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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chance Farley (ranked 6427 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairuddin Abdul Rahim (ranked 3893 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance Farley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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217 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chance Farley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hairuddin Abdul Rahim! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abdul Rahim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Farley's guard. Abdul Rahim won't allow Farley to get back to his feet. Farley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Farley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Abdul Rahim throws a strike but Farley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Farley slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Abdul Rahim. Farley tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Abdul Rahim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Abdul Rahim tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Farley has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Abdul Rahim tries to reverse the position but Farley maintains control. Farley blocks Abdul Rahim's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Farley seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Abdul Rahim is holding on tight.
Farley prevents Abdul Rahim from getting the reversal. Farley content just to control the position here. Farley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Farley lands a heavy elbow. Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. The referee warns Abdul Rahim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Farley working away from the top, dropping strikes. Abdul Rahim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Farley working away from the top, dropping strikes. Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Abdul Rahim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abdul Rahim is desperately trying to improve his position but Farley has a good base and remains in mount. Farley content just to control the position here. A nice elbow there by Farley. Farley wants to control the pace but Abdul Rahim is squirming around nicely. Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Farley working Abdul Rahim over with strikes here. Abdul Rahim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Abdul Rahim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abdul Rahim can do anything to dispel that myth. Abdul Rahim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Abdul Rahim is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Farley seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Abdul Rahim is holding on tight.
Abdul Rahim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Farley wants to take Abdul Rahim's back here but Abdul Rahim is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Farley is breathing heavily. Farley blocks Abdul Rahim's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Abdul Rahim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Abdul Rahim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Farley. What's that going to do exactly? Abdul Rahim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Farley. What's that going to do exactly? Abdul Rahim is desperately trying to improve his position but Farley has a good base and remains in mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abdul Rahim throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Abdul Rahim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Abdul Rahim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Farley. What's that going to do exactly? Abdul Rahim flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Abdul Rahim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Abdul Rahim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Abdul Rahim flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Abdul Rahim tries to reverse the position but Farley maintains control. Abdul Rahim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Farley blocks Abdul Rahim's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Abdul Rahim throwing punches despite being mounted. Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Farley is in the full mount, landing strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Farley dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abdul Rahim closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Farley's guard. Abdul Rahim throws an elbow that misses. Farley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdul Rahim's guard. Nice move by Farley! Abdul Rahim striking off his back but it's not causing Farley any problems. Abdul Rahim trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Abdul Rahim trying to strike off his back.
Farley slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Abdul Rahim. Farley lands strikes from half guard. Abdul Rahim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farley scores with a couple of nice shots. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Farley working the head and body with strikes. Abdul Rahim misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chance Farley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Abdul Rahim lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage. Abdul Rahim taking some punishment here, with Farley in his half guard. Farley slips a nice elbow through Abdul Rahim's hands, connecting with Abdul Rahim's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Farley is keen to just control but Abdul Rahim is a slippery customer. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Farley blocks the strikes from Abdul Rahim.
Abdul Rahim throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Abdul Rahim tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Abdul Rahim throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Farley manages to pass to side control. Farley blocks the strikes from Abdul Rahim.
Farley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Abdul Rahim down.
Abdul Rahim throws a few strikes from the bottom but Farley takes advantage and mounts! Farley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Farley blocks Abdul Rahim's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Abdul Rahim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Farley. What's that going to do exactly? Farley lands a big shot there that rocks Abdul Rahim but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Abdul Rahim trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Farley. Farley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Farley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abdul Rahim's face.
Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Farley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Farley with good strikes from the mount here! Abdul Rahim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Farley. What's that going to do exactly? Farley prevents Abdul Rahim from getting the reversal. Abdul Rahim throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Farley blocks Abdul Rahim's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Abdul Rahim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Abdul Rahim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Farley. What's that going to do exactly? Farley controlling from the full mount. Abdul Rahim throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Abdul Rahim throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Abdul Rahim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Farley working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abdul Rahim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Farley punishing his opponent with strikes. Abdul Rahim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Abdul Rahim flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Abdul Rahim throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Abdul Rahim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Farley. What's that going to do exactly? Abdul Rahim throwing hammer fists to the chest of Farley. What's that going to do exactly? Farley working the ground and pound effectively.
Abdul Rahim is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Abdul Rahim sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Abdul Rahim tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Farley winds up and cracks Abdul Rahim with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Abdul Rahim misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Farley. Farley working the head and body with strikes. Farley moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Abdul Rahim.
Farley avoids the strikes from the bottom by Abdul Rahim. Farley lands a nice forearm strike. Abdul Rahim is trying to improve his position. Farley landing a few strikes. Farley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Farley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Abdul Rahim throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Abdul Rahim throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Farley dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Abdul Rahim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Farley napping and manages to drive through into side control! Farley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Abdul Rahim is controlling him well. Abdul Rahim in side control lands a decent elbow. Farley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Farley is rocked! Abdul Rahim lands a strong strike to the head of Farley. That's dazed him! Abdul Rahim looking to finish here. Farley is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Abdul Rahim lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hairuddin Abdul Rahim!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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