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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raining Blood (ranked 4225 p4p, 3807 weight class) and Mohammed Abul (ranked 493 p4p, 459 weight class). Abul has chosen Fear of the Dark as his entrance music. Raining Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raining Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Abul!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abul defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Abul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blood checks a leg kick.
Blood moves away from the strike by Abul.
Blood slips a jab from Abul.
Blood jabs Abul right on the nose. Abul blinks but takes it well.
Blood drives through and clinches with Abul against the cage.
I was talking to Blood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abul blocks an uppercut.
Abul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abul's brow.
Abul is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks.
Abul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Abul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abul manages to avoid it.
Abul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abul throws out a loose jab but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
Blood clinches up with Abul and pushes him back against the cage.
Blood misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abul.
Abul is trying to stall.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
Blood with a nice cross.
Raining Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abul lands an overhand right.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Abul ducks down to avoid it.
Abul moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Abul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blood doesn't seem bothered though.
Blood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abul.
Blood throws a sloppy body shot
and Abul counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood cracks Abul with a good jab.
Blood throws a sloppy body shot
and Abul counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Abul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blood's head.
Abul catches Blood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Abul.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blood.
Blood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Abul.
Blood misses the jab.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood misses with a hook. Abul ducked under it nicely.
Blood misses with a hook
and Abul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blood misses with a hook to the body
and Abul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abul scores with a punch to the head.
Blood misses with a hook. Abul ducked under it nicely.
Abul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abul lands with a cross.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abul walks into a left hand.
Blood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abul.
Blood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood takes a swing at Abul's ribcage but misses.
Abul only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Abul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blood.
Blood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abul.
Donk. Blood catches Abul right on the button with a cross.
Blood wants to clinch up but Abul keeps it at a distance.
Abul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abul scores with a jab to the head.
Abul is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Abul digs a good body shot into Blood's ribs.
Blood connects with a body shot that sends Abul's belly button to the back.
Blood misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Abul lands.
Blood misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Blood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Abul is just out of range.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Abul pushes him off.
Blood misses with a hook. Abul ducked under it nicely.
Abul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blood.
Blood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood tries to clinch up but Abul circles away and keeps his distance.
Abul lands with a nice body punch.
Abul with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Abul dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blood misses with a body punch
and Abul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blood misses with a looping right.
Blood throws a right hand that misses
and Abul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abul loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Abul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abul.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood loads up on a big right hand but Abul slips the punch.
Abul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Abul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abul missing with a left hand there. Blood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blood throws a poor cross that misses
and Abul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abul scores with the left hand. Blood knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Abul.
Abul misses with a straight left.
Abul misses with a wild body shot.
Abul throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Abul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blood's head backwards.
Abul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abul.
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Abul pushes him off.
Blood cracks a nice hook into Abul's ribs.
Blood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abul ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Abul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abul manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abul.
Abul moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abul misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Abul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abul loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Abul slips under a jab from Blood.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Abul misses with the head strike.
Abul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Abul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mohammed Abul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Abul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blood on the side of the head.
Abul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Abul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood looks to throw the jab but Abul is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abul! But no joy.
Blood misses with a right hand
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Abul moved out of range nicely.
Abul misses with a straight right.
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abul.
Blood catches Abul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blood works Abul's body with a nice hook.
Abul shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blood walks into a left hand.
Abul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abul scores with a hook.
Abul with the inside leg kick.
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!
Abul with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Blood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abul dips to his left and cracks Blood with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blood's head.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abul.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Abul defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Blood misses.
Blood misses with a right hand
and Abul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abul throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abul.
Abul takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood throws out a powerful jab.
Blood staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Abul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Abul.
Abul misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Abul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blood connects with a body shot that sends Abul's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Abul.
Blood throws a jab when Abul was well out of range.
Abul slips under a jab.
It seemed like Abul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Blood throws an elbow but it misses.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Abul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood lands an elbow inside that Abul shrugs off.
Abul blocks an elbow strike.
Abul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abul looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
Blood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abul works Blood's body with a nice hook.
Blood throws an off balance right hand
and Abul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood instigates a clinch.
Abul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abul, pushing him back against the cage.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Abul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abul blocks an elbow strike from Blood.
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abul misses with a left hand
and Blood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abul misses with a left hand
and Blood counters with a left to the body.
Blood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Abul there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Blood misses.
Blood wants to clinch up but Abul keeps it at a distance.
Abul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abul moves away.
Raining Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abul misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Blood loads up on a big right hand but Abul slips the punch.
Abul misses with a hook. Blood ducked under it nicely.
Abul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abul counters with a stiff right hand.
Blood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blood connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Abul misses its intended target.
Blood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abul stuns Blood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blood moves into range and clinches up with Abul.
Abul avoids a wild elbow strike from Blood.
Blood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
Blood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blood misses with a hook.
Abul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Blood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abul struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Abul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blood misses with a body punch
and Abul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood throws a hook but Abul avoids it easily.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abul throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
Blood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abul loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Abul misses with an uppercut.
Blood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abul throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Blood tries to clinch but Abul moves away
and Abul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood cracks Abul with a good jab.
Abul is rocked!
Abul lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abul is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Blood tries to clinch but Abul moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood blocks a jab.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Abul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abul seems to have recovered his senses.
Blood moves out of range as Abul strikes.
Blood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blood misses with a hook
and Abul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Abul is just out of range.
Abul moves away from the strike by Blood.
Abul throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Abul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abul slips under a jab from Blood.
Abul defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Abul lands with a cross.
Blood lands a nice hook to Abul's body. Abul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood throws a poor cross that misses
letting Abul counter with a right hand.
Abul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Nice defenses there by Blood.
Abul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mohammed Abul.
I've got Abul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Abul!
A relieved looking Mohammed Abul thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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