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Event:
Puff Puff Pass Out
Date: Dec 09, 2020 |
#R1# Khan misses the shot to the body. Iyi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Khan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Iyi defends it well. Iyi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Iyi throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan. Iyi throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range. #CL# Iyi clinches. Iyi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Khan avoids the body shot from Iyi.
Khan blocks a leg kick. Iyi swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Iyi looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range. Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iyi. Khan throws a counter combo. Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Iyi is just out of range.#T1# Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iyi avoids it really well and circles away. Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Iyi avoids the body shot from Khan.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target. #TD# Iyi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Iyi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2# Khan trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Iyi in particular looking to stall. Iyi trying to pass the guard but Khan defending well. The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup. Iyi wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iyi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Iyi throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot. #T3# Khan checks a leg kick. Iyi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iyi was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan. Nice defenses there by Khan.#CL2# Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Khan has Iyi pressed against the cage.
Iyi gets underhooks to prevent Khan's takedown attempt.
Iyi blocks a body shot from Khan. Khan leaning against his opponent.
Khan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Iyi is defending well. Ertugal Iyi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubric Khan. Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan is looking to take this one to the mat.#T4# Khan dodges an elbow strike from Iyi.
#BC# Iyi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Khan missing with a left hand there. Iyi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Khan ducks under a wild hook from Iyi. Iyi backing away here, and Khan unleashes a leg kick that just misses. A big right from Iyi misses. A slow jab from Iyi misses its intended target. Iyi throws a leg kick that misses. Iyi misses with a body shot.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Iyi ducks under a wild hook from Khan. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iyi avoids it really well and circles away. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ertugal Iyi dominated that 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.#R2# Khan dodges the punch combination from Iyi.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iyi. Iyi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away. Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Iyi rather than just go for the knockout. Iyi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it. Iyi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.#TD# Iyi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. An elbow from Iyi crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khan is trying to control Iyi's posture but Iyi avoids it. Iyi is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1# Khan is trying to get back to half guard. Iyi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around? Iyi misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB# Iyi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Khan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Iyi's guard! Nice work there by Khan! Khan looking to pass the guard. Iyi has his hands on Khan's head, controlling the position. Khan looking to sit in guard and control but Iyi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2# Iyi trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom. Iyi showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Khan keeping moving, preventing Iyi from controlling successfully. Iyi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3# Iyi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2# Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Iyi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Iyi lands a couple of decent looking shots. Iyi looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Iyi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ertugal Iyi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Khan trying to control the position.
#SUB2# Khan has his foot on Iyi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Iyi works his way back into a safe position though. Iyi postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it. Iyi trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Iyi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Iyi swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Iyi throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range. Iyi stuffs the takedown. Iyi thows a left - swing and a miss! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ertugal Iyi dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3# Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Iyi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Iyi misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely. Khan slips under a jab. Iyi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy. Iyi defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand. Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Iyi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A big left from Iyi misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.#CL2# Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Khan lands a nice elbow. #BC# Iyi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan misses with a body kick. As Khan backs away, Iyi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1# Iyi throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range. Iyi throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side. Iyi looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely. Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Khan.
Khan is looking to clinch but Iyi is avoiding it.
Ertugal Iyi is winning the standup battle so far. Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iyi. Iyi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan tries for a takedown but Iyi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL# Iyi moves into range and clinches up with Khan.#TD# Iyi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Khan is refusing to be controlled, as Iyi sits in half guard. #T2# Iyi prevents Khan from improving his position. Iyi is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Khan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard.
#REVB# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Iyi controlling Khan's posture. Khan sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3##SUB# Iyi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB# Iyi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Iyi is trying to hold Khan in close to prevent damage but Khan has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB2# Khan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Iyi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Iyi.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ertugal Iyi. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iyi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ertugal Iyi! Ertugal Iyi is the new featherweight champion! |
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