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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khalid Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Abdullah misses.
No joy there for Dragunov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragunov throws a series of punches but Abdullah avoids them all with ease.
Dragunov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abdullah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragunov.
Abdullah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dragunov lands a jab-cross combination.
Abdullah moves into the clinch.
Dragunov tries to break free but Abdullah pushes him back against the cage.
Dragunov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abdullah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Dragunov scores with a four punch combination!
Abdullah tries to clinch up.
Dragunov stalks Abdullah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abdullah's face. Abdullah staggers backwards, shaken.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Dragunov moves out of range.
Abdullah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abdullah.
Dragunov looks gassed!
Dragunov swinging wildly here.
Dragunov misses with the combination.
Dragunov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragunov misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragunov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aleksander Dragunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdullah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdullah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragunov throws out the jab.
Abdullah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdullah lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah throws a jab when Dragunov was well out of range.
Abdullah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Abdullah lands a front kick.
Abdullah throws a body kick that misses.
Dragunov walks into a straight right hand from Abdullah.
Dragunov slips a jab and a cross from Abdullah.
A lazy left from Abdullah finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a sloppy head kick and Dragunov moves out of range easily.
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Dragunov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragunov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdullah blocks a jab.
Abdullah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abdullah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abdullah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Abdullah wants to stand but Dragunov is controlling the position.
Abdullah manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dragunov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abdullah counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a lazy right hand but Dragunov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragunov misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah throws a jab when Dragunov was well out of range.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragunov misses with a hook. Abdullah ducked under it nicely.
Abdullah tries to bum rush Dragunov with a series of wild strikes but Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab lands there for Dragunov.
Dragunov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abdullah.
A head kick misses from Abdullah.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Dragunov misses with a double jab
and Abdullah counters with a low kick, right behind Dragunov 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Abdullah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dragunov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abdullah counters with a left and a right that stings Dragunov.
Khalid Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragunov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdullah drops his hands momentarily and Dragunov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khalid Abdullah is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdullah cracks Dragunov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dragunov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragunov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragunov throws a combination that misses
and Abdullah counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragunov. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullah dips to his left and cracks Dragunov with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov misses the shot to the body.
Abdullah throws an overhand right that lands on Dragunov's shoulder, as Dragunov tries to avoid the shot.
Abdullah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dragunov's calf.
Abdullah swinging wildly here.
Abdullah swinging wildly here.
Dragunov fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
Dragunov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abdullah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abdullah.
Abdullah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dragunov misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Abdullah misses.
Dragunov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullah.
Dragunov misses with a double jab
and Abdullah counters with a head kick. That will keep Dragunov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dragunov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Dragunov misses.
Abdullah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragunov misses with a double jab
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Abdullah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragunov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dragunov misses with a double jab
and Abdullah counters with a big head kick but Dragunov shrugs it off.
Abdullah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragunov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdullah counters with a nice body kick.
Dragunov scores with a nice head shot.
Abdullah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dragunov is trying to break the clinch but Abdullah has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dragunov prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdullah can't get the takedown.
Abdullah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalid Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah keeps control of Dragunov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dragunov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abdullah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragunov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdullah backs up against the cage.
Dragunov misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Abdullah dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dragunov scores with a hook to the body. Abdullah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dragunov lands with a straight right. Abdullah didn't see that one coming.
Abdullah misses with a kick to the body.
Abdullah tries to clinch there but Dragunov circles away.
Dragunov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragunov slips under a jab.
Abdullah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragunov misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragunov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragunov cracks Abdullah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dragunov throws a combination. Abdullah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragunov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dragunov.
Abdullah misses with a head kick.
Abdullah misses with a combination
enabling Dragunov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragunov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dragunov works Abdullah's body with a nice hook.
Dragunov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdullah.
Dragunov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dragunov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdullah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two 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 throws a series of punches but Dragunov moves out of range.
Abdullah misses with a head kick.
Dragunov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdullah misses with a combination
and Dragunov counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragunov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragunov throws a nice looking combination but Abdullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragunov throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Abdullah counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdullah throws a looping overhand right but Dragunov ducks down to avoid it.
Dragunov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdullah scores with a push kick.
A right-left combo lands from Dragunov.
Abdullah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dragunov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah swinging wildly here.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Dragunov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragunov also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dragunov tries to bum rush Abdullah with a series of wild strikes but Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abdullah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dragunov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dragunov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dragunov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdullah backs up against the cage.
Dragunov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Abdullah.
Dragunov misses with a combination
and Abdullah counters with a straight right hand.
Abdullah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdullah dodges the punch combination from Dragunov.
Dragunov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdullah throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Dragunov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdullah 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Abdullah!
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