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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anil Khandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilfaro Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilfaro Bacon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Anil Khandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kilfaro Bacon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khandro rushes Bacon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bacon is trying to break the clinch but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Bacon tries to break the clinch but Khandro is controlling the position.
Bacon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bacon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khandro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bacon's efforts to push away.
Bacon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bacon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bacon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bacon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khandro breaks the clinch.
Khandro closes the distance and clinches.
Khandro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khandro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khandro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khandro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bacon as he avoids it easily.
Khandro gets the takedown into side control.
Bacon tries to bench press Khandro off him but Khandro keeps the position.
Khandro stands up and beckons Bacon to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khandro scores a takedown into full mount!
Khandro get's back to his feet.
Khandro throws a series of punches but Bacon avoids them all with ease.
Bacon stuffs the takedown attempt from Khandro. Khandro gets slowly back to his feet.
Khandro pushes Bacon up against the cage in a clinch.
Bacon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bacon wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Khandro.
It looks like Kilfaro Bacon has been cut.
Bacon tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Bacon throws a punch but it's blocked by Khandro.
Khandro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khandro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Khandro.
Bacon is trying to break the clinch but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Khandro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khandro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anil Khandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khandro dives in and grabs Bacon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bacon pushes down on Khandro's head and hops out.
Khandro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Khandro stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bacon to get to his feet.
Khandro shoots in for a double leg but Bacon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khandro misses with a takedown attempt - Bacon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bacon misses.
Khandro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bacon's waist but Bacon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khandro off to one side.
Khandro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bacon sprawls well. Bacon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khandro gets slowly back to his feet.
Khandro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khandro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good exchange - Bacon coming out on top.
Anil Khandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khandro looks to clinch
and Bacon counters with a nice uppercut.
Khandro closes the distance but Bacon moves to the side
and Bacon counters with a three punch combo that has Khandro backing up. Khandro nods at Bacon to acknowledge the strikes.
Khandro is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khandro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khandro takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Bacon finds it's target.
Khandro defending well as Bacon loads up on a big left hand.
Bacon lands a left and a right that send Khandro crashing to the mat, dazed. Bacon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Anil Khandro has been cut.
Bacon looks to land a combination but Khandro avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khandro moves away.
Khandro looks to clinch
and Bacon counters with a two punch combo.
Khandro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bacon counters with a three punch combo that has Khandro backing up. Khandro nods at Bacon to acknowledge the strikes.
Bacon connects with the punch.
Bacon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khandro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bacon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bacon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bacon stalks Khandro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khandro's face. Khandro staggers backwards, shaken.
Khandro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khandro tries to clinch
and Bacon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khandro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Bacon as Khandro shoots in.
Khandro ducks under a wild hook from Bacon.
Bacon throws a lazy uppercut
and Khandro counters with a left and a right that stings Bacon.
Khandro wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kilfaro Bacon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Bacon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khandro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bacon can't escape the position.
Khandro controlling the position easily from mount.
Bacon tries to lock up and control but Khandro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon can't escape the position.
Khandro get's back to his feet.
Khandro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bacon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khandro somewhat.
Bacon throws a lazy uppercut
and Khandro counters with a big head kick but Bacon shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khandro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bacon circles away.
Bacon throws a looping overhand right but Khandro ducks down to avoid it.
Khandro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bacon's guard.
Bacon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khandro is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khandro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bacon's guard.
Khandro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bacon has his feet on Khandro's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Khandro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khandro has managed to clinch.
Khandro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khandro manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khandro shoots in and gets a takedown into Bacon's guard.
Bacon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khandro is controlling him.
Khandro gets to his feet - Bacon follows without any prompting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khandro.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anil Khandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacon misses with a double jab.
Khandro shoots for a takedown but Bacon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bacon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khandro forces Bacon back against the cage and clinches.
Khandro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Khandro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khandro shoots in looking for a takedown but Bacon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khandro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khandro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bacon counters with a series of strikes. Khandro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kilfaro Bacon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khandro throws a head kick that misses.
Kilfaro Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khandro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khandro moves into range and clinches up with Bacon.
Bacon tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Bacon tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Bacon has had enough of the clinch but Khandro keeps him there for the moment.
Bacon is trying to push Khandro away but Khandro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bacon has had enough of the clinch but Khandro keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bacon has a couple of punches blocked by Khandro.
Bacon wants to break free but Khandro has control.
Bacon is looking to break free of the clinch but Khandro has double underhooks.
Khandro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anil Khandro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Khandro shoots for a takedown but Bacon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bacon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khandro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bacon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khandro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khandro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bacon tries to avoid it but Khandro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bacon to the ground. Bacon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anil Khandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khandro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bacon's waist but Bacon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khandro off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khandro is defended easily by Bacon.
A punch combination from Bacon misses.
Bacon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khandro.
The fighters circling - Bacon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacon scores with a hook to the body. Khandro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bacon cracks a nice hook into Khandro's ribs.
Khandro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bacon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khandro blocks an uppercut.
Bacon misses with a body punch.
Bacon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bacon is trying to break free.
Bacon lands a shoulder strike.
Bacon is trying to break free.
Khandro keeps control of Bacon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bacon is looking to break free of the clinch but Khandro has double underhooks.
Bacon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khandro scores with a knee to the head.
Bacon tries to circle away but Khandro has him pinned against the cage.
Bacon has had enough of the clinch but Khandro keeps him there for the moment.
Bacon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Khandro misses with a knee strike.
Khandro keeps control of Bacon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bacon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khandro has him pressed against the cage.
Bacon wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khandro breaks from the clinch.
Khandro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bacon pinned against the cage. Bacon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bacon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khandro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khandro.
Khandro manages to break the clinch.
Bacon misses the jab.
Bacon throws a right and a left that Khandro avoids nicely.
A big right from Bacon misses.
Khandro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khandro moves into the clinch.
Bacon working aggressively here.
Khandro lands a knee to the head.
Khandro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khandro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bacon did well to prevent Khandro getting side control.
Bacon tries to get to full guard but Khandro has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khandro stands up out of the half guard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khandro.
Khandro defending well as Bacon loads up on a big left hand.
Khandro fails to land the takedown.
Bacon looks to land a left hand but Khandro moved out of range nicely.
Khandro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bacon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khandro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bacon pulls Khandro in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khandro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khandro slips a jab from Bacon.
Khandro tries to clinch but Bacon is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khandro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bacon wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kilfaro Bacon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bacon 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kilfaro Bacon!
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