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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theros War (ranked 2977 p4p, 4524 weight class) and Khalid Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Khalid Ahmed has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theros War!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khalid Ahmed!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from War.
Ahmed slips a jab from War.
Ahmed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but War defends it well.
War throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahmed.
Ahmed throws a big counter head kick but War avoids it with no problem.
Ahmed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahmed with the counter takedown but War avoids it easily.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahmed.
Ahmed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War throws out a loose jab but Ahmed uses good head movement to avoid it.
War lands a jab to the nose.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahmed.
A big left from War misses.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War looks to throw the jab but Ahmed is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Ahmed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
War is breathing heavily.
Ahmed slips under a jab from War.
Ahmed tries to counter by closing the distance.
War misses with a wild body shot.
War moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAhmed.
War looks to land a left hand but Ahmed moved out of range nicely.
War moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAhmed.
War throws a shot from downtown. Ahmed moves away and avoids it.
War throws the left hand but Ahmed avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Ahmed.
Ahmed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but War defends it well.
Theros War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
War throws a sloppy body shot
and Ahmed counters with a three punch combo that has War backing up. War nods at Ahmed to acknowledge the strikes.
War is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ahmed ducks under a wild hook from War.
Ahmed tries to counter with a clinch but War shakes him off and moves away.
Ahmed slips under a jab.
Ahmed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
War takes a swing at Ahmed's ribcage but misses.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahmed is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
War misses with a looping right.
Ahmed shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a straight right.
Ahmed throws a big counter head kick but War avoids it with no problem.
War throws a lazy right hand but Ahmed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
War throws a jab when Ahmed was well out of range.
Ahmed tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahmed.
War misses with a straight left.
Ahmed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
War throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahmed is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ahmed slips under a jab.
War misses the shot to the body.
Ahmed tries to counter with a clinch but War shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War throws an off balance right hand
and Ahmed counters by clinching up.
Ahmed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ahmed wants to take the fight to the mat but War manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
War scores with a shot to the side of Ahmed's head.
Ahmed jumps into guard, dragging War to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ahmed's guard.
Ahmed pushes War off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
War throws a looping overhand right but Ahmed ducks down to avoid it.
War misses with a looping left.
Ahmed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ahmed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahmed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
War throws a body punch but Ahmed moves out of range.
War missing with a left hand there. Ahmed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
War jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahmed moves away from the strike by War.
Ahmed raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
War throws a hook to the side of Ahmed's head but Ahmed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahmed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
War moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAhmed.
Ahmed slips under a jab.
As War backs off Ahmed throws a huge counter combo but War manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from War misses.
As War backs off Ahmed throws a huge counter combo but War manages to avoid it all.
War stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
War looks to throw the jab but Ahmed is out of range.
Ahmed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from War misses.
War misses with an uppercut. Ahmed saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahmed wants to counter the offense by War and move into the clinch position.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahmed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from War.
War missing with a left hand there. Ahmed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Ahmed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
War throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahmed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theros War dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
War misses with a straight right.
Ahmed throws a big counter head kick but War avoids it with no problem.
Ahmed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from War.
As War backs off Ahmed throws a huge counter combo but War manages to avoid it all.
Ahmed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from War.
Ahmed looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ahmed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
War throws a hook to the side of Ahmed's head but Ahmed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahmed can do to turn this around?
War throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahmed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahmed defending well as War loads up on a big left hand.
War throws out a loose jab but Ahmed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahmed raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ahmed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War misses with a straight left.
Ahmed wants to counter with a clinch but War pushes him away.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
War moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAhmed.
War takes a swing at Ahmed's ribcage but misses.
Ahmed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but War defends it well.
War dips to his left and cracks Ahmed with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
War misses with a hook. Ahmed ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
War misses with a right hand
and Ahmed counters with a series of strikes. War will be more careful next time no doubt.
War swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
War misses with a looping right.
Ahmed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Theros War is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahmed defending well as War loads up on a big left hand.
Ahmed wants to counter with a clinch but War pushes him away.
War misses with a looping right.
Ahmed wants to counter with a clinch but War pushes him away.
War throws out a loose jab but Ahmed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahmed blocks a jab.
War throws a hook but Ahmed blocks it.
Ahmed raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ahmed slips a straight right by War.
War misses with a right hand
and Ahmed counters with a two punch combo.
Ahmed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from War.
Ahmed wants to counter with a clinch but War pushes him away.
War throws the left hand but Ahmed avoids the punch easily.
Ahmed shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
War misses the jab.
Theros War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
War throws the left hand but Ahmed avoids the punch easily.
Ahmed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
War looks to land a right hand but Ahmed moved out of range.
Ahmed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but War defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
War throws an overhand right that lands on Ahmed's shoulder, as Ahmed tries to avoid the shot.
Ahmed raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ahmed slips a jab from War.
Ahmed tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ahmed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
Ahmed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from War misses.
Ahmed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from War.
Ahmed moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahmed throws a fast counter high kick but War manages to duck under it in time.
War looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahmed is just out of range.
Ahmed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
War throws a lazy right hand but Ahmed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahmed throws a big counter head kick but War avoids it with no problem.
Ahmed slips under a jab from War.
Ahmed wants to counter the offense by War and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War throws an overhand right that lands on Ahmed's shoulder, as Ahmed tries to avoid the shot.
Ahmed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from War.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
War misses with an uppercut. Ahmed saw that one coming.
War misses with an uppercut.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahmed.
Ahmed is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
War jabbing away but nothing is landing.
War throws a big shot that misses.
War throws the left hand but Ahmed avoids the punch easily.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahmed.
War looks to throw the jab but Ahmed is out of range.
Ahmed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ahmed moves away from the strike by War.
War throws a looping overhand right but Ahmed ducks down to avoid it.
Ahmed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War looks to land a left hand but Ahmed moved out of range nicely.
Ahmed is looking for the big counter here.
Ahmed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from War.
War misses the jab.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahmed manages to avoid it.
War misses with a hook.
Ahmed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from War.
A shot to the body from War misses
and Ahmed counters with a two punch combo.
Ahmed staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Ahmed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ahmed slips a straight right by War.
War missing with a left hand there. Ahmed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahmed slips a jab from War.
War misses with a hook. Ahmed ducked under it nicely.
Ahmed wants to counter the offense by War and move into the clinch position.
Khalid Ahmed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahmed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
War moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAhmed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theros War dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
War misses with a hook. Ahmed ducked under it nicely.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahmed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from War.
War looks to throw the jab but Ahmed is out of range.
War misses with a looping left.
Ahmed with the counter takedown but War avoids it easily.
Ahmed slips a straight right by War.
Ahmed throws a fast counter high kick but War manages to duck under it in time.
Ahmed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahmed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from War.
Ahmed feints the counter takedown.
War misses with an uppercut.
Ahmed unleashes a big counter combination but War bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
War throws a big shot that misses.
Ahmed tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War misses with an uppercut.
War swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
War swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahmed is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
War misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from War misses.
Ahmed looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahmed.
Ahmed slips a jab from War.
Ahmed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahmed manages to avoid it.
Ahmed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
Ahmed unleashes a big counter combination but War bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from War misses.
And Ahmed tries to counter it with a takedown but War pushes his down on his head and steps out.
War throws a hook to the side of Ahmed's head but Ahmed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahmed tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahmed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahmed moves out of range of the strikes.
War throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahmed counters with a left and a right that stings War.
Khalid Ahmed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed ducks under a wild hook from War.
War misses the jab.
Ahmed tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ahmed moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahmed moves away from the strike by War.
Despite the aggression on Ahmed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ahmed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahmed with the counter takedown but War avoids it easily.
War misses with a hook.
War misses the jab.
Ahmed tries to counter with a clinch but War shakes him off and moves away.
War misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Ahmed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ahmed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from War.
Ahmed wants to counter the offense by War and move into the clinch position.
Ahmed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as War throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmed slips under a jab.
Ahmed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahmed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
War sets himself, and Ahmed steps forward looking for the clinch! War avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War throws a hook but Ahmed blocks it.
War throws a shot from downtown. Ahmed moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from War misses the target.
War looks to throw the jab but Ahmed is out of range.
The fighters circling - War throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
War swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ahmed counters with a two punch combo.
Theros War is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahmed moves out of range as War strikes.
Ahmed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ahmed slips a straight right by War.
Ahmed moves out of range as War strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Ahmed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahmed is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
War throws out a loose jab but Ahmed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahmed wants to counter with a clinch but War pushes him away.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahmed.
Ahmed wants to counter the offense by War and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a left hand
and Ahmed counters with a one-two to the body.
Ahmed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
War misses with a looping left.
War throws out a loose jab but Ahmed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahmed shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ahmed moves away from the strike by War.
Ahmed shapes to counter with a head kick.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahmed.
Ahmed raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
War missing with a left hand there. Ahmed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
War sets himself, and Ahmed steps forward looking for the clinch! War avoids it this time.
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!
Ahmed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahmed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from War misses.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahmed slips a jab from War.
Despite the aggression on Ahmed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
War throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahmed wants to counter the offense by War and move into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theros War showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for War, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theros War!
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