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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baby Firefly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Maleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firefly comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed it out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Firefly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Maleh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firefly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maleh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maleh closes the distance and clinches.
Firefly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maleh walks away with a smile on his face. Firefly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maleh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Maleh.
Still in the clinch, Maleh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Firefly letting Maleh take a breather here.
Maleh receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maleh obliges.
Firefly jumps guard but Maleh stands there with Firefly around his waist. Firefly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maleh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firefly blocks an elbow strike from Maleh.
Maleh effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abdullah Maleh.
Firefly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Maleh.
Firefly looks to throw the jab but Maleh is out of range.
Firefly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maleh counters with a nice body kick.
Maleh forces Firefly back against the cage and clinches.
Maleh swings wildly with an uppercut but Firefly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Maleh.
Maleh lands an elbow that stopped Firefly in his tracks for a moment.
Firefly avoiding damage as Maleh throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maleh.
Firefly jumps guard but Maleh stands there with Firefly around his waist. Firefly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Firefly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maleh missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firefly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Firefly tries to pull guard but Maleh won't allow it.
Firefly takes a shot to the head.
Maleh lands a good knee to the midsection. Firefly won't want to take too many of those.
Firefly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Firefly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maleh smiles and moves away.
Maleh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maleh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maleh counters with a nice leg kick.
Maleh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Firefly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maleh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Firefly is breathing heavily.
Maleh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maleh clinches up with Firefly and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleh lands an elbow inside.
Maleh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Firefly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maleh prevents it.
Firefly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Maleh on the inside.
Maleh lands a hook that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maleh.
A shot in the inside from Maleh.
Maleh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Firefly up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Maleh.
Maleh gets through Firefly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maleh is stalling here.
Firefly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Firefly fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maleh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maleh working Firefly over with knees to the body.
Maleh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maleh cracks Firefly with a nice body shot.
Maleh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maleh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Firefly up against the cage.
Maleh crunches a lovely knee into Firefly's ribcage.
Maleh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Firefly's defenses.
A hook to the body from Maleh.
Maleh lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maleh works on Firefly's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maleh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maleh lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Maleh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Firefly tries to keep at a distance but Maleh has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maleh.
Abdullah Maleh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Maleh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Firefly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maleh walks away with a smile on his face. Firefly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Firefly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maleh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Firefly is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Firefly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Firefly misses with a body shot.
Maleh throws a right and a left that Firefly avoids nicely.
Firefly throws a combination that misses
and Maleh counters with a head kick.
Firefly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maleh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maleh lands a slapping body shot.
Firefly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maleh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maleh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maleh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maleh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Firefly's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maleh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Firefly takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Baby Firefly has been cut.
Maleh lands an elbow just above Firefly 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh lands an uppercut.
Firefly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maleh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maleh lands an elbow just above Firefly 's eye.
Maleh digs a right hand into Firefly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firefly's gas tank.
Maleh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maleh lands an elbow inside.
Firefly has Maleh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maleh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maleh lands a damaging elbow.
Firefly takes an elbow to the temple.
Maleh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Maleh.
Maleh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Firefly's face.
Maleh working Firefly over with knees to the body.
Maleh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Firefly takes a shot to the head.
Maleh pushes Firefly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleh effectively controlling the action here.
Maleh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maleh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maleh digs a right hand underneath Firefly's ribcage. Firefly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firefly fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Firefly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Firefly jumps guard but Maleh stands there with Firefly around his waist. Firefly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maleh scores with a knee to the head.
Maleh lands with a light punch inside.
Maleh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Firefly has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maleh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Maleh.
Maleh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maleh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Maleh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Firefly tries to pull guard but Maleh holds him up against the cage and eventually Firefly drops back down to his feet.
Firefly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maleh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Firefly.
Maleh lands a right hand.
Maleh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maleh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Firefly up against the cage.
Maleh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Maleh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maleh.
Nice elbow from Maleh.
Maleh lands an elbow just above Firefly 's eye.
Maleh scores with a shoulder strike.
Firefly takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Maleh.
Maleh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maleh.
Maleh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maleh lands a shoulder strike.
Maleh lands a body punch.
Maleh lands a left hand.
Maleh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maleh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Firefly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maleh stalling.
Maleh lands an elbow just above Firefly 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Maleh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baby Firefly's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Firefly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maleh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Maleh scores with a four punch combination!
Maleh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maleh slows down the pace here.
Maleh lands a knee to the head.
Maleh lands a damaging elbow.
Firefly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maleh smiles and moves away.
Firefly closes the distance but Maleh moves to the side
and Firefly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maleh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maleh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firefly.
Maleh has Firefly up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maleh lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maleh.
Maleh lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Maleh.
Maleh gets through Firefly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maleh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Firefly's defenses.
Maleh lands a hook that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Maleh.
A shot in the inside from Maleh.
Maleh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Maleh to work.
A short uppercut from Maleh.
Maleh lands an elbow just above Firefly 's eye.
Maleh scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
Maleh lands a nice elbow.
Maleh works on Firefly's body with a couple of short punches.
Maleh lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Maleh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Maleh.
Firefly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Firefly takes an elbow to the temple.
Maleh lands with a left to the head.
Maleh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maleh lands an elbow inside that Firefly shrugs off.
Maleh lands a damaging elbow.
Maleh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
Maleh working Firefly over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maleh lands an uppercut.
Maleh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abdullah Maleh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Firefly is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleh lands a hook that snaps the head of Firefly backwards.
Oh Firefly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Maleh.
Firefly seems to have got his legs back now.
Maleh is leaning against Firefly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maleh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maleh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maleh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maleh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maleh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maleh scores a nice knee to the body.
Baby Firefly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Maleh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maleh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maleh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Firefly's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maleh.
Stalling in the clinch from Maleh.
Maleh lands a nice elbow.
Maleh gets through Firefly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maleh lands a good knee to the midsection. Firefly won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firefly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maleh lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maleh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Maleh on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Maleh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maleh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Maleh!
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energy
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