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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhummad Abdul Rahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Borne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhummad Abdul Rahim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhummad Abdul Rahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Borne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abdul Rahim.
Borne lands a body shot.
Abdul Rahim has managed to clinch.
Borne digs a right hand into Abdul Rahim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abdul Rahim's gas tank.
Abdul Rahim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borne lands a really nice looking cross but Abdul Rahim seems unphased.
Borne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abdul Rahim counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borne is trying to control Abdul Rahim's posture but Abdul Rahim avoids it.
Abdul Rahim tries to move to mount but Borne blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Borne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borne is trying to buck Abdul Rahim off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Abdul Rahim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borne but Borne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abdul Rahim is breathing heavily.
Abdul Rahim throws a head kick that Borne semi-blocks.
Borne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abdul Rahim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Abdul Rahim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borne wants to get back to his feet but Abdul Rahim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Abdul Rahim advances to half guard.
Abdul Rahim wants to pass to mount but Borne is defending the position.
Borne wants to get back to his feet.
Abdul Rahim is thwarting Borne's attempts to control the position.
Borne manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borne is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Borne is looking to break free of the clinch but Abdul Rahim has double underhooks.
Borne is working Abdul Rahim over against the cage.
Borne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Borne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Borne controls Abdul Rahim momentarily but Abdul Rahim frees himself.
Abdul Rahim prevents Borne from getting back to his feet.
Abdul Rahim wants to control from the top but Borne keeps moving.
Borne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abdul Rahim manages to get himself to full guard.
Borne postures up in Abdul Rahim's guard and throws a big left but Abdul Rahim blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Borne trying to control but Abdul Rahim is working from the bottom.
Borne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Borne trying to control but Abdul Rahim is working from the bottom.
Borne pushing down on Abdul Rahim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four 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.
Borne wants to stand but Abdul Rahim has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borne stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhummad Abdul Rahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borne cracks Abdul Rahim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abdul Rahim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Borne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abdul Rahim counters with a takedown into side control.
Borne is trying to improve his position.
Abdul Rahim stands up and beckons Borne to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borne's corner calls for a 1-2. Borne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abdul Rahim clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhummad Abdul Rahim dominated that round.
That's time! Abdul Rahim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abdul Rahim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Borne has had enough of the clinch but Abdul Rahim keeps him there for the moment.
Borne looking to stall.
Abdul Rahim blocks a body shot from Borne.
Abdul Rahim just leaning against Borne, taking a breather.
Abdul Rahim looking for a takedown.
Borne can't find room to land a body shot as Abdul Rahim controls the action.
Borne lands a shot to the body.
Abdul Rahim jumps guard but Borne stands there with Abdul Rahim around his waist. Abdul Rahim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Borne.
Borne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Borne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdul Rahim is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borne thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim postures up.
Borne controlling the position.
Borne looking for a sweep. Not yet Borne, not yet.
Abdul Rahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Borne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borne is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdul Rahim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borne, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borne.
Borne is working Abdul Rahim over against the cage.
Borne working aggressively here.
Borne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Borne tries to land a body kick
and Abdul Rahim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Abdul Rahim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Borne is wriggling around but Abdul Rahim manages to pass to half guard.
Abdul Rahim is thwarting Borne's attempts to control the position.
Muhummad Abdul Rahim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borne is refusing to be controlled, as Abdul Rahim sits in half guard.
Abdul Rahim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borne wants to control but Abdul Rahim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Borne scores with a three punch combo!
Abdul Rahim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borne.
Borne misses with a few strikes there.
Borne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdul Rahim is fending him off so far but Borne persists. Nope, Abdul Rahim circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdul Rahim moves forwards but Borne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borne throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdul Rahim.
Borne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Borne scores with a three punch combo!
Abdul Rahim shoots in but Borne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhummad Abdul Rahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abdul Rahim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abdul Rahim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borne works on Abdul Rahim's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdul Rahim backwards.
Borne tries to stall but Abdul Rahim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Borne.
Abdul Rahim breaks the clinch.
Borne throws a series of punches but Abdul Rahim avoids them all with ease.
Abdul Rahim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abdul Rahim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Borne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdul Rahim gets the takedown into side control.
Abdul Rahim throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Abdul Rahim is trying to get an arm triangle but Borne is defending well.
Borne wants to control but Abdul Rahim postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhummad Abdul Rahim dominated that second round.
That's time! Abdul Rahim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Abdul Rahim clinches with his opponent.
Borne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borne stops a takedown attempt from Abdul Rahim.
Borne looking for a takedown.
Abdul Rahim looking for a takedown.
Borne lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Borne.
Borne tries to land knees in the clinch but Abdul Rahim avoids the damage to the body.
Borne lands a left hand.
Abdul Rahim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borne is keeping busy.
Borne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borne is trying to break the clinch but Abdul Rahim has him pressed against the cage.
Borne lands a shot to the body.
Borne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Borne tries to stall but Abdul Rahim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdul Rahim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Borne wants to stand up but Abdul Rahim is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Borne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Borne trying to control the position.
Abdul Rahim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borne wants to stand and escape but Abdul Rahim is having none of it.
Abdul Rahim landing with the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Borne looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdul Rahim is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdul Rahim shoots in looking for a takedown. Borne tries to sprawl out of it but Abdul Rahim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Borne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhummad Abdul Rahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Borne as he connects with a hook.
Borne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdul Rahim slips a jab from Borne.
Borne misses with a hook. Abdul Rahim ducked under it nicely.
Abdul Rahim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Borne is trying to stand back up but Abdul Rahim is controlling him
Borne is trying to control but can't.
Borne pushes Abdul Rahim off looking to stand but Abdul Rahim dives back in and keeps control.
Abdul Rahim trying to control the action but Borne is working from the bottom.
Borne is trying to control but can't.
Kevin Borne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Rahim blocks the strikes from Borne.
Borne is trying to control but can't.
Abdul Rahim trying to mount his opponent but Borne defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Borne misses the target.
Abdul Rahim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdul Rahim pushes Borne up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdul Rahim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hook to the body lands for Borne.
A short uppercut from Borne.
Borne trying to control the position but instead, Abdul Rahim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borne into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abdul Rahim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abdul Rahim looking to control.
Borne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borne prevents Abdul Rahim from getting back to his feet.
Abdul Rahim keeping moving, preventing Borne from controlling successfully.
Borne postures up in Abdul Rahim's guard and throws a big left but Abdul Rahim blocks it.
Borne wants to stand and escape but instead Abdul Rahim has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Borne scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Borne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdul Rahim slips a jab from Borne.
Muhummad Abdul Rahim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borne tries to clinch up but Abdul Rahim circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhummad Abdul Rahim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abdul Rahim, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhummad Abdul Rahim!
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