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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ankur Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cyrus Sawyer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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142 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ankur Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyrus Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is looking to clinch but Sawyer is avoiding it.
Sawyer drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Sawyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Sawyer lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Sawyer tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Khan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Khan has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sawyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan is trying to break free.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan is looking to clinch but Sawyer is avoiding it.
Sawyer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sawyer is in Khan's guard.
Khan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Khan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sawyer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sawyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sawyer is aware though and is defending well.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sawyer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan working a defensive guard here.
Khan looking for a guillotine here but Sawyer defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping full guard, as Sawyer tries to pass.
Khan looking to control.
Sawyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sawyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sawyer has managed to get both his arms back between Khan's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.
Khan keeping full guard, as Sawyer tries to pass.
Khan is looking for a triangle here but Sawyer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Sawyer cracks Khan with a big elbow.
Sawyer lands a nice forearm strike.
Sawyer wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sawyer.
Sawyer scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to buck Sawyer off but Sawyer is having none of it.
Sawyer wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Sawyer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sawyer cracks Khan with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sawyer is working Khan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sawyer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khan looking for a sweep but Sawyer has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sawyer with a couple of short strikes.
Sawyer lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Sawyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sawyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a body punch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan wants to clinch
and Sawyer counters with a series of strikes that sends Khan to the canvas! Sawyer follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Khan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Khan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sawyer landing with the ground and pound.
Sawyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan working for a triangle but Sawyer defends it easily.
Khan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sawyer defends well.
Sawyer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sawyer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sawyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan working for a triangle but Sawyer defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sawyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sawyer cracks Khan with a solid left hand.
Sawyer trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Sawyer throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sawyer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sawyer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sawyer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sawyer working away.
Khan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sawyer's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Khan is trying to control but can't.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sawyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sawyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sawyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khan trying to control but Sawyer postures up.
Sawyer is working for a kimura but Khan is defending it quite comfortably.
Khan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sawyer manages to move to mount!
Sawyer looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sawyer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but Sawyer is having none of it.
Khan regains half guard.
Sawyer is looking for a kimura but Khan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sawyer to get the leverage.
Cyrus Sawyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sawyer is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sawyer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khan looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan wants to improve his position but instead Sawyer has moved into half guard.
Sawyer works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Sawyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sawyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Sawyer throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Ankur Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sawyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sawyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sawyer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sawyer throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sawyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cyrus Sawyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan tries to clinch but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sawyer throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khan is looking to clinch but Sawyer is avoiding it.
Sawyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Sawyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ankur Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Sawyer throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sawyer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ankur Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Sawyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Sawyer has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sawyer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sawyer won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan wants to hit a switch here but Sawyer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Khan there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying desperately to improve position.
Sawyer trying to control but Khan is having none of it.
Sawyer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khan looks a forlorn figure.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
Khan taking shots to the head.
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Sawyer looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but Sawyer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sawyer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sawyer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sawyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sawyer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Sawyer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ankur Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sawyer prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sawyer cracks Khan with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Sawyer!
A very excited looking Cyrus Sawyer rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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