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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spark Boro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khadar Abdelrashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdelrashid has chosen Eurocore MVP as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spark Boro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khadar Abdelrashid!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Abdelrashid misses.
A jab from Boro misses.
Abdelrashid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boro fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdelrashid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Abdelrashid lands a nice hook to Boro's body. Boro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abdelrashid misses with a body shot.
Abdelrashid loads up on a big right hand but Boro slips the punch.
Boro moves away from the strike by Abdelrashid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrashid blocks a head kick by Boro.
Abdelrashid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boro was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdelrashid.
Abdelrashid misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boro misses with a few strikes there.
Abdelrashid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boro.
Sloppy strikes from Abdelrashid. Those never looked like landing.
Boro throws a head kick but Abdelrashid moves out of range.
Boro misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrashid throws out the jab.
Abdelrashid throws out a loose jab but Boro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrashid connects with a body shot that sends Boro's belly button to the back.
Abdelrashid lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boro lands with a kick to the temple. Abdelrashid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Khadar Abdelrashid has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boro staying out of range there.
Boro drops Abdelrashid with a beautiful combination! Abdelrashid stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boro is looking for the KO!
Abdelrashid is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Abdelrashid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrashid works Boro's body with a nice hook.
Boro fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdelrashid swings widly with a right hand
and Abdelrashid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Khadar Abdelrashid's cut even more.
Boro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdelrashid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The cut above Khadar Abdelrashid's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrashid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrashid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boro. Boro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abdelrashid throws a hook but Boro avoids it easily.
Abdelrashid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boro circles away quickly and effectively.
Boro defending well as Abdelrashid loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abdelrashid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boro manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boro throws a sloppy head kick and Abdelrashid moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spark Boro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khadar Abdelrashid's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Abdelrashid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boro lands a glancing blow to the side of Abdelrashid's head.
Boro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdelrashid.
Boro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Abdelrashid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdelrashid with a nice cross.
Boro moves out of range as Abdelrashid strikes.
Boro throws a sloppy head kick and Abdelrashid moves out of range easily.
Spark Boro is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdelrashid throws a nice looking combination but Boro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrashid thows a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrashid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boro moves away.
Boro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boro throws out a powerful jab.
Khadar Abdelrashid's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fighters circling - Abdelrashid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrashid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abdelrashid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrashid.
Boro misses with a few strikes there.
Boro throws a hook but Abdelrashid blocks it.
Abdelrashid throws a looping overhand right but Boro ducks down to avoid it.
Boro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdelrashid throws an off balance right hand
and Boro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrashid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abdelrashid throws a combination. Boro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abdelrashid blocks a head kick by Boro.
Boro throws a right hand that Abdelrashid ducks under and follows up with a left that Abdelrashid also avoids with ease.
Abdelrashid connects with a body shot.
Abdelrashid shoots for a double leg takedown but Boro sprawls well. He's pushed Abdelrashid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khadar Abdelrashid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrashid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrashid.
Boro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boro lands a head kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khadar Abdelrashid's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spark Boro!
Spark Boro retains his middleweight title!
Spark Boro managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Technique MMA, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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