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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Pang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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155 cm
18
132 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdi Ahmed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Pang!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahmed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahmed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahmed lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Pang.
Ahmed throwing a counter right hand but Pang manages to avoid it.
Ahmed avoids a kick to the body.
Pang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pang misses with a combination
and Ahmed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahmed lands with a right hand.
Ahmed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pang tries to clinch up.
Ahmed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pang on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ahmed. Those never looked like landing.
Ahmed scores with a hook.
Ahmed stuns Pang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahmed lands with a good body shot.
Lee Pang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Pang. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pang.
We've been informed that Pang has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An inside leg kick from Pang misses.
Pang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pang throws a sloppy head kick and Ahmed moves out of range easily.
Pang throws a series of punches but Ahmed moves out of range.
Pang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahmed counters with a nice body shot.
Ahmed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahmed has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Pang misses
and Ahmed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahmed counters with a right hand to the body.
Pang misses with a kick to the body
and Ahmed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahmed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pang was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahmed.
Pang throws a fast counter high kick but Ahmed manages to duck under it in time.
Ahmed lands with a good body shot.
Pang throws a head kick that misses.
Ahmed moves out of range of the body kick.
Pang tries to land a body kick
and Ahmed counters with a single leg into guard. Pang didn't expect that.
Pang is looking to stand back up but Ahmed counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmed slips a nice elbow through Pang's hands, connecting with Pang's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ahmed seems content to control.
Pang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahmed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ahmed.
Ahmed perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi Ahmed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ahmed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pang's waist but Pang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahmed off to one side.
Pang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahmed appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Pang.
Ahmed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pang closes the distance but Ahmed moves to the side
and Ahmed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pang misses with a kick to the body
and Ahmed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pang's guard.
Pang trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmed passes Pang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdi Ahmed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pang has a hand on Ahmed's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ahmed takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ahmed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pang is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Ahmed controlling the pace for now.
Ahmed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pang for as long as he can get away with.
Ahmed prevents Pang from getting the reversal.
Ahmed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed prevents Pang from getting the reversal.
Pang is breathing heavily.
Ahmed controlling his opponent.
Ahmed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pang can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ahmed quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ahmed but it's paid off an Pang is forced to tap! Nice work by Ahmed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abdi Ahmed!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdi Ahmed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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