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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch has chosen Fight For Your Right To Party as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
27 - 17 - 1 |
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yauch.
Yauch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Yauch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan clinches.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Yauch moves out of range easily.
Yauch moves into the clinch.
Yauch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yauch avoids it.
Khan takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yauch struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Yauch managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Yauch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yauch is defending well for now.
Yauch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yauch avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Yauch throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yauch's brow.
A short uppercut from Yauch.
Yauch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
A shot in the inside from Yauch.
Yauch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yauch stalls.
Yauch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Yauch misses with a punch to the body.
Khan working aggressively here.
Yauch scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yauch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yauch won't want to take too many of those.
Yauch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yauch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yauch pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yauch avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Yauch misses with an elbow strike.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Yauch is blocking nicely.
Yauch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Yauch tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yauch back against the cage.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yauch misses with a knee to the head.
Yauch wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Yauch takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yauch.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Yauch avoids the damage to the body.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Yauch's ribcage.
Yauch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yauch looks winded!
Khan blocks a body shot from Yauch.
Yauch misses with some punches.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yauch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yauch is defending well for now.
Yauch misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yauch tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yauch back against the cage.
Yauch can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Yauch tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Yauch misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Yauch avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Yauch throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Yauch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yauch working aggressively here.
Yauch misses with the head strike.
Yauch takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan lands a left hand.
Yauch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
Khan rushes Yauch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abaka Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
Yauch misses with a low kick.
Yauch misses with a low kick as Khan jumps back.
Khan tries to clinch there but Yauch circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yauch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yauch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yauch stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Abaka Khan has been cut.
Yauch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yauch circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan avoids the body shot from Yauch.
Khan wants to clinch up but Yauch keeps it at a distance.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Yauch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yauch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yauch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yauch keeps the fight on the outside.
Yauch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yauch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yauch misses with a body kick.
Khan checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Yauch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Yauch.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yauch has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Yauch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch misses with a punch on the inside.
Yauch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch blocks the elbow strike.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan has Yauch pressed against the cage.
Abaka Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yauch tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yauch misses with some punches.
Yauch is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Yauch fails to land.
Khan prevents a body shot from Yauch.
Yauch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yauch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yauch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yauch throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Yauch.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Yauch blocks it.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yauch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yauch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan avoids the body shot from Yauch.
Yauch works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Yauch throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Yauch misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Yauch fails to land with a series of punches.
Yauch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yauch throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yauch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yauch.
Yauch misses with a jab to the body
and Khan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Khan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Yauch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
As Yauch tries to get set, Khan tries to push him back and clinch up but Yauch manages to avoid the attempt.
Yauch misses with an uppercut.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Yauch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adam Yauch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yauch misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Yauch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abaka Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yauch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yauch throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yauch throws a big shot that misses.
Yauch throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yauch misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Khan.
It looks like Adam Yauch has been cut.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Yauch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yauch throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Yauch tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Yauch back against the cage.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Yauch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan cracks Yauch with a nice body shot.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yauch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Yauch blocks with his arms.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Yauch lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Khan leaning against his opponent.
Khan looking to stall.
Yauch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yauch blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Yauch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yauch blocks it with crossed arms.
Yauch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yauch gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yauch.
Yauch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yauch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yauch working aggressively here.
Yauch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yauch won't want to take too many of those.
Yauch managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Yauch takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Yauch looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Yauch is blocking nicely.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yauch won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yauch takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch misses with the head strike.
Yauch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yauch's defenses.
Yauch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Yauch takes an elbow to the temple.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yauchs head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Yauch is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Yauch on the inside.
Yauch is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yauch throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abaka 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abaka Khan!
Our winner, Abaka Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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