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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ricardo 's choice of entrance music: Polkas y Huapangos - Los Dos Laredos. Thiago Khan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Ricardo !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricardo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ricardo throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Ricardo blocks a head kick by Khan.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricardo avoids the head kick by Khan.
Ricardo avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ricky Ricardo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a series of punches but Ricardo moves out of range.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan scores with a one two! Ricardo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan works over Ricardo 's head and body with a nice combination.
Ricardo is rocked!
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricardo .
Ricardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Ricardo counters with a head kick.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ricardo blocks a head kick by Khan.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Ricardo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Khan!
Khan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Khan is staying active underneath Ricardo , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khan trying to control here.
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo is looking for a kimura here.
Ricardo blocks the strikes from Khan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Ricardo 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 throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Khan pushes Ricardo off looking to stand but Ricardo dives back in and keeps control.
Ricardo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khan defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes Ricardo off and gets back to his feet.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Ricardo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khan tries to kick Ricardo off but Ricardo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khan trying to control but Ricardo postures up.
Ricardo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ricardo with the ground and pound but Khan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ricardo stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Khan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ricardo is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Ricardo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khan prevents Ricardo from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Ricardo 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Ricardo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan misses with the combination.
Ricardo shoots in and gets a takedown into Khan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo preventing the sweep.
Ricardo slips nicely into half guard.
Ricardo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ricardo wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khan tries to kick Ricardo off but Ricardo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ricardo 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.
Khan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ricardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to stand up but Ricardo isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ricardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan lands a high kick!
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricardo .
Thiago Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricardo blocks a head kick by Khan.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ricardo counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Ricardo has him pressed against the cage.
Khan is trying to push Ricardo away but Ricardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricardo works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ricardo blocking some punches.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Ricardo blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Khan tries to pull guard but Ricardo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ricardo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ricardo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ricardo lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Khan lands a body shot.
Ricardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ricardo is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Ricardo slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Ricardo 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Khan misses with a combination
and Ricardo counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan fails to pull guard.
Ricardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.
Ricardo misses with a knee strike.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ricardo won't allow it.
Ricardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ricardo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ricardo has Khan pressed against the cage, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricardo .
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan tries to pull guard but Ricardo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan is trying to pull guard but Ricardo has him pressed against the cage.
Ricardo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ricardo manages to end up in side control.
Ricardo looking to control but instead Khan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ricardo in particular looking to stall.
Khan kicks off Ricardo and gets to his feet.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Thiago Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricardo misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Ricardo counters by moving into the clinch.
Ricardo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ricardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Ricardo controls the action.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Ricardo has the dominant position.
Khan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ricardo is not content to let Khan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thiago Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricardo is letting Khan control him for a moment.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Ricardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ricky Ricardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricardo seems a little lost for a moment, as Khan dominates the positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khan, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Khan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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