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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdi wali Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaskan Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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188 cm
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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
5 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alaskan Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed throws a right hand that Salmon ducks under and follows up with a left that Salmon also avoids with ease.
Salmon tries for a takedown but Mohammed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salmon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salmon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mohammed lands a head kick!
Mohammed thows a body kick. Salmon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mohammed lands with a cross.
Salmon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mohammed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mohammed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mohammed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mohammed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Salmon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdi wali Mohammed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Salmon misses.
Salmon takes one to the chin there.
Salmon fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaskan Salmon.
Salmon avoids the body shot from Mohammed.
Salmon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salmon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mohammed.
Mohammed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Salmon moves out of range easily.
Salmon looks for a takedown but Mohammed sprawls well.
Salmon looks gassed!
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.
Mohammed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salmon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mohammed pinned against the cage. Mohammed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mohammed throws a head kick that half lands.
Salmon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohammed lands with a shot to the body.
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salmon's head.
Mohammed throws a one two combo.
Mohammed throws a head kick that half lands.
Salmon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mohammed. Salmon shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon has a takedown stuffed.
Mohammed lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck for Salmon with that takedown attempt.
Mohammed lands a jab-cross combination.
Mohammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mohammed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mohammed connects with a high kick.
Mohammed's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mohammed duly obliges.
Mohammed lands an overhand right.
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Salmon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salmon.
Mohammed connects with a body shot.
Salmon throws a combination that misses
and Mohammed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Salmon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mohammed is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Salmon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mohammed. That's going to slow Salmon down.
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salmon's head.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Mohammed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Mohammed lands but Salmon takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed lands with a kick to the temple. Salmon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi wali Mohammed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mohammed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a kick to the body.
Salmon misses with a combination
and Mohammed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salmon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mohammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mohammed connects with a solid leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a nice right hand.
Mohammed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salmon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salmon with a poor takedown
and Mohammed counters with a body kick that stops Salmon in his tracks momentarily.
Salmon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
Good leg kick by Mohammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salmon is breathing heavily.
Salmon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mohammed counters with a series of strikes. Salmon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mohammed throws a head kick that Salmon semi-blocks.
Abdi wali Mohammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salmon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mohammed. Mohammed obviously looking to wear him down.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salmon misses with a combination
and Mohammed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mohammed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salmon's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mohammed.
Salmon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mohammed. Mohammed obviously looking to wear him down.
Mohammed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salmon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed connects with a body shot.
Mohammed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammed connects with a high kick.
Mohammed scoring well with a low kick there.
Mohammed throws a one two combo.
Abdi wali Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Salmon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mohammed lands with a kick to the temple. Salmon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
Salmon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salmon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mohammed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon tries for a takedown but Mohammed circles away easily
and Mohammed counters with an outside leg kick.
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mohammed scores with a head kick.
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mohammed throws a right hand that Salmon ducks under and follows up with a left that Salmon also avoids with ease.
Salmon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salmon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mohammed throws a head kick that Salmon semi-blocks.
Mohammed with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands with a right hand.
Mohammed tries to bum rush Salmon with a series of wild strikes but Salmon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salmon tries for a takedown but Mohammed circles away easily
and Mohammed counters with a thumping low kick.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaskan Salmon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi wali Mohammed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Mohammed.
Salmon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mohammed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Salmon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mohammed counters with a head kick. That will keep Salmon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mohammed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mohammed throws a nice head kick!
Mohammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salmon can do to turn this around?
Mohammed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mohammed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mohammed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salmon throws a jab when Mohammed was well out of range.
Salmon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mohammed counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mohammed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salmon misses with a jab to the body
and Mohammed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salmon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mohammed lands a nice looking body kick.
Abdi wali Mohammed is winning the standup battle so far.
Mohammed scores with a spinning back kick!
Mohammed misses with the combination.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mohammed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mohammed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed keeps Salmon at a distance using the push kick.
Mohammed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salmon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mohammed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Mohammed pushes Salmon away with a front kick.
Mohammed throws a head kick that half lands.
Salmon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mohammed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mohammed works the jab nicely.
Mohammed throws a nice head kick!
Salmon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mohammed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Salmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mohammed manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Salmon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mohammed has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mohammed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohammed staying out of range there.
Salmon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mohammed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaskan Salmon.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salmon fails with the takedown
and Mohammed counters with a good low kick that Salmon was not able to check.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Salmon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands with a kick to the temple. Salmon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mohammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salmon.
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salmon. That did some damage!
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alaskan Salmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdi wali Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mohammed scores with a head kick.
Mohammed scores with a head kick.
Mohammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mohammed connects with a solid leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a hook to the body. Salmon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdi wali Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mohammed 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdi wali Mohammed!
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hype
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RATING
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