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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 3548 p4p, 2673 weight class) and Scotty Neer (ranked 464 p4p, 370 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Neer has chosen Back In Black as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scotty Neer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Neer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Neer fails to land the takedown.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Neer under the eye.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan lands with a hook. Neer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan lands with a right hand.
Neer tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Neer shoots in.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Neer feints the counter takedown.
Neer checks a leg kick.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Neer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Neer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Neer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neer wants to take a breather but Khan is having none of it.
Khan is controlling Neer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Neer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Khan is staying active underneath Neer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khan wants to get back to full guard.
Khan wants to get back to full guard but Neer has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neer breaks from Khan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Khan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neer 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 trying to control here.
Khan manages to get to full guard.
Neer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan being controlled here, momentarily.
Khan managing to control the position.
Neer preventing the sweep.
Neer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neer is one step ahead there.
Neer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Neer trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neer is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.
Neer trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neer throws a big right hand that misses.
Neer postures up and lands a big shot to Khan's brow.
Khan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Neer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan throws a hook to the side of Neer's head but Neer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Neer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan throws a jab when Neer was well out of range.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neer.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Neer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan with a nice cross.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Neer with the counter takedown but Khan avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Neer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty Neer.
Neer tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Neer misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Neer with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Khan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neer forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Neer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Neer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Neer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Khan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neer wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khan wants to get up but he can't break Neer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
Khan controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neer can do to turn this around?
Khan works his way into full mount!
Khan controlling his opponent.
Neer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Khan controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Neer tries to lock up and control but Khan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khan controlling his opponent.
Neer is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan 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. This is the final round!
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neer was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Neer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Neer shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scotty Neer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Neer. Neer gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Neer. Neer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khan misses with a low kick as Neer jumps back.
Neer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Neer is just out of range.
And Neer tries to counter it with a takedown but Khan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neer at a distance.
Neer dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Neer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Neer fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Neer with that takedown attempt.
Bora Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty Neer.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Neer is out of range.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Neer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Neer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Neer ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Neer checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Neer.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neer.
Neer tries to score a body lock takedown but Khan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Neer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khan walks away with a smile on his face. Neer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khan cracks Neer with an open hand slap.
Khan thows a leg kick but Neer checks it
and Neer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan controlling Neer's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neer prevents Khan from getting back to his feet.
Neer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neer is one step ahead there.
Neer postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Khan controlling Neer's posture.
Neer won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Neer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scotty Neer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neer at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bora 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
During a confident post fight interview, Bora Khan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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