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Event:
The Island Season 12, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Azevedo Souza avoids the head kick by Khan.
Azevedo Souza throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan jabs Azevedo Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Azevedo Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Shakir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azevedo Souza moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Azevedo Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Khan.
Khan scores with a head kick. Azevedo Souza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Azevedo Souza tries to clinch up.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
Khan lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T2#
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Shakir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azevedo Souza lands a right hand.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan is trying to break free.
Azevedo Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Azevedo Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
Azevedo Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Khan. #T3#
A head kick from Khan lands but Azevedo Souza takes it in his stride.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Azevedo Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Azevedo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan scores with a jab. Azevedo Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
#T4#
Azevedo Souza slips a straight right by Khan.
Azevedo Souza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azevedo Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza lands with a cross.
Azevedo Souza avoids the head kick by Khan.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Azevedo Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Azevedo Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azevedo Souza stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shakir Khan dominated that 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.#R2#
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Khan thows a leg kick but Azevedo Souza checks it
enabling Azevedo Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azevedo Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Azevedo Souza into the cage.
I was talking to Azevedo Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azevedo Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo Souza is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Azevedo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Azevedo Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khan working aggressively here.
Azevedo Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Azevedo Souza is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Azevedo Souza is controlling the position.
Azevedo Souza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Azevedo Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Azevedo Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Azevedo Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azevedo Souza cracks Khan with an open hand slap.#T2#
Khan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Azevedo Souza's head.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
Khan lands a high kick!
#CUT2#It looks like Miguel Azevedo Souza has been cut.
Khan scores with a push kick.
We've been informed that Khan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#KD2#
Khan lands a high kick to the side of Azevedo Souza's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Khan dives into guard, looking to finish.#ROC2#Azevedo Souza is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Azevedo Souza is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Oh Azevedo Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azevedo Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Azevedo Souza seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB#
Azevedo Souza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Khan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Azevedo Souza, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Azevedo Souza has his foot on Khan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khan works his way back into a safe position though.#T3#
Khan connects with a couple of short punches.
Azevedo Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Azevedo Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Azevedo Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Khan! #SUB#
Azevedo Souza swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
After winning the bout, Miguel Azevedo Souza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Highland 71
Date: Jun 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Azevedo Souza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Azevedo Souza pushing down on Khan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Azevedo Souza moves into full mount! Khan won't be happy about that!
Khan has given up his back here. Will Azevedo Souza look for the submission or keep pounding away?
#SUB#
Azevedo Souza has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Khan is in real trouble here. Azevedo Souza gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Khan is tapping out! Azevedo Souza wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
A relieved looking Miguel Azevedo Souza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Highland 66
Date: Jun 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Khan is looking to slow Duterte down with leg kicks.
Duterte looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Khan lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Duterte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Duterte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Duterte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duterte has been working on his balance at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Khan.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands with a hook. Duterte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duterte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duterte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duterte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Duterte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Khan connects with a high kick. #ROC2#Duterte is rocked!
Khan batters Duterte with a massive right followed by a huge left! Duterte is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Khan lands a final crushing right hand to drop Duterte to the mat with a gruesome thud! Khan is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shakir Khan!
Rodrigo Duterte was interviewed post fight and said 'Putang ena nyu'. |
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Event:
Highland 57
Date: Jun 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Rinda blocks a head kick by Khan.
Rinda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khan. Rinda shrugs it off though.
Rinda has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rinda half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rinda darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Rinda into the cage.
Rinda jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rinda moves out of range of the body kick.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Rinda's front leg but catches the back leg as Rinda tries to avoid it.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Khan lands a front kick.
Rinda shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Rinda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rinda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Nice jab there from Khan.
Rinda blocks a jab.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rinda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
#T2#
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Rinda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rinda fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rinda walks into a straight right hand from Khan.
Rinda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khan with a jab.
Shakir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rinda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Rinda attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Rinda fails with the takedown
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rinda moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T3#
Rinda has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck for Rinda with that takedown attempt.
Rinda is breathing heavily.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rinda's sensitive parts.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Rinda down.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rinda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rinda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rinda misses with a takedown attempt
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rinda. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rinda has time to react.
Rinda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan lands a nice hook to Rinda's body. Rinda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khan.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rinda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Khan tests Rinda's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Rinda darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.#TD#
Rinda manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
Rinda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rinda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shakir Khan 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#
Rinda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rinda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rinda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Rinda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan cracks Rinda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rinda misses with a wild body shot.
Rinda staying out of range there.
Rinda shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
#CL#
Rinda has managed to clinch.
Rinda jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda is trying to pull guard but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rinda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rinda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khan - the referee stops the clock and Rinda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khan. Rinda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rinda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rinda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rinda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
Khan lands a jab to Rinda's midsection.
Rinda walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Rinda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan lands with a cross.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rinda's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rinda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan thuds a left hand into Rinda's body.#T2#
Khan digs a good hook to Rinda's body.
Khan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Rinda throws a right hand that misses
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan cracks Rinda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rinda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rinda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Khan feints and then cracks Rinda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rinda down.
Rinda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan works over Rinda's head and body with a nice combination.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rinda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Khan catches Rinda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rinda.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rinda.
Shakir Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rinda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rinda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rinda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC2#Rinda is rocked!
Rinda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rinda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan leaves Rinda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan flicks out a counter leg kick but Rinda steps away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rinda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T4#
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Rinda fails with the takedown.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rinda. That did some damage!
Crunch! Khan slams his shin into Rinda's torso.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rinda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rinda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rinda.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rinda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shakir Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rinda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rinda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Rinda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Rinda saw that one coming.
Rinda's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Khan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rinda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Khan. #T1#
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rinda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rinda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan clobbers Rinda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rinda shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rinda. That did some damage!
Rinda tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan with a nice calf kick.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Khan.
Rinda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rinda momentarily.
Good leg kick by Khan.
Rinda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Rinda has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Rinda fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Rinda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rinda with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rinda walks into a jab.#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Rinda down.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rinda's head backwards.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rinda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Rinda. Rinda gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan jabs at Rinda's body.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rinda dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Rinda's head and hops out.
Rinda closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Rinda pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rinda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rinda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan jabs Rinda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Khan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Rinda down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Rinda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Rinda off balance momentarily.
Rinda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Rinda shoots and misses
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khan misses with the combination.
Anwar Rinda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakir Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakir Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakir Khan! |
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Event:
Highland 41
Date: May 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Shields has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Shields lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#TD#
Shields bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Shields's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields lands an elbow.
Shields in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Khan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shields in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Shields working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Khan taking a bit of punishment here - Shields scoring with strikes.
Shields working the ground and pound.
Shields cracks Khan with a big elbow. #T1#
Khan is holding Shields down, trying to stall.
Khan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shields cracks Khan with a big right hand but Khan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shields slows the pace down.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Khan taking a bit of punishment here - Shields scoring with strikes.
Shields 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.
Shields cracks Khan with a big right hand but Khan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shields in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shields working the body and head with strikes.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shields. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shields working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T2#
Shields has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shields tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but Shields cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shields avoids the attempt from Khan to control.
Shields lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields controlling the pace for now.
Shields lands a nice shot to the head.
Shields sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Shields looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Shields.
Shields looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shields scoring with strikes but Khan is staying in there.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but Shields cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shields controlling from mount.
Shields lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#ROC#Khan is rocked!
Shields postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Khan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shields and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Shields! |
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Event:
Highland 29
Date: Apr 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baron dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Baron's head and hops out.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baron darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Baron into the cage.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Baron gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Khan tries to circle away but Baron has him pinned against the cage.
Baron wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Baron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Baron improves position. #BC2#
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Khan stuns Baron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Baron on the wrong end of a nice jab.#ROC2#Baron is rocked!
Shakir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Baron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Baron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan digs a good body shot into Baron's ribs.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Baron seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Baron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baron there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Khan.
Baron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baron on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baron rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan throws a monster overhand right that drops Baron! Khan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shakir Khan! |
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Event:
Highland 16
Date: Apr 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Quirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan with the inside leg kick. #CL2#
Quirk moves into the clinch.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quirk has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Quirk breaks the clinch.
Quirk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quirk blocks the body kick.
Quirk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Quirk's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Quirk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quirk tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quirk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quirk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Quirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Quirk.
#T1#
Quirk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Quirk clinches up against the cage.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quirk prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Quirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quirk lands a jab to the nose.
Quirk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khan. That one must have hurt.
Khan scores with a head kick.
Quirk misses with a wild body shot.
Khan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quirk.
Khan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quirk.
Quirk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quirk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quirk moves away from the strike by Khan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Quirk misses.
Khan blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quirk lands with a nice combination. Khan backs away looking to recover.
Quirk misses with the combination.
Quirk blocks a head kick by Khan.
Quirk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quirk moves away.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Quirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Quirk blocks the body kick.
Quirk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan throws the kick towards the body but Quirk avoids it.
Quirk slips under a jab from Khan.
Quirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan fakes the leg kick and cracks Quirk in the body.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Quirk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Quirk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Quirk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Quirk takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Quirk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Khan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Quirk tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan with the inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4##CL2#
Quirk closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC2#
Quirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Quirk has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Quirk pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Quirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shakir Khan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Khan digs a good body shot into Quirk's ribs.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quirk misses the shot to the body.
Quirk scores with a shot to the body.
Khan misses with the body kick
and Quirk counters with a left to the body.
Quirk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
Shakir Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Quirk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quirk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quirk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quirk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Quirk avoids a kick to the body.
Quirk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quirk just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan clobbers Quirk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quirk misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Quirk lands.#T1##CL2#
Quirk moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Quirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan fakes the leg kick and cracks Quirk in the body.
Good leg kick by Khan.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quirk scores with a three punch combo!
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quirk circles away quickly and effectively.
Quirk throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan thumps Quirk with a low kick.
Quirk throws a combination that misses
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khan.
Quirk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan takes one to the side of the head.
Quirk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#CL2#
Quirk rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2##BC2#
Quirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quirk tries to clinch up.
Quirk stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Quirk seems unphased.
Quirk moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Quirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quirk's sensitive parts.
Quirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Quirk darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Quirk prevents a body shot from Khan. #BC2#
Quirk manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Quirk moves into the clinch successfully.
Quirk prevents a body shot from Khan. #T3#
Quirk has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quirk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Quirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quirk tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL2#
Quirk moves into the clinch.
Quirk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quirk. #T4#
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Quirk avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage. #BC2#
Quirk breaks from the clinch.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quirk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quirk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan fakes the leg kick and cracks Quirk in the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khan. Quirk shrugs it off though.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quirk throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Quirk throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Quirk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Khan dodges the punch combination from Quirk.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Quirk manages to avoid it.
Quirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quirk! But no joy.
Quirk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Gilbert Quirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quirk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Quirk throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Quirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Quirk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan is looking to slow Quirk down with leg kicks.
Quirk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan. #T1##CL2#
Quirk takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Quirk has him pressed against the cage.
Quirk blocks an uppercut.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Quirk has him pressed against the cage.
Quirk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quirk prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Quirk trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#BC2#
Quirk manages to break the clinch.
Quirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Quirk looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Khan misses with a kick to the body.
Quirk unleashes a big counter combination but Khan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces Quirk off the cage and back into range.
Khan thuds his shin into the meat of Quirk's side.
Quirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Quirk has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Quirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quirk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quirk lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Quirk misses with a wild combination.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3#
Quirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Quirk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quirk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quirk.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick lands for Quirk.
Quirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quirk slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Khan.
Quirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
#T4##CL2#
Quirk has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quirk has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Quirk breaks the clinch.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quirk misses with a two punch combination.
Quirk tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Quirk checks a leg kick.
Quirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Quirk throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but Quirk manages to avoid it.
A big right from Khan misses.
A lazy left from Quirk finds it's target.
Quirk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quirk looks to clinch
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakir Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
Highland 7
Date: Mar 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Khan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mcnally plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mcnally in his tracks.
Mcnally finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mcnally lands with a kick to the temple. Khan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcnally moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Mcnally tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcnally's sensitive parts.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan's coach down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Khan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcnally throws a lazy head kick
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Mcnally moves out of range as Khan throws a body kick.
Khan looks to land a body kick but Mcnally moved away.
Khan lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Khan with a jab.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Mcnally throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khan counters with a nice body kick.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcnally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
A left lands for Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick but Mcnally moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
Shakir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Mcnally went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcnally takes one to the chin there.
Khan throws a front kick aimed at Mcnally's knee but Mcnally avoids it well. #CL#
Mcnally fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Mcnally drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan prevents the takedown attempt.
#T2#
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Mcnally has the dominant position.#BC#
Mcnally's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mcnally's head.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Shakir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Mcnally saw it coming and moves away.
Mcnally tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Mcnally off balance momentarily.
Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcnally. That did some damage!#T3#
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcnally throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Mcnally on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Mcnally throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mcnally!
Khan takes a swing at Mcnally's ribcage but misses.
Mcnally jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mcnally looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcnally checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Mcnally steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khan. Mcnally shrugs it off though.
A low kick lands for Khan.
Khan lands a jab to Mcnally's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcnally tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khan counters with a low kick, right behind Mcnally 's knee. #T4##TD#
Khan gets caught flat footed, as Mcnally shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mcnally postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcnally throwing strikes but missing.
Mcnally 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.
Mcnally won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Mcnally from controlling successfully.
Mcnally throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Mcnally is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcnally tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mcnally wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shakir Khan dominated that 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.#R2#
Khan dodges the punch combination from Mcnally.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Mcnally misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan throws a jab when Mcnally was well out of range.
Khan throws the kick towards the body but Mcnally avoids it.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mcnally's head backwards.
Mcnally throws a head kick that misses.
Mcnally takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnally has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Mcnally with an uppercut!
Khan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mcnally if he has to take too many more of those.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcnally lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcnally pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shakir Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Mcnally takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Mcnally shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan tests Mcnally's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan tests Mcnally's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcnally takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khan throws a low kick but Mcnally avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcnally blocks a low kick nicely.
Mcnally throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
Mcnally misses with a few strikes there.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcnally has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Mcnally takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mcnally is out of range.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcnally.
Mcnally rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Mcnally wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Mcnally avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
Mcnally closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Mcnally's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Mcnally escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcnally has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab from Khan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Mcnally throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan lands with a hook. Mcnally tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mcnally throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcnally. Mcnally circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mcnally looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Khan feints and then cracks Mcnally's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcnally down.
Mcnally on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mcnally attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mcnally is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcnally at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Mcnally looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
A punch lands to the side of Mcnally 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan looks to land a body kick but Mcnally moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Khan.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Mcnally with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shakir Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A head kick misses from Mcnally.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Mcnally misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Mcnally moves out of range easily.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mcnally throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
Mcnally throws a chopping leg kick but Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan throws a wild body kick that Mcnally sees coming a mile off.
Khan throws a leg kick
letting Mcnally counter with a right hand.
Good work by Mcnally as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnally ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Mcnally is looking for a counter combo.
Mcnally throws a lazy head kick
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mcnally swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcnally closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcnally takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Mcnally rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan tries to break free but Mcnally pushes him back against the cage.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Mcnally pulls guard successfully.
Khan landing with the ground and pound.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcnally. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khan throws a strike but Mcnally rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T2#
Mcnally advances to half guard.
Mcnally wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
Mcnally not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mcnally thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mcnally stalling.
Mcnally throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcnally trying to control the pace.
Mcnally will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcnally throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Khan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mcnally missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Mcnally is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Khan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Khan tries to roll over but Mcnally keeps him under control.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Mcnally seems to be working for a kimura but Khan defends the submission attempt.
Khan tries to roll over but Mcnally keeps him under control.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Mcnally seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Mcnally is working for a kimura but Khan is defending it quite comfortably.
Mcnally is keen to just control but Khan is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Orlando Mcnally has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakir Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcnally pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcnally looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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 Orlando Mcnally.
I think Khan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakir Khan! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 24, 2021 |
#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Mourao down.
Mourao shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mourao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mourao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Mourao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joaquim Mourao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Mourao drives through with a takedown into Khan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mourao looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Mourao drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Mourao as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Khan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Mourao! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joaquim Mourao! |
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