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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Wali Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Ransel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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226 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdi Wali Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Ransel!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ransel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mohammed can pounce on him.
Mohammed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mohammed throws the kick towards the body but Ransel avoids it.
Mohammed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mohammed throws a solid leg kick but Ransel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ransel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ransel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ransel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mohammed looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ransel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ransel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ransel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mohammed defending well though.
Ransel is pressing down on Mohammed's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mohammed is holding on for now.
Mohammed tries to kick Ransel off but Ransel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ransel working the head and body with strikes.
Ransel drops an elbow to the side of Mohammed's head.
Ransel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ransel is looking to take a break and control but Mohammed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ransel throws a strike but Mohammed avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ransel trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
Ransel wants to pass the guard but Mohammed is keeping the position.
Ransel postures up in Mohammed's guard and throws a big left but Mohammed blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ransel won't allow Mohammed to get back to his feet.
Ransel wants to control from the top but Mohammed keeps moving.
Mohammed keeping full guard, as Ransel tries to pass.
Ransel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brock Ransel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mohammed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ransel's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mohammed as Ransel shoots in.
Mohammed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ransel's sensitive parts.
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ransel. That did some damage!
Mohammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Mohammed lands a high kick!
Mohammed lands a head kick!
Mohammed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ransel keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohammed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mohammed wants it to stay on the feet.
Ransel 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mohammed moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed wants to get back to striking at distance but Ransel won't allow it.
Mohammed misses with an elbow strike.
Ransel is trying to pull guard but Mohammed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abdi Wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Ransel.
Mohammed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mohammed landing knees to the head.
Mohammed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ransel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mohammed after a bit of a struggle.
Mohammed with a knee to the head.
Mohammed breaks the clinch.
Ransel avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Mohammed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ransel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi Wali Mohammed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mohammed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abdi Wali Mohammed is winning the standup battle so far.
Mohammed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ransel's calf.
That kick from Mohammed tenderised Ransel's leg. Ransel is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Ransel blocks the low kick.
Ransel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ransel. That did some damage!
Mohammed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abdi Wali Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ransel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mohammed manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mohammed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mohammed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ransel tries to free his leg and advance position but Mohammed is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ransel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mohammed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Ransel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mohammed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ransel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mohammed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammed lands a jab to the nose.
Mohammed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mohammed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mohammed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands an overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ransel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mohammed.
Mohammed moves into the clinch.
Ransel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mohammed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mohammed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mohammed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mohammed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mohammed slips under a jab from Ransel.
Mohammed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ransel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohammed circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Mohammed lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed 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.
Ransel avoids the head kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ransel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mohammed.
Mohammed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a leg kick.
Ransel is breathing heavily.
Ransel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mohammed.
Ransel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mohammed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. Ransel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mohammed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammed throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ransel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mohammed. Mohammed obviously looking to wear him down.
Mohammed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ransel 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.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mohammed here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed connects with an inside leg kick.
Mohammed connects with a solid leg kick.
Ransel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mohammed can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mohammed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mohammed - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Mohammed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi Wali Mohammed dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mohammed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ransel gets the takedown into side control.
Mohammed throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Mohammed tries to clinch but Ransel is having none of it.
Mohammed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mohammed scores with a push kick.
Mohammed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ransel misses with a head kick.
Ransel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mohammed connects with a solid leg kick.
Ransel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mohammed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses.
Mohammed feints and then cracks Ransel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ransel down.
Mohammed lands a leg kick that knocks Ransel off balance momentarily.
Mohammed pushes Ransel away with a front kick.
Mohammed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mohammed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ransel takes a step back to recover.
Mohammed cracks Ransel with a good jab.
Ransel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mohammed.
Mohammed scoring well with a low kick there.
Mohammed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Mohammed as Ransel shoots in.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed throws a leg kick which misses Ransel's front leg but catches the back leg as Ransel tries to avoid it.
Mohammed wants to clinch up but Ransel keeps it at a distance.
Mohammed scores with a nice body kick.
Mohammed connects with a body shot that sends Ransel's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Mohammed misses.
Mohammed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mohammed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ransel's sensitive parts.
A jab from Mohammed does it's job there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
Mohammed scores with a nice body kick.
Abdi Wali Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That kick from Mohammed tenderised Ransel's leg. Ransel is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ransel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Mohammed connects with a solid leg kick.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. Ransel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ransel avoids the head kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed lands with a slapping head kick.
Brock Ransel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Ransel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mohammed scores with a head kick.
Ransel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mohammed tries to close the distance and clinch but Ransel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mohammed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Ransel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mohammed scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mohammed throws a head kick that Ransel semi-blocks.
Mohammed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Mohammed finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ransel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ransel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mohammed.
A jab from Mohammed finds it's way through Ransel's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdi Wali Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mohammed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdi Wali Mohammed!
Abdi Wali Mohammed tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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