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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdo Farah (ranked 1033 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Attilio De Fiore (ranked 158 p4p, 163 weight class). Attilio De Fiore acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdo Farah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farah throws a leg kick that misses.
Farah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at King's Cross MMA in the buildup to the fight.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Farah ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
Farah throws a wild body kick that De Fiore sees coming a mile off.
Farah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Fiore.
De Fiore lands a glancing blow to the side of Farah's head.
Farah misses with a leg kick
and De Fiore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
Farah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore misses the jab.
Farah throws out a powerful jab.
Farah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Fiore is out of range.
Abdo Farah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farah blocks a jab.
Farah jabs De Fiore right on the nose. De Fiore blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farah takes the fight into the clinch.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farah lands with a right to the head.
Farah misses with the head strike.
De Fiore swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farah digs a right hand into De Fiore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Fiore's gas tank.
De Fiore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fiore's coach down at Alfred Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Fiore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for De Fiore.
A left hand lands to the body for Farah.
Farah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
De Fiore has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Farah.
Farah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Fiore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farah misses with a punch on the inside.
Farah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from De Fiore on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fiore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farah cracks De Fiore with a nice body shot.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but De Fiore avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
De Fiore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Fiore's elbow.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
Farah holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Farah lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fiore throws a punch but it's blocked by Farah.
A short right from Farah.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farah.
Farah throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
De Fiore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farah can't find room to land a body shot as De Fiore controls the action.
De Fiore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farah backwards.
De Fiore misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from De Fiore.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Fiore tries to throw a body punch but Farah avoids it by throwing De Fiore back against the cage.
De Fiore blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah prevents a body shot from De Fiore.
De Fiore has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
De Fiore swings wildly with an uppercut but Farah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah digs a right hand underneath De Fiore's ribcage. De Fiore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farah lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
Farah misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Farah.
Farah throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fiore.
Farah lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fiore.
Farah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farah.
De Fiore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Farah on the inside.
De Fiore pushes Farah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farah misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
A body shot lands from Farah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore is trying to push Farah away but Farah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Farah.
De Fiore looks winded!
Farah lands a body punch.
Farah lands an uppercut.
Farah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Fiore backwards.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Farah scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Fiore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fiore.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Farah.
De Fiore misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Farah.
Farah lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farah has a couple of punches blocked by De Fiore.
A shot in the inside from Farah.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore has a couple of punches blocked by Farah.
Farah working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Fiore circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farah.
Farah takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
Farah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Farah.
De Fiore is trying to counter with his kicks.
Farah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Farah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Fiore can do to turn this around?
Farah throws a big shot that misses.
De Fiore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farah.
De Fiore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farah circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Farah.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farah!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farah slips under a jab from De Fiore.
Abdo Farah is winning the standup battle so far.
Farah throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Farah. That's going to slow De Fiore down.
Farah throws the kick towards the body but De Fiore avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Farah.
Farah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farah throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
Farah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Fiore avoids the head kick by Farah.
Farah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farah lands a nice looking body kick.
Farah swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
Farah feints and then cracks De Fiore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Fiore down.
A jab from Farah does it's job there.
A jab from Farah does it's job there.
Farah throws a body kick that misses
letting De Fiore counter with a right hand.
De Fiore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Farah.
De Fiore thuds his right hand into Farah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farah throws a leg kick but De Fiore sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Fiore missing with a left hand there. Farah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by De Fiore.
Farah cracks De Fiore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farah swings widly with a right hand
enabling De Fiore to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Farah lands.
Farah throws a hook to the side of De Fiore's head but De Fiore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farah checks it well.
Farah lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Farah tenderised De Fiore's leg. De Fiore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Fiore's head.
Farah throws a leg kick
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farah slips under a jab from De Fiore.
Farah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Fiore misses with a straight right.
Farah pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Fiore is out of range and Farah settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by De Fiore.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
Farah misses with a body punch
and De Fiore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farah thinking.
De Fiore misses with a low kick.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
Farah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Fiore checks a low kick from Farah.
Farah misses with a kick to the body.
De Fiore slips a jab from Farah.
Farah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Farah has time to react.
Farah swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
Farah misses with a straight left.
Farah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farah throws a hook but De Fiore avoids it easily.
Farah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Fiore in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Farah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
De Fiore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Fiore checks it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farah!
Farah misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Fiore 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.
Farah misses with a body kick.
De Fiore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from De Fiore tenderised Farah's leg. Farah is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fiore walks into a straight right hand from Farah.
Farah misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Farah misses with a looping left.
Farah misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fiore defending well as Farah loads up on a big left hand.
Farah misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore looks to land a right hand but Farah moved out of range.
De Fiore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farah can pounce on him.
De Fiore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - De Fiore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farah slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Farah misses.
De Fiore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
De Fiore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farah can pounce on him.
Farah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore throws out a leg kick but Farah moves out of range and De Fiore only half commits.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fiore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from De Fiore both land. Nice combination.
Farah wants to land a leg kick but De Fiore is out of range.
De Fiore moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Farah.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Farah.
De Fiore moves out of range of the leg kick from Farah.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farah.
Farah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
De Fiore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farah tries to clinch but De Fiore is having none of it.
Farah tried to score with a low kick but De Fiore checks it.
De Fiore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farah checks a leg kick.
Farah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Farah throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Fiore avoids it.
Farah throws a solid leg kick but De Fiore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farah.
De Fiore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Fiore swings for the body but Farah moves out of range.
Farah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by De Fiore.
Farah swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a stiff right hand.
De Fiore misses with a looping left.
Farah throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farah lands with a cross.
Farah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut. Farah saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore checks a leg kick.
De Fiore throws out a counter right but Farah avoids it with no problem.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Farah is just out of range.
De Fiore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
De Fiore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
Farah tries to land a leg kick but De Fiore saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Farah back to the cage. De Fiore follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Farah misses with an uppercut
and De Fiore counters with an outside leg kick.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Farah digs a good hook to De Fiore's body.
Farah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fiore scores with a sloppy right hand. Farah should have avoided that one.
Farah with a nice calf kick.
De Fiore clobbers Farah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Farah lands a body shot.
Farah is looking to slow De Fiore down with leg kicks.
De Fiore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Fiore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farah moves out of range as De Fiore strikes.
Farah sizes up De Fiore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farah just misses with a punch to the body.
Farah with the inside leg kick.
Farah misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting De Fiore counter with a right hand.
De Fiore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdo Farah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Farah.
Farah throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farah. De Fiore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Attilio De Fiore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farah tries to clinch
and De Fiore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Abdo Farah.
Well Farah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdo Farah!
Abdo Farah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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