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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dim Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farid Abdellaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes into the arena with Big Pimpin blaring out of the sound system. Farid Abdellaoui has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dim Mir's chin.
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dim Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Farid Abdellaoui!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mir swivels and escapes.
Mir lands with a hook. Abdellaoui tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui misses with a takedown attempt - Mir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dim Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farid Abdellaoui.
Mir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdellaoui clinches up with Mir and pushes him back against the cage.
Abdellaoui lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdellaoui tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Abdellaoui throws a head punch that misses.
Abdellaoui has Mir pressed against the cage, preventing Mir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abdellaoui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Abdellaoui lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Abdellaoui misses with a takedown attempt - Mir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abdellaoui shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdellaoui has Mir up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir scores with a three punch combo!
Mir looks to land a combination but Abdellaoui avoids it well.
No luck for Abdellaoui with that takedown attempt.
Abdellaoui is looking to clinch.
Abdellaoui throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui connects with a single shot there.
Mir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abdellaoui looks gassed!
Mir scores with a head kick.
Mir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdellaouis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abdellaoui throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mir's waist but Mir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abdellaoui off to one side.
Mir pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abdellaoui back to the cage. Mir follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mir displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abdellaoui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mir.
Mir throws a right hand that Abdellaoui ducks under and follows up with a left that Abdellaoui also avoids with ease.
Mir misses with a head kick.
Abdellaoui has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Jab from Mir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abdellaoui has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mir duly obliges.
Abdellaoui is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mir is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Abdellaoui.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdellaoui.
Mir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mir lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dim Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdellaoui with a poor takedown
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdellaoui has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Mir throws a series of strikes that have Abdellaoui backpedaling.
That kick from Mir tenderised Abdellaoui's leg. Abdellaoui is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abdellaoui takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdellaoui gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mir counters with a three punch combo that has Abdellaoui backing up. Abdellaoui nods at Mir to acknowledge the strikes.
Mir lands a jab to the head.
Mir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdellaoui backs up against the cage.
Mir lands with an overhand left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abdellaoui crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mir - the referee stops the clock and Abdellaoui gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mir. Abdellaoui manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Farid Abdellaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abdellaoui. Abdellaoui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mir pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abdellaoui back to the cage. Mir follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mir scores with a jab to the head.
Abdellaoui misses with a takedown attempt - Mir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abdellaoui misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mir is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abdellaoui crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mir - the referee stops the clock and Abdellaoui gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mir. Abdellaoui manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abdellaoui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Mir.
Abdellaoui gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mir is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir lands a nice looking body kick.
Mir scores with a spinning back kick!
Mir lands a head kick!
Mir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdellaoui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdellaoui has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick from Mir lands but Abdellaoui takes it in his stride.
Abdellaoui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mir scores with a shot to the body.
Mir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mir stalks Abdellaoui and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abdellaoui's face. Abdellaoui staggers backwards, shaken.
Mir is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mir shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abdellaoui eats them both and turns towards Mir to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdellaoui has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mir.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abdellaoui closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mir circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Mir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mir swinging wildly here.
Mir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dim Mir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A lazy left from Mir finds it's target.
Abdellaoui fails with the takedown
and Mir finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdellaoui changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mir tries to avoid it but Abdellaoui manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mir to the ground. Mir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mir scores with a punch to the head.
A left and a right from Mir both land. Nice combination.
Abdellaoui takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Mir. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
Abdellaoui takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mir scores with a jab. Abdellaoui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdellaoui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mir.
Abdellaoui on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdellaoui shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mir pinned against the cage. Mir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dim Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farid Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui is breathing heavily.
Mir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abdellaoui's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mir!
Mir connects with a nice looking jab.
Mir scores with a head kick. Abdellaoui tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Abdellaoui's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mir scores with a one two! Abdellaoui had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abdellaoui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mir.
Mir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abdellaoui throws a combination that misses
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Mir scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Abdellaoui has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mir finds it's way round the side to connect with Abdellaoui's head.
Mir throws a series of punches but Abdellaoui moves out of range.
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdellaoui under the eye.
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdellaoui tries to clinch up
and Mir counters with a good low kick that Abdellaoui was not able to check.
Abdellaoui has Mir up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdellaoui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui is trying to break free.
Abdellaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdellaoui has closed the distance and engaged Mir in a clinch.
Mir is looking to break free of the clinch but Abdellaoui has double underhooks.
Abdellaoui stalling against the cage.
Abdellaoui trying to stall but Mir improves his position.
Abdellaoui can't break the clinch.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdellaoui tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mir swivels and escapes.
Mir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dim Mir is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdellaoui.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir scores with a head kick. Abdellaoui tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dim Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir thumps Abdellaoui with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mir stuffs the takedown attempt from Abdellaoui. Abdellaoui gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Abdellaoui takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Abdellaoui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir cracks Abdellaoui with a good jab.
Abdellaoui with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Mir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mir works over Abdellaoui's head and body with a nice combination.
Mir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mir scores with a punch to the head.
Abdellaoui shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mir scores with a one two! Abdellaoui had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abdellaoui takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdellaoui should have avoided that one.
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mir is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mir.
Abdellaoui has a takedown stuffed.
Mir shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abdellaoui eats them both and turns towards Mir to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abdellaoui has his takedown stuffed
and Mir finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Mir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdellaoui can do to turn this around?
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abdellaoui.
Mir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdellaoui shoots in for a double leg but Mir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mir stuns Abdellaoui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from Mir.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir thows a body kick. Abdellaoui tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mir throws a head kick that Abdellaoui semi-blocks.
Abdellaoui dodges the punch combination from Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dim Mir dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mir misses with the combination.
Mir throws a right hand that Abdellaoui ducks under and follows up with a left that Abdellaoui also avoids with ease.
Abdellaoui on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abdellaoui crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mir - the referee stops the clock and Abdellaoui gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mir. Abdellaoui manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice straight punches there by Mir. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mir.
Mir pushes Abdellaoui away with a front kick.
Nice takedown defense from Mir. No joy for Abdellaoui on that attempt.
Mir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdellaoui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mir keeps Abdellaoui at a distance using the push kick.
Mir connects with a leg kick. Abdellaoui looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abdellaoui has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mir.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdellaoui.
Mir throws a leg kick which misses Abdellaoui's front leg but catches the back leg as Abdellaoui tries to avoid it.
Abdellaoui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdellaoui shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters with a two punch combo.
Dim Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farid Abdellaoui.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir lands a jab to the head.
Abdellaoui on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abdellaoui crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mir - the referee stops the clock and Abdellaoui gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mir. Abdellaoui manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abdellaoui is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mir.
Good standup being displayed there by Mir as he connects with a hook.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abdellaoui.
A cross from Mir lands.
Some wild striking there from Mir.
Abdellaoui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdellaoui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mir cracks the inside of Abdellaoui's front leg.
Mir scores with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Mir finds it's target.
Mir leaves Abdellaoui with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abdellaoui takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abdellaoui shoots and misses
and Mir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mir connects with a leg kick. Abdellaoui looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mir.
Mir stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mir scores with a shot to the body.
Abdellaoui shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abdellaoui avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Mir scores with a four punch combination!
Mir swinging wildly here.
Abdellaoui has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdellaoui fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdellaoui is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Abdellaoui takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Mir lands with a nice combination. Abdellaoui backs away looking to recover.
Mir lands a really nice looking cross but Abdellaoui seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mir throws a series of punches but Abdellaoui avoids them all with ease.
Abdellaoui tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdellaoui takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdellaoui circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.
Mir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abdellaoui throws a lazy uppercut
and Mir counters with a thumping low kick.
Abdellaoui blocks a head kick by Mir.
Mir stuffs the takedown.
Mir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mir wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Mir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mir moves out of range as Abdellaoui strikes.
Abdellaoui shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mir sprawls well. Mir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abdellaoui gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abdellaoui. Abdellaoui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdellaoui.
Abdellaoui is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mir.
Abdellaoui with a poor takedown
and Mir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abdellaoui's knee momentarily.
Mir scores with a one two! Abdellaoui had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mir duly obliges.
Mir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mir lands with a nice combination. Abdellaoui backs away looking to recover.
Mir looks to land a combination. Abdellaoui sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abdellaoui on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abdellaoui has a takedown stuffed.
Mir lands a head kick. Abdellaoui smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Abdellaoui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Mir throws a right and a left that Abdellaoui avoids nicely.
Farid Abdellaoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir scores with the left hand. Abdellaoui knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dim Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Dim Mir!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Dim Mir!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Dim Mir!
Dim Mir wins by unanimous decision!
Dim Mir retains his welterweight title!
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