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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Cloud (ranked 421 p4p, 827 weight class) and Axmed Abdullah (ranked 48 p4p, 95 weight class). Axmed Abdullah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axmed Abdullah !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cloud throws out a loose jab but Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Cloud avoids it easily.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Jab, jab by Cloud - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdullah . That's going to slow Cloud down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud stuffs the takedown.
Cloud goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Axmed Abdullah has been cut.
Abdullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdullah counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdullah throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Abdullah lands with a right hand.
Abdullah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abdullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Robby Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Abdullah . Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with a kick to the body
and Cloud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud lands with a straight right. Abdullah didn't see that one coming.
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!
Abdullah lands with an uppercut that bounces Cloud off the cage and back into range.
Cloud scores with a jab.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Cloud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abdullah slips a jab from Cloud.
Abdullah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abdullah jabs at Cloud's body.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdullah . Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah defending well as Cloud loads up on a big left hand.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Cloud tries to move into range but Abdullah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cloud scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cloud clobbers Abdullah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cloud throws a series of punches but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cloud had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cloud misses with a straight left.
Cloud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Abdullah saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah dodges the punch combination from Cloud.
Abdullah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloud defending well as Abdullah loads up on a big left hand.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cloud wants it to stay on the feet.
Robby Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cloud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abdullah . Cloud shrugs it off though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cloud misses.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah shoots in and drives through. Cloud sprawls well.
It looked like Cloud was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cloud lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah .
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Abdullah finds it's target.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abdullah .
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt
and Cloud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdullah thinking.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Cloud scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Cloud throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Abdullah feints the counter takedown.
Cloud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abdullah misses with a hook. Cloud ducked under it nicely.
Abdullah moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
Cloud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Cloud avoids it easily.
Cloud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Cloud.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdullah as he connects with a hook.
Abdullah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud lands with a good body shot.
Cloud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdullah .
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Abdullah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cloud really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloud tests Abdullah 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdullah scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Cloud.
Abdullah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Axmed Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloud thuds a left hand into Abdullah 's body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Abdullah slams his shin into Cloud's torso.
Abdullah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cloud tries to roll over but Abdullah keeps him under control.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Cloud is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cloud is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robby Cloud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abdullah digs a good body shot into Cloud's ribs.
Cloud lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdullah backs up against the cage.
Abdullah lands a jab to the nose.
Abdullah lands with a nice body punch.
Cloud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdullah misses with a left hand
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdullah scores with a head kick.
Abdullah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 Cloud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Abdullah thinks about the counter body kick.
Abdullah slips under a jab from Cloud.
Cloud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdullah .
Abdullah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cloud takes a swing at Abdullah 's ribcage but misses.
Abdullah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cloud is rocked!
Abdullah drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oh Cloud is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdullah being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdullah won't allow Cloud to sweep him here.
Cloud seems to have got his legs back now.
Cloud wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Abdullah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cloud trying to control the position.
Abdullah with a nice head shot there.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Abdullah throws an elbow that misses. Cloud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdullah 's guard. Nice move by Cloud!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloud's guard.
Abdullah preventing the sweep.
Cloud has his hands on Abdullah 's head, controlling the position.
Cloud is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
Abdullah is fighting to break Cloud's control of his arms but Cloud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cloud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cloud controls Abdullah momentarily but Abdullah frees himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Abdullah working his ground and pound in the gym.
Cloud looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloud, not yet.
Abdullah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abdullah is pushing down on Cloud's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cloud is fighting to maintain full guard but Abdullah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abdullah working the head and body with strikes.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cloud defending well though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah wants to control but Cloud is keeping him busy.
Cloud is controlling Abdullah 's trapped leg to prevent Abdullah from advancing to side control.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Abdullah looks to land a strike but Cloud avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah scoring with some ground and pound.
Abdullah tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloud is retaining full guard.
Abdullah is working Cloud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abdullah connects with a couple of short punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah distracts Cloud with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Cloud looking to control.
Abdullah is working Cloud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cloud trying to control the position.
Cloud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cloud's head.
Cloud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abdullah is controlling him.
Cloud wants to control but Abdullah passes easily into half guard.
Cloud regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdullah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abdullah is in close to Cloud's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cloud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdullah is one step ahead there.
Abdullah trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Abdullah is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdullah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a body shot.
Abdullah lands a jab to the nose.
Cloud misses with a hook
and Abdullah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cloud's guard.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abdullah 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cloud has momentary wrist control but Abdullah slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cloud has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abdullah has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdullah lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axmed Abdullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Abdullah lands a left and a right that send Cloud crashing to the mat, dazed. Abdullah thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A big left from Cloud misses.
Abdullah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdullah misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Cloud.
Abdullah tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abdullah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdullah misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cloud counter with a 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!
Abdullah dives in for a single leg takedown but Cloud sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud missing with a left hand there. Abdullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Nice shot lands for Cloud.
Cloud looks to land a combination but Abdullah avoids it well.
Abdullah misses with a combination
and Cloud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah misses with a straight left.
Abdullah lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdullah scores with a sloppy right hand. Cloud should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abdullah prevents Cloud from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Abdullah . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Cloud has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Abdullah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud keeping control of the position.
Cloud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Cloud is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cloud pushes Abdullah off looking to stand but Abdullah dives back in and keeps control.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Abdullah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cloud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Cloud keeping hold of Abdullah 's head, controlling as best he can.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cloud is trying to maintain the position but Abdullah is very close to passing his half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cloud is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Abdullah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Abdullah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdullah .
Cloud is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abdullah throws a right hand that misses
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cloud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a looping right.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Cloud avoids the punch easily.
Abdullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Cloud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cloud throws the left hand but Abdullah avoids the punch easily.
Abdullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Abdullah . That snapped Cloud's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Cloud misses the target.
Cloud misses with a shot to the body
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah throws an off balance right hand
and Cloud counters with a left to the body.
Abdullah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
Abdullah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud checks a low kick from Abdullah .
Cloud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Robby Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Nice shot lands for Abdullah .
Abdullah takes one to the chin there.
Cloud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cloud circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Cloud throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
Cloud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdullah . Abdullah obviously looking to wear him down.
Abdullah tries to work over Cloud's front leg with a kick but Cloud checks it.
Cloud digs a good hook to Abdullah 's body.
Abdullah jabs Cloud right on the nose. Cloud blinks but takes it well.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Abdullah counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdullah 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abdullah !
Our winner, Axmed Abdullah , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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