaled accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Khaled preventing the sweep. Mohammed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# Mohammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khaled is keeping the position for now. #T3# Khaled working a defensive guard here.
Khaled throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Khaled is trying to keep Mohammed in close.
Mohammed stands and throws Khaled's legs to the side, diving into side control. Khaled is looking for a sweep.#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mohammed is chipping away with strikes.
Mohammed is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Khaled is looking to reverse the position.#SU2# Mohammed stands up and we're back to a striking position. Ahmad Khaled is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2# Mohammed closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Khaled's guard. Khaled wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mohammed manages to pass to side control. #REVR# Mohammed has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mohammed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khaled defending well though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malek Mohammed really dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R4# Mohammed looks for the body kick but Khaled saw that one coming. No luck with that takedown attempt from Mohammed. #TD2# Mohammed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mohammed showed some decent athleticism there. Khaled striking from half guard on the bottom. Khaled is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khaled is trying to maintain the position but Mohammed is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2# Mohammed is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Khaled still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Khaled has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! #T1# Mohammed on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Khaled sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mohammed is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Khaled tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Malek Mohammed has got the better of the ground game so far. Both fighters take a look at the clock. Mohammed tries to improve position but can't. Khaled postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mohammed is trying to get back to half guard. Khaled tries to score with some ground and pound. Mohammed controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T2# Mohammed is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Khaled wants to control but Mohammed is keeping him busy. Khaled moves into full mount! Mohammed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Khaled thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mohammed felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Mohammed holds on to Khaled around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks. Mohammed throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. #T3# Mohammed manages to regain half guard. Good work. Mohammed controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Khaled with the ground and pound but Mohammed uses the opportunity to regain guard. Khaled trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom. Khaled pushing down on Mohammed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Mohammed is looking to escape. Khaled wants to free his trapped foot but Mohammed is holding on for dear life with his legs. Khaled thows a huge punch but Mohammed dodges it nicely.
#T4# Mohammed is trying to get back to full guard. Khaled scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Mohammed is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Mohammed is looking for a sweep. Khaled is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Mohammed works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2# Mohammed is looking for a triangle but Khaled pushes his legs off easily.
Khaled slips nicely into half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Mohammed is trying to get back to full guard. Mohammed is looking to control Khaled's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mohammed avoid being mounted? And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Khaled had his way with Malek Mohammed in that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R5# Mohammed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD# Khaled gets a double leg takedown into Mohammed's guard. Mohammed is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Khaled dives into side control.
#REVB# Khaled is putting a hurting on Mohammed here, landing some big shots from side control. Mohammed is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Khaled asserts his dominance and retains side control. Mohammed keeping his opponent close. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mohammed manages to get back to half guard.#T1# Khaled lands strikes from half guard.#ROC# Mohammed is rocked! Khaled lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mohammed quite badly. Mohammed pulls Khaled in close trying to recover. Khaled postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mohammed on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mohammed doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmad Khaled! Ahmad Khaled thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
The Island Season 8, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 05, 2018 |
#R1##TD2# Khaled shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES# Kirby kicks Khaled off and gets back to his feet.#CL# Kirby gets a clinch. Kirby scores with a nice hook to the head. Khaled taking a breather. A short uppercut from Kirby. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kirby stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kirby. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirby. Khaled tries to stall but Kirby uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kirby lands a shoulder strike. Kirby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kirby scores with an uppercut up the middle. Khaled takes a shot to the head. A left hand lands to the body for Kirby.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirby. Khaled looks winded!#T1# Kirby working some nice short punches in the clinch. Kirby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Khaled's head. Kirby pushes Khaled back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Khaled trying to stall but Kirby improves his position.
Kirby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Kirby lands a shot to the body. Kirby lands an uppercut. Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Khaled wants a takedown but no success here.
Khaled using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby lands a right hand. Nice body punch from Kirby - that landed with a thud.
Khaled is trying to pull guard but Kirby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Kirby cracks Khaled with a nice body shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice body punch from Kirby - that landed with a thud.
#T2# A nice left hand lands by Kirby.
Good body shot from Kirby.
A right hook to the body lands for Kirby.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside. A hook to the body from Kirby.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khaled backwards. A short body shot lands from Kirby as the two fighters clinch.
Khaled is trying to pull guard but Kirby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Lani Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmad Khaled. Kirby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kirby leaning his opponent against the cage. Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Khaled's head. Kirby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khaleds head. Kirby stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Kirby.
#T3# A short right from Kirby. Kirby just leaning against Khaled, taking a breather. Kirby scores with a shoulder strike. Khaled is trying to pull guard but Kirby has him pressed against the cage. Kirby cracks Khaled with a nice body shot. Kirby taking a breather. Kirby lands a body punch. Kirby lands a nice uppercut. Kirby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khaled or not. Kirby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khaleds head. A right hand to the body from Kirby.
Kirby cracks Khaled with a nice body shot. Kirby digs a right hand underneath Khaled's ribcage. Khaled let out a lung full of air as it connected. Kirby lands a right hand. #T4# Kirby pushes Khaled back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kirby lands a body shot. Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khaled backwards. Kirby lands a nice uppercut. Kirby digs a right hand into Khaled's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khaled's gas tank. Khaled's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC# Khaled is rocked! A bit of stalling here from Kirby.
Khaled is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirby finish him? Kirby lands a right hand. Kirby unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Khaled! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kirby is unloading with more strikes now! Khaled drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lani Kirby!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2018 |
#R1##CL# Till moves into the clinch.#TD# 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. #SUB# Till throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Till preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1# 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.
#REVR# Khaled preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2# 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. #SU# Till decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Till throws a series of punches but Khaled avoids them all with ease. #CL# Till pushes Khaled up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2# 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. #T3# 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. #T4# 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. #R2# 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.#CL# 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.#BC# 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.#CL# 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.
#T1# Till lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#TD2# Khaled successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2# 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. #T2# Till slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SU# 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.#T3##CL# 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.#BC# 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.#T4##TD# 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. #SU# 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! #R3##CL# 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.#TD# 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.#ROC2# 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. #T1# 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.#SUB# 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.#T2# 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. #SUB# 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. #SUB# Till is looking for a triangle but Khaled pushes his legs off easily.
#T3# 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. #SUB# 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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