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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khan Dharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khan Dharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dharma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dharma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dharma but Dharma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dharma misses with a left hand
and Peterson counters with a left to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Dharma as Peterson shoots in.
Peterson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dharma was covering up waiting for the punch and Peterson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Peterson wants to stand but Dharma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharma has an active guard here but Peterson has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peterson is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dharma is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Dharma wants to sweep but Peterson has passed to side control!
Dharma is trying to work for a sweep but Peterson has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peterson controlling the pace for now.
Dharma is trying to escape the mount.
Peterson tries to control but Dharma wriggling away.
Dharma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peterson controlling from mount.
Peterson wants to control the pace but Dharma is squirming around nicely.
Dharma avoids a series of strikes thrown by Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson avoids the attempt from Dharma to control.
Peterson tries to control but Dharma wriggling away.
Peterson prevents Dharma from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson controlling from mount.
Dharma slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Peterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson is trying to control the action in half guard but Dharma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dharma tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Dharma is working away.
Dharma trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dharma moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dharma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dharma is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dharma half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dharma manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Peterson on his heels. He'll look to pass Peterson's guard now, I'm sure.
Dharma wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Peterson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dharma trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson wants to control but Dharma postures up.
Peterson tries to escape but Dharma is in control.
Peterson prevents Dharma from moving into mount.
Dharma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Peterson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dharma has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dharma in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dharma slows the pace down.
Dharma passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Peterson!
Dharma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peterson is looking to escape.
Peterson is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharma won't let Peterson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Peterson is looking to get to half guard.
Dharma is landing with some decent strikes but Peterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dharma controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dharma avoids the attempt from Peterson to control.
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.
Dharma lands a big shot there that rocks Peterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dharma is working for a guillotine from mount but Peterson frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khan Dharma dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dharma lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Dharma misses.
Dharma misses with an uppercut.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peterson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharma has Peterson pressed against the cage.
Peterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dharma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dharma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to sprawl but Dharma drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dharma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dharma is looking to pass Peterson's guard but actually Peterson recovers to full guard.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Dharma from controlling successfully.
Khan Dharma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dharma working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Dharma from controlling successfully.
Dharma looking to pass the guard.
Dharma is pushing down on Peterson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peterson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dharma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peterson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dharma is trying to control the action in half guard but Peterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dharma prevents Peterson from improving his position.
Peterson is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharma trying to pass the guard but Peterson defending well.
Peterson has hold of Dharma's hands but Dharma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Max Peterson has been cut.
Peterson is looking to control Dharma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peterson avoid being mounted?
Peterson wants to get back to full guard.
Dharma seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Peterson trying to control but Dharma postures up.
Peterson is not content to let Dharma control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson tries to roll over but Dharma keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dharma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dharma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson tries to work over Dharma's front leg with a kick but Dharma checks it.
Dharma changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson closes the distance and clinches up with Dharma, looking for a takedown. Peterson pushes Dharma against the cage but Dharma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Peterson tries to get set, Dharma tries to push him back and clinch up but Peterson manages to avoid the attempt.
Khan Dharma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Peterson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Dharma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dharma lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khan Dharma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dharma 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khan Dharma!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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