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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mogul Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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147 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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168 cm
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135 lbs
20 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ground Guru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mogul Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Guru counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guru advances position into side control!
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Guru tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Guru looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guru is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Guru keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Khan struggling a bit here.
Khan is trying to improve his position.
Guru tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Guru tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Khan wants to control but Guru postures up.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru working away.
Guru tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Guru looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guru thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Check out the look on Guru's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Guru is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.
Khan is looking to regain half guard here but Guru keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to control Guru's posture but Guru avoids it.
Guru tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guru tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guru has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guru wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Khan is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan struggling a bit here.
Khan tries to bench press Guru off him but Guru keeps the position.
Guru lands a decent elbow from side control.
Guru thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guru is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guru lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guru throws a strike aimed at the side of Khan's head but Khan avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Khan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khan tries to improve position but can't.
Guru tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Guru is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Guru dominated that 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.
Khan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guru actively working from the bottom here.
Khan blocks the strikes from Guru.
Guru preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Guru is defending against the submission attempts here by Khan.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Guru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru is in trouble now - Khan has advanced to mount!
Guru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guru?
Guru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Khan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Khan lands a heavy elbow.
Khan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Guru has worked his arm free - good work by Guru!
Guru tries to buck Khan off but Khan is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan working away.
Khan wants to control but Guru is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru struggling a bit here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Guru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground Guru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Guru manages to get back to half guard.
Khan is looking for a kimura here.
Khan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Guru is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guru is looking to control Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guru avoid being mounted?
Guru actively working from the bottom here.
Guru keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Guru is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru looking for submissions off his back.
Guru wants to get back to full guard.
Khan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guru sees it coming and defends easily.
Khan controlling the pace.
Guru looking for submissions off his back.
Guru controlling the position well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guru wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mogul Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Guru fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a takedown into side control.
Khan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Khan swings around for an armbar but Guru sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Khan's guard.
Guru passes into half guard.
Guru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guru is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guru is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khan is trying to control but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guru is looking for a kimura here.
Guru is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to improve his position but Guru is controlling well.
Khan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khan looking to control.
Guru works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guru looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khan wants to control but Guru is keeping busy.
Khan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to improve his position but Guru is controlling well.
Guru is looking for a kimura here.
Guru passes to side control.
Guru working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guru working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Guru is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Khan is trying to control Guru's posture but Guru avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Khan struggling a bit here.
Khan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Guru seems to be looking for submissions.
Khan wants to control but Guru is keeping busy.
Khan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khan taking some punishment here, with Guru in his half guard.
Khan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Guru pulls his head out easily.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru is looking for a kimura here.
Guru is nestled in close to Khan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Guru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Guru is looking for a kimura here.
Khan gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan is looking for a triangle here but Guru uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
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!
Guru is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ground Guru.
I think Guru 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Guru!
Ground Guru bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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