Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TOF 183
Date: Dec 22, 2024

#R1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Savinov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Abdullah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abdullah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Abdullah is predictable there
and Savinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Abdullah lands a nice looking body shot.
Abdullah with a jab.
Savinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Savinov stuffs the takedown attempt from Abdullah . Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Savinov. Savinov obviously looking to wear him down. #T1##CL2#
Abdullah has closed the distance and engaged Savinov in a clinch.
Savinov tries to throw a body punch but Abdullah avoids it by throwing Savinov back against the cage.
Abdullah lands a body punch.
Savinov stops a takedown attempt from Abdullah .
Abdullah blocks a body shot from Savinov.
Abdullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abdullah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Savinov misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Abdullah breaks from the clinch.
Savinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Savinov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abdullah to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Savinov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Savinov takes a swing at Abdullah 's ribcage but misses.
Abdullah shoots in but Savinov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alexev Savinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Savinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Abdullah flicks out a counter leg kick but Savinov steps away.
A head kick misses from Savinov.
Savinov scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savinov.#T3#
Savinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savinov misses with a head kick.
Savinov misses with a two punch combination.
Savinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick from Savinov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexev Savinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullah slips a jab from Savinov.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Savinov avoids it easily.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Abdullah counters with a single leg into guard. Savinov didn't expect that.
Abdullah chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Abdullah with a nice head shot there.#ES#
Savinov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Abdullah off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah scores with a jab to the body.
Savinov throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Abdullah is looking for the big counter here.
Savinov sizes up Abdullah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdullah is defended easily by Savinov.#T5#
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
Savinov throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Abdullah drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Savinov defends it well.
Savinov misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Abdullah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Abdullah there.
Savinov taking some punishment here, with Abdullah in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abdullah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T6#
Abdullah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Savinov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Savinov has hold of Abdullah 's hands but Abdullah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Abdullah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savinov is looking to escape.
Abdullah trying to control the pace. #ES#
Savinov pushes Abdullah off and gets back to his feet.#T7#
A good leg kick by Savinov.
Abdullah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Savinov. Savinov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick by Abdullah misses
and Savinov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abdullah 's knee momentarily.#TD2#
Savinov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Abdullah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Savinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abdullah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T8#
Abdullah throws a strike but Savinov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Abdullah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Savinov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Abdullah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savinov wants to stand but Abdullah is controlling his posture from full guard.
Abdullah controlling the position.#SUB2#
Abdullah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Savinov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Savinov showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T9#
Abdullah looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Abdullah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Savinov stopping the sweep attempt from Abdullah .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Abdullah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Savinov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Abdullah looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdullah , not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexev Savinov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Savinov misses with a left hand
letting Abdullah counter with a right hand.
Abdullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savinov.
Savinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abdullah throws a leg kick
and Savinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdullah with the inside leg kick.
Abdullah lands a glancing blow to the side of Savinov's head.
A low kick from Savinov misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah .
Abdullah tries a quick counter leg kick but Savinov is wise to it.
Abdullah misses with a hook
and Savinov counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Abdullah cracks Savinov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Abdullah . Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Abdullah closes the distance and pushes Savinov back into the cage.
Abdullah works on Savinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Savinov slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abdullah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savinov can't find room to land a body shot as Abdullah controls the action.
Savinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards. #BC#
Savinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savinov throws a front kick aimed at Abdullah 's knee but Abdullah avoids it well. #T2#
Abdullah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Savinov shows good takedown defense.
Savinov is looking to counter with head kicks.
A good leg kick by Abdullah .
Savinov tries to work over Abdullah 's front leg with a kick but Abdullah checks it.
Abdullah throws a combination that misses
and Savinov counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savinov.
Abdullah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Savinov tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Savinov misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Abdullah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Savinov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abdullah controls the pace.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Abdullah throwing strikes from guard but Savinov blocks nicely.
Savinov being controlled here, momentarily.
Savinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Savinov wants to stand but Abdullah is controlling the position.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Savinov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abdullah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick by Savinov misses
enabling Abdullah to counter with a crisp jab. #T5#
Abdullah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alexev Savinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Savinov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Savinov.
Abdullah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savinov feints and then cracks Abdullah 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdullah down.
Savinov throws a hook but Abdullah avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abdullah ! But no joy.
Savinov with a nice calf kick.
Savinov misses with a head kick.
As Savinov backs off Abdullah throws a huge counter combo but Savinov manages to avoid it all.#T6##CL2#
Abdullah has Savinov up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdullah blocking some punches. #TD2#
Abdullah gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah working over Savinov with some ground and pound. Savinov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Savinov wants to get back to his feet.#ES#
Savinov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Abdullah is on him like a limpet, forcing Savinov back against the cage.
Savinov misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah avoids a wild elbow strike from Savinov.
Abdullah lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Savinov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdullah 's brow.
Abdullah is trying to force a seperation but Savinov has the dominant position.
Savinov scores with a shoulder strike. #T7#
Savinov lands with a light punch inside.
Abdullah blocks an uppercut.
Abdullah misses with a body punch. #BC#
Savinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abdullah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Savinov misses with an uppercut. Abdullah saw that one coming.
Abdullah doesn't manage to clinch there - Savinov circles away.
Abdullah misses with the combination. #CL2#
Abdullah pushes Savinov up against the cage in a clinch.#T8#
Savinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savinov throws an elbow but it misses. #BC2#
Abdullah manages to break the clinch.
Savinov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Savinov is looking to chop away at Abdullah 's legs.
Abdullah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savinov throws a leg kick but Abdullah moved away.
Abdullah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savinov on the side of the head. #T9#
Abdullah checks a leg kick.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses
and Abdullah counters with a one-two to the body. #TD2#
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Abdullah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Savinov is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Savinov is trying to buck Abdullah off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Axmed Abdullah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##TD2#
Abdullah feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Abdullah looking to sit in guard and control but Savinov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Abdullah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Abdullah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Savinov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Savinov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Axmed Abdullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Abdullah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abdullah wants to sweep here but Savinov controlling him for the moment. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abdullah is on top in guard. #REVB#
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah landing some decent shots from guard. #ES#
Savinov pushes Abdullah off and gets back to his feet.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Abdullah cracks Savinov with an open hand slap.#T2#
Savinov throws a head kick that misses
and Abdullah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abdullah tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abdullah misses with a looping left.
Abdullah lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Savinov misses with an uppercut
letting Abdullah counter with a right hand.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Savinov is having none of it.
Savinov half committed to a counter leg kick.#T3#
Savinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #TD2#
Abdullah shoots in and bounces Savinov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdullah lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Abdullah content to stall in guard here.
Abdullah postures up and lands a big shot to Savinov's brow. #ES#
Savinov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Savinov misses with a hook
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Abdullah lands but Savinov takes it in his stride. #T5#
Abdullah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savinov tried to score with a low kick but Abdullah checks it.
Savinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Savinov throws a head kick but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savinov misses with a shot to the body
and Abdullah counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Abdullah gets a clinch. #T6#
Savinov gets underhooks to prevent Abdullah 's takedown attempt. #BC2#
Abdullah breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abdullah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Abdullah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abdullah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savinov is looking to counter punch.
Savinov throws a leg kick
and Abdullah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T7#
Abdullah blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Abdullah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abdullah 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Savinov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abdullah counters with a thumping low kick.
Abdullah lands the left hand.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
Abdullah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savinov throws a leg kick
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savinov throws a chopping leg kick but Abdullah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T8#
Abdullah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Savinov is out of range and Abdullah settles back down.
Savinov throws a leg kick but Abdullah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Savinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savinov throws a counter high kick but Abdullah was just alert enough to avoid it.
Alexev Savinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah looks for the body kick but Savinov saw that one coming.
Abdullah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T9#
Savinov throws a solid leg kick but Abdullah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Savinov.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Abdullah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savinov misses with a head kick.
Abdullah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Savinov misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdullah . Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Savinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Axmed Abdullah .
I think Abdullah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Axmed Abdullah !
A victorious Axmed Abdullah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TOF 176
Date: Dec 01, 2024

#R1#
Marlin throws a hook but Abdullah avoids it easily.
Marlin throws a lazy right hand but Abdullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marlin takes a swing at Abdullah 's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Abdullah misses its target.
Marlin swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD#
and Abdullah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marlin's guard.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Marlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marlin managing to control the position.
Abdullah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah is fighting to break Marlin's control of his arms but Marlin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marlin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marlin keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully. #T1#
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdullah postures up in Marlin's guard and throws a big left but Marlin blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah postures up in Marlin's guard and throws a big left but Marlin blocks it.
Abdullah tries to free his leg and advance position but Marlin is retaining full guard.
Marlin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Abdullah cracks Marlin with a solid left hand.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marlin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abdullah is controlling him.
Abdullah with a nice head shot there.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marlin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
Abdullah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marlin is controlling Abdullah 's posture.
Abdullah lands a couple of elbows.
Abdullah stops Marlin from standing up.
Marlin pulls Abdullah in to control the position.
Abdullah throws an elbow that misses. Marlin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdullah 's guard. Nice move by Marlin!#REVB#
Abdullah controls Marlin momentarily but Marlin frees himself.
Abdullah looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Marlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdullah is keeping the position for now.
Marlin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abdullah 's guard.
Abdullah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marlin wants to get up but he can't break Abdullah 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#SU2#
Marlin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Abdullah , up you get!
Marlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Marlin.
Marlin looks to land a left hand but Abdullah moved out of range nicely.
Abdullah connects with a nice looking jab.
Marlin misses with a hook
and Abdullah counters with a straight right hand.
Marlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marlin throws a hook to the side of Abdullah 's head but Abdullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marlin misses with a left hand
and Abdullah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abdullah cracks Marlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T5#
Marlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marlin moves away.
Abdullah lands with a nice combination. Marlin backs away looking to recover.#CUT#It looks like Keanu Marlin has been cut.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Marlin.
Marlin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Marlin backs away, Abdullah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Marlin.
Abdullah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdullah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Marlin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T6#
Marlin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abdullah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marlin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdullah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marlin throws out the jab.
Keanu Marlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Abdullah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abdullah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T7#
Marlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Abdullah . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abdullah .
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marlin throws an off balance right hand
and Abdullah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Marlin misses.
Marlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marlin throws out a loose jab but Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdullah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T8#
The fighters circle momentarily. Abdullah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marlin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah lands with a right hand.
Marlin throws a right hand that misses
and Marlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdullah slips a jab from Marlin.
Abdullah attempts a counter takedown but Marlin avoids it well and moves away.
Marlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abdullah counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abdullah tries to land a front kick but Marlin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abdullah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marlin swings widly with a right hand
and Abdullah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T9#
Abdullah slips a straight right by Marlin.
Abdullah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marlin just manages to avoid it.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Marlin.
An attempted straight right counter from Abdullah misses the target.
Marlin throws a right hand that misses
and Abdullah counters with a left to the body.
Marlin misses with a body shot.
Marlin throws a lazy right hand but Abdullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Abdullah misses its target.
Abdullah 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marlin under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Abdullah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abdullah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keanu Marlin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Abdullah looks to land a left hand but Marlin moved out of range nicely.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Marlin.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marlin.
Marlin misses with a left hand
and Abdullah counters with a straight right hand.
Abdullah staying out of range there.
Marlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marlin throws a looping overhand right but Abdullah ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah tries a head kick but it misses.
Abdullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdullah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marlin sprawls and moves away.
Marlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
It looked like Abdullah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1##TD#
Abdullah gets a double leg takedown into Marlin's guard.
Marlin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Abdullah 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.
Marlin preventing the sweep.
Abdullah is working hard here to advance position.
Abdullah looking to control.
Marlin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2#
Abdullah is working an open guard so Marlin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Marlin throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Abdullah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Marlin. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Marlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdullah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Marlin.
The fighters circling - Marlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marlin misses with a hook. Abdullah ducked under it nicely.
Abdullah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Abdullah shoots for a takedown but Marlin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marlin throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Abdullah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marlin misses with a shot to the body
and Abdullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Marlin looks to throw the jab but Abdullah is out of range.
Abdullah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdullah is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marlin.
Abdullah attempts a counter takedown but Marlin avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Marlin misses.
A jab from Abdullah does it's job there.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marlin as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axmed Abdullah . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Marlin throws a right hand that misses #TD#
so Abdullah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Marlin has his feet on Abdullah 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marlin swings widly with a right hand
and Marlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Marlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marlin misses the body punch
and Abdullah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marlin throws a lazy right hand but Abdullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marlin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T5#
Marlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marlin throws a right hand that misses
and Abdullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marlin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marlin. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marlin throws a lazy uppercut
and Abdullah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah lands a lovely overhand right.
Abdullah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Axmed Abdullah is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marlin.
Abdullah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marlin swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Abdullah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T6#
Marlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdullah moves away from the strike by Marlin.
Marlin swinging wildly here.
Abdullah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marlin misses with a looping right.
Marlin jabs Abdullah right on the nose. Abdullah blinks but takes it well.
Keanu Marlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdullah . #T7#
Marlin throws a combination. Abdullah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abdullah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Abdullah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marlin looks to land a left hand but Abdullah moved out of range nicely.
Marlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdullah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#TD#
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Abdullah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Abdullah working away.
Abdullah landing strikes.
Marlin struggling a bit here.#T8#
Marlin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Marlin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah lands an elbow.
Marlin is looking for a sweep.
Marlin can't do much from the bottom here.
Abdullah scores with punches from side control.
Marlin pushes Abdullah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Abdullah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Abdullah working the ground and pound from side control.
Marlin is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Axmed Abdullah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abdullah sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marlin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T9#
Abdullah is working Marlin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Marlin is looking to regain half guard here but Abdullah keeps moving and retains side control.
Abdullah is working Marlin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Marlin tries to bench press Abdullah off him but Abdullah keeps the position.
Marlin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Abdullah misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Abdullah creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Marlin is looking to regain half guard here but Abdullah keeps moving and retains side control.
Abdullah is chipping away with strikes.
Abdullah working the ground and pound.
Abdullah lands a few punches from side control.#ROC#Marlin is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Axmed Abdullah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keanu Marlin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Marlin looks to land a right hand but Abdullah moved out of range.
Marlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah .
Marlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdullah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Marlin.
Marlin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abdullah with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Abdullah looks to land a left hand but Marlin moved out of range nicely.
Marlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marlin dips to his left and cracks Abdullah with an uppercut!#T1#
Abdullah moves away from the strike by Marlin.
Abdullah slips under a jab.
Abdullah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdullah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdullah lands a leg kick that knocks Marlin off balance momentarily.
Abdullah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Marlin.
Marlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Abdullah .
Marlin misses with a left hand
enabling Abdullah to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Marlin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdullah counters with a three punch combo that has Marlin backing up. Marlin nods at Abdullah to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marlin misses with an uppercut.
Abdullah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marlin sprawls and moves away.
Marlin lands with a right hand.
Marlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Marlin backs away, Abdullah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T3#
Marlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marlin misses with a two punch combination.
Marlin scores with the left hand. Abdullah knows he should have avoided that one.
Marlin misses with a left hand #TD#
and Abdullah counters with a single leg into guard. Marlin didn't expect that.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Marlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marlin wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Abdullah scoring with some ground and pound. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Marlin manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Marlin working aggressively here. #T4#
Abdullah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Abdullah . #BC#
Abdullah breaks from the clinch.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marlin.
Marlin throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Abdullah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A combination from Marlin does no damage.
Abdullah is looking for a counter combo.
No joy there for Marlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdullah takes one to the side of the head.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Marlin.
Abdullah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T5#
Marlin misses with an uppercut
and Marlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdullah misses with a takedown
and Marlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marlin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Abdullah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abdullah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marlin is avoiding damage well.
Marlin is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Marlin's face as Abdullah controls the position. #T6#
Marlin tries to buck Abdullah off but Abdullah is having none of it.
Marlin has one of Abdullah 's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Abdullah misses with the ground and pound.
Abdullah lands some shots froms side control.
Marlin regains half guard, as Abdullah was trying to land strikes.
We've been hearing that Abdullah has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marlin tries to kick Abdullah off but Abdullah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Marlin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T7#
Marlin is trying to stand back up but Abdullah is controlling him
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Abdullah there.
Abdullah is thwarting Marlin's attempts to control the position.
Abdullah wants to pass to mount but Marlin is defending the position.
Marlin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Marlin wants to get back to his feet.
Marlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Marlin trying to control here. #T8#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marlin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marlin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Marlin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abdullah working the head and body with strikes.
Abdullah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marlin wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy.
Marlin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T9#
Abdullah with a nice head shot there.
Marlin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abdullah 's guard. #REVB#
Marlin trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Marlin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Marlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah is looking to counter punch.
Marlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdullah attempts a counter takedown but Marlin avoids it well and moves away.
Marlin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abdullah at a distance.
Marlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keanu Marlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marlin connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keanu Marlin.
I think Abdullah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abdullah !
During a confident post fight interview, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 166
Date: Nov 02, 2024

#R1#
Abdullah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abdullah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Leao moves out of range of the body kick from Abdullah .
A solid body kick from Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leao is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Leao defends it nicely.
Abdullah misses with a wild body shot.
Leao jabs Abdullah right on the nose. Abdullah blinks but takes it well.
Abdullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Leao avoids them all with ease.
Leao misses with a right hand
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdullah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leao. That one must have hurt.
Abdullah takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leao. #T1#
Abdullah throws a nice looking combination but Leao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leao throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Axmed Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abdullah . Abdullah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leao slips under a jab from Abdullah .
A jab lands there for Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a jab when Leao was well out of range.
Leao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abdullah shoots for a takedown but Leao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdullah 's sensitive parts.
Leao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah tries a low kick but Leao avoids it.
Leao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdullah cracks Leao with an open hand slap.
Abdullah connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah throws a lazy body kick
and Leao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Abdullah misses with a right hand
and Leao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah staying out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Abdullah
and Leao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdullah throws a lazy uppercut
and Leao counters with a straight right hand.
Leao misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abdullah .
Abdullah looks to throw a body kick
and Leao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abdullah misses with a straight left.
Leao is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah throws a lazy uppercut
and Leao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leao pinned against the cage. Leao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Leao was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leandro Leao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .#T3#
Leao is looking to slow Abdullah down with leg kicks.
Abdullah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looks like Leao has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Leao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdullah blocks a leg kick.
Leao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdullah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leandro Leao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullah looks for a takedown but Leao sprawls well.
Abdullah throws a sloppy head kick and Leao moves out of range easily.
Leao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Leao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abdullah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leao misses with an uppercut. Abdullah saw that one coming.#T4#
Leao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leao throws a leg kick but Abdullah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leao as he avoids it easily.
Abdullah blocks a jab.
A big left from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leao lands with a right hand.
Leao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abdullah in his tracks.
Abdullah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abdullah slips under a jab.
Leao tries to score with a low kick but Abdullah moves his leg out of the way.
Abdullah shoots in but Leao avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T5#
Leao lands with a straight right. Abdullah didn't see that one coming.
Abdullah throws a jab when Leao was well out of range.
Leao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdullah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah .
Leao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abdullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abdullah somewhat.
Leao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abdullah just manages to avoid it.#T6#
Abdullah misses with the body kick
and Leao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdullah shoots for a takedown but Leao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdullah misses with a right hand
and Leao counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leao moves out of range of the strikes.
Leao avoids a kick to the body.
Abdullah swings widly with a right hand
and Leao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdullah checks a leg kick.
Abdullah dives in for a single leg takedown but Leao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Abdullah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leao tries to avoid it but Abdullah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leao to the ground. Leao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Leao misses the target.
Leao scores with a hook.
Leao connects with an inside leg kick.#KD#
Leao sends Abdullah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Leao is motioning to the referee to let Abdullah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Abdullah is rocked!
Leao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T7#
Abdullah lands with an uppercut that bounces Leao off the cage and back into range.
Leao connects with a right hand. Abdullah shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Leao misses the target.
Abdullah lands the left hand.
Leao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abdullah shoots in but no luck this time.
Leao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdullah missing with a left hand there. Leao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdullah lands a nice looking body shot.
Abdullah throws a lazy uppercut
and Leao counters with a nice leg kick.
Leao slips under a jab.
Leao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Abdullah catches Leao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T8#
Leao thows a leg kick but Abdullah checks it #TD2#
and Abdullah counters with a single leg into guard. Leao didn't expect that.

Leao pushes Abdullah off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah throws a lazy head kick
and Leao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abdullah 's knee momentarily.
A cross from Leao lands.
Abdullah shoots in and drives through. Leao sprawls well.
Abdullah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abdullah looks winded!
A punch combination from Abdullah misses.
Leao throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Abdullah counters with a shoot takedown. Leao fights it but they end up in guard. #ES#
Leao has his feet on Abdullah 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abdullah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Leao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leao throws a leg kick that misses.
Abdullah throws the kick towards the body but Leao avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdullah . #T9#
Leao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abdullah .
Leao throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Leao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abdullah .
Abdullah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leao throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdullah .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdullah digs a good hook to Leao's body.
Abdullah missing with a left hand there. Leao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leao throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Abdullah shoots in for a double leg but Leao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Leao dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Leao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leao misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Abdullah counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leao!
Sloppy strikes there by Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a strike aimed at the side of Leao's head but Leao avoids it well.
Abdullah throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Leao works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Abdullah with the ground and pound but Leao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Leao keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Leao has wrist control.#T1#
Abdullah prevents Leao from getting back to his feet.
Abdullah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abdullah won't allow Leao to get back to his feet.
Abdullah content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdullah throwing strikes from guard but Leao blocks nicely. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Leao.
Abdullah is trying to counter with his kicks.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Leao ducks under and follows up with a left that Leao also avoids with ease.
Abdullah lands a lovely overhand right.#T2#
Leao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leao duly obliges.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leao!
Leao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abdullah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abdullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leao.
Leao tries a low kick but Abdullah avoids it.
Leao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Leao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abdullah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leao scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Leao as Abdullah shoots in.
Leao looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
That kick from Leao tenderised Abdullah 's leg. Abdullah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leao lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Leao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leao avoids the body shot from Abdullah .
Abdullah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leao seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abdullah darts in looking for a takedown but Leao gets double underhooks and turns Abdullah into the cage.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Leao cracks Abdullah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leandro Leao is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdullah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leao counters with an inside leg kick.
Leandro Leao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Leao jabs Abdullah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdullah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdullah 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abdullah throws a leg kick
and Leao counters with an inside leg kick.
Abdullah misses with a body shot
and Leao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leao cracks Abdullah with an open hand slap.
Abdullah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdullah can do to turn this around?#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Leao lands a big head kick that sends Abdullah tumbling to the mat! Leao takes a step backwards and waves Abdullah back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Abdullah is still on wobbly legs! Can Leao finish him?
Leao drops Abdullah with a big left hand! Abdullah is injured, injured bad! Leao jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Leao!
After the fight, Leandro Leao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: TOF 159
Date: Oct 06, 2024

#R1#
Woerner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woerner throws a front kick aimed at Abdullah 's knee but Abdullah avoids it well.
Abdullah drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Woerner defends it well.
A big right from Woerner misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Abdullah misses the target.
Woerner scores with a hook.
Woerner throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abdullah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Woerner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woerner cracks Abdullah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Woerner as he connects with a hook.
Woerner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Woerner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
Woerner throws a good cross that connects.
Woerner throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woerner ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
Woerner misses with a low kick.
Woerner scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Woerner throws a leg kick which misses Abdullah 's front leg but catches the back leg as Abdullah tries to avoid it.
Woerner drops Abdullah with a straight right hand, right on the button! Woerner follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gigi Woerner!
Gigi Woerner is the new heavyweight champion!
Gigi Woerner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: TOF 151
Date: Sep 14, 2024

#R1#
Abdullah throws a jab but it's blocked by Punch.
Punch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdullah fails with the takedown
and Punch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdullah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punch pushes Abdullah away with a front kick.
Punch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abdullah blocks a jab.
Abdullah swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah misses with a body shot.
Punch has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abdullah is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Abdullah lands a really nice looking cross but Punch seems unphased.
Punch lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punch cracks a nice hook into Abdullah 's ribs.
Punch takes a swing at Abdullah 's ribcage but misses.
Abdullah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punch avoids it really well and circles away.
Punch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Punch throws a hook but Abdullah avoids it easily.
Abdullah tries to counter with a takedown but Punch is quick to defend against it.#T2#
Punch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Punch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Punch counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axmed Abdullah . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Punch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Punch counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah .#T3#
Abdullah 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.
Abdullah wants to land a leg kick but Punch is out of range.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punch.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
Punch loads up on a big right hand but Abdullah slips the punch.
Punch connects with a looping right hand.
Punch swinging wildly here.
Abdullah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Punch doesn't seem bothered though.
Abdullah throws a lazy right hand but Punch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Punch loads up on a big right hand but Abdullah slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Abdullah .
Punch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Punch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punch throws out a counter right but Abdullah avoids it with no problem.
Punch looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.#TD#
Punch gets caught napping as Abdullah dives in and scores a takedown. Punch manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Punch has wrist control.
Punch wants to get back to his feet but Abdullah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Punch is looking to stand back up but Abdullah counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Punch.
Punch has his hands clasped together around Abdullah 's back. He's all about the action.#T5#
Punch pushes Abdullah off looking to stand but Abdullah dives back in and keeps control.
Punch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Abdullah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abdullah throwing shots but Punch is blocking nicely.
Abdullah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah winds up and cracks Punch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Punch to regain full guard.
Abdullah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abdullah looking to pass the guard.
Abdullah trying to control but Punch is working from the bottom. #T6#
Abdullah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Punch's head.
Abdullah is looking to pass into half guard but Punch pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Punch is in guard.#REVB#
Abdullah is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Abdullah trying to keep a closed guard but Punch is proving a slippery customer.
Punch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abdullah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Punch's guard. #REVR#
Abdullah landing some decent shots from guard.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T7#
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Punch wants to stand and escape but Abdullah is having none of it.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Punch keeps moving.
Punch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abdullah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Punch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Punch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah postures up in Punch's guard and throws a big left but Punch blocks it.
Abdullah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Punch controlling the position.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T8#
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdullah 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.
Punch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah .
Abdullah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Punch defending well as Abdullah loads up on a big left hand.
Thunda Punch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Abdullah .
Abdullah punishes Punch's body with a nice straight punch.
Punch looks to throw the jab but Abdullah is out of range.
Abdullah feinted with a counter takedown.#T9#
Punch misses with a body shot.
Abdullah throwing a counter right hand but Punch manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Abdullah misses the target.
Abdullah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Punch's sensitive parts.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Abdullah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abdullah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abdullah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdullah throws a jab when Punch was well out of range.
That kick from Abdullah tenderised Punch's leg. Punch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
Punch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Abdullah will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Axmed Abdullah will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Punch looks to land a body kick but Abdullah moved away.
Abdullah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdullah looks for a takedown but Punch sprawls well.
Abdullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch throws out a counter right but Abdullah avoids it with no problem.
Punch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#TD#
Abdullah closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Punch's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah looking to sit in guard and control but Punch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Punch controlling from the top position.
Abdullah is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Abdullah has an active guard here but Punch has managed to pass into half guard.
Abdullah tries to roll over but Punch keeps him under control.
Abdullah has a hand on Punch's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Punch takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Abdullah regains half guard.
Abdullah wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Abdullah makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abdullah .
Punch preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Abdullah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Punch preventing the sweep. #T3#
Punch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abdullah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Punch manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Abdullah throws a big right hand that misses.
Punch pulls Abdullah in close to his closed guard and prevents Abdullah from doing any damage or advancing position.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdullah is in close to Punch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Punch is trying to control the position but Abdullah postures up.
Punch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Axmed Abdullah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Punch is keen to just control but Abdullah is a slippery customer.
Punch prevents Abdullah from improving his position.
Abdullah gets full guard.
Punch's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T5#
Abdullah wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdullah looking to control.
Punch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Abdullah wants to sweep but no luck.
Punch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abdullah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Punch manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abdullah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Punch wants to get back to his feet but Abdullah is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abdullah throws a big right hand that misses.
Punch wants to stand but Abdullah is controlling the position.
Punch pulls Abdullah in close to prevent any damage.
Abdullah throws a big right hand that misses.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Punch has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Punch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abdullah doesn't seem bothered though.
Punch tries to land a front kick but Abdullah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Punch misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdullah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T7#
Abdullah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch lands with a hook. Abdullah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good leg kick by Punch.
Punch throws a wild body kick that Abdullah sees coming a mile off.
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunda Punch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punch throws a hook but Abdullah avoids it easily.
Abdullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
It seemed like Punch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abdullah moves out of range as Punch strikes.
Abdullah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdullah misses with a straight right. #T8#
Punch connects with a looping right hand. #TD#
Abdullah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Punch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Punch controlling the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T9#
Punch keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Punch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abdullah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Punch's hands, connecting with Punch's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Punch's temple.
Abdullah is trying to control. Punch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've been hearing that Abdullah has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Punch trying to control but Abdullah postures up.
Abdullah misses with a head shot. Punch uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Abdullah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Punch slips under a jab from Abdullah .
Punch swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Abdullah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Abdullah .
Punch has his hands on Abdullah 's head, controlling the position.
Abdullah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Abdullah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Abdullah working the ground and pound effectively. #ROC#Punch is rocked!
Abdullah unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Punch wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Abdullah celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
During a confident post fight interview, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 142
Date: Aug 17, 2024

#R1#
Abdullah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cloud throws out a loose jab but Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Cloud avoids it easily.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Jab, jab by Cloud - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdullah . That's going to slow Cloud down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud stuffs the takedown.
Cloud goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#It looks like Axmed Abdullah has been cut.
Abdullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Cloud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdullah counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdullah throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Abdullah lands with a right hand.
Abdullah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abdullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Robby Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Abdullah . Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Abdullah misses with a kick to the body
and Cloud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud lands with a straight right. Abdullah didn't see that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abdullah lands with an uppercut that bounces Cloud off the cage and back into range.
Cloud scores with a jab.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Cloud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abdullah slips a jab from Cloud.
Abdullah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abdullah jabs at Cloud's body.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdullah . Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Abdullah defending well as Cloud loads up on a big left hand.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Cloud tries to move into range but Abdullah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cloud scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cloud clobbers Abdullah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cloud throws a series of punches but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cloud had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cloud misses with a straight left.
Cloud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Abdullah saw that one coming.#T4#
Abdullah dodges the punch combination from Cloud.
Abdullah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloud defending well as Abdullah loads up on a big left hand.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cloud wants it to stay on the feet.
Robby Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cloud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abdullah . Cloud shrugs it off though. #T5#
A big right from Cloud misses.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah shoots in and drives through. Cloud sprawls well.
It looked like Cloud was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cloud lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah .#T6#
A lazy left from Abdullah finds it's target.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abdullah .
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt
and Cloud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdullah thinking.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Cloud scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Cloud throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range. #T7#
Cloud misses with a hook.
Abdullah feints the counter takedown.
Cloud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abdullah misses with a hook. Cloud ducked under it nicely.
Abdullah moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
Cloud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Cloud avoids it easily.
Cloud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Cloud.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdullah as he connects with a hook.
Abdullah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T8#
Cloud lands with a good body shot.
Cloud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdullah .
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Abdullah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cloud really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloud tests Abdullah 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdullah scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Cloud.
Abdullah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Axmed Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloud thuds a left hand into Abdullah 's body.#T9#
Cloud walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Abdullah slams his shin into Cloud's torso.#TD2#
Abdullah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cloud tries to roll over but Abdullah keeps him under control.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Cloud is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cloud is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robby Cloud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Abdullah digs a good body shot into Cloud's ribs.
Cloud lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdullah backs up against the cage.
Abdullah lands a jab to the nose.
Abdullah lands with a nice body punch.
Cloud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdullah misses with a left hand
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdullah scores with a head kick.
Abdullah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Cloud.#T1#
Cloud misses with a hook.
Abdullah thinks about the counter body kick.
Abdullah slips under a jab from Cloud.
Cloud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdullah .
Abdullah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cloud takes a swing at Abdullah 's ribcage but misses.
Abdullah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC2#Cloud is rocked!#TD2#
Abdullah drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oh Cloud is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdullah being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Cloud working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdullah won't allow Cloud to sweep him here.
Cloud seems to have got his legs back now.
Cloud wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Abdullah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cloud trying to control the position.
Abdullah with a nice head shot there.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Abdullah throws an elbow that misses. Cloud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdullah 's guard. Nice move by Cloud!#REVR##T3#
Abdullah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloud's guard. #REVB#
Abdullah preventing the sweep.
Cloud has his hands on Abdullah 's head, controlling the position.
Cloud is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
Abdullah is fighting to break Cloud's control of his arms but Cloud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cloud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cloud controls Abdullah momentarily but Abdullah frees himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Abdullah working his ground and pound in the gym.
Cloud looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloud, not yet.
Abdullah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abdullah is pushing down on Cloud's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cloud is fighting to maintain full guard but Abdullah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abdullah working the head and body with strikes.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cloud defending well though. #T5#
Abdullah wants to control but Cloud is keeping him busy.
Cloud is controlling Abdullah 's trapped leg to prevent Abdullah from advancing to side control.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Abdullah looks to land a strike but Cloud avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah scoring with some ground and pound.
Abdullah tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloud is retaining full guard.
Abdullah is working Cloud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abdullah connects with a couple of short punches.#T6#
Abdullah distracts Cloud with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Cloud looking to control.
Abdullah is working Cloud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cloud trying to control the position.
Cloud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T7#
Abdullah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cloud's head.
Cloud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abdullah is controlling him.
Cloud wants to control but Abdullah passes easily into half guard.
Cloud regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdullah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abdullah is in close to Cloud's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T8#
Cloud wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cloud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdullah is one step ahead there.
Abdullah trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Abdullah is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdullah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T9#
Abdullah lands a body shot.
Abdullah lands a jab to the nose.
Cloud misses with a hook #TD2#
and Abdullah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cloud's guard.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abdullah 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cloud has momentary wrist control but Abdullah slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cloud has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abdullah has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdullah lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##KD2#
Abdullah lands a left and a right that send Cloud crashing to the mat, dazed. Abdullah thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A big left from Cloud misses.
Abdullah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdullah misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Cloud.
Abdullah tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abdullah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdullah misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cloud counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abdullah dives in for a single leg takedown but Cloud sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T1#
Cloud missing with a left hand there. Abdullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Nice shot lands for Cloud.
Cloud looks to land a combination but Abdullah avoids it well.
Abdullah misses with a combination
and Cloud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah misses with a straight left.
Abdullah lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdullah scores with a sloppy right hand. Cloud should have avoided that one. #T2##TD2#
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abdullah prevents Cloud from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Abdullah . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Cloud has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Abdullah missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T3#
Cloud keeping control of the position.
Cloud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Cloud is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cloud pushes Abdullah off looking to stand but Abdullah dives back in and keeps control.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Abdullah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cloud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah . #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Cloud keeping hold of Abdullah 's head, controlling as best he can.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cloud is trying to maintain the position but Abdullah is very close to passing his half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cloud is trying is best to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Abdullah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.#T5#
Cloud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Abdullah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdullah .
Cloud is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abdullah throws a right hand that misses
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cloud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.#T6#
Cloud misses with a looping right.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Cloud avoids the punch easily.
Abdullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Cloud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cloud throws the left hand but Abdullah avoids the punch easily.
Abdullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Abdullah . That snapped Cloud's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.#T7#
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Cloud misses the target.
Cloud misses with a shot to the body
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah throws an off balance right hand
and Cloud counters with a left to the body.
Abdullah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
Abdullah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.#T8#
Cloud checks a low kick from Abdullah .
Cloud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Robby Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Nice shot lands for Abdullah .
Abdullah takes one to the chin there.
Cloud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cloud circles away.#T9#
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Cloud throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
Cloud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdullah . Abdullah obviously looking to wear him down.
Abdullah tries to work over Cloud's front leg with a kick but Cloud checks it.
Cloud digs a good hook to Abdullah 's body.
Abdullah jabs Cloud right on the nose. Cloud blinks but takes it well.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Abdullah counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdullah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abdullah !
Our winner, Axmed Abdullah , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TOF 134
Date: Jul 21, 2024

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Hunter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abdullah on the side of the head.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Abdullah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Abdullah .
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdullah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunter.
Abdullah misses with a double jab.
Abdullah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saul Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Abdullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Hunter avoids it easily.#T1#
Abdullah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdullah circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abdullah 's head backwards.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter thuds his right hand into Abdullah 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah .
Abdullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdullah swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Abdullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter misses with a looping left.#T2#
Hunter throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Hunter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hunter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdullah .
Abdullah unleashes a big counter combination but Hunter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Hunter swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Hunter punishes Abdullah 's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunter misses with a hook to the body
and Abdullah counters with a left to the body.
Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abdullah takes one to the side of the head.
Abdullah tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Hunter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abdullah missing with a left hand there. Hunter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Abdullah as he connects with a hook.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdullah throws out a counter right but Hunter avoids it with no problem.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter scores with a hook.
Hunter misses with a body punch
and Abdullah counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Saul Hunter has been cut.
Saul Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullah blocks a jab.
Abdullah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdullah .
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Hunter misses with a straight right. #T4#
Abdullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Abdullah 's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter misses with a jab to the body
and Abdullah counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Abdullah tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunter swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Hunter throws a hook but Abdullah avoids it easily.
Hunter scores with a body shot.
Abdullah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdullah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hunter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T5#
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdullah misses the jab.
Abdullah walks into a left hand.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdullah circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Abdullah 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunter misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Abdullah counters with a shoot takedown. Hunter fights it but they end up in guard.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdullah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.#SUB#
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abdullah is aware though and is defending well.
Abdullah preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdullah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T6#
Abdullah lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hunter is on top in guard. #REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter postures up.
Abdullah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard. #REVB#
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdullah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Hunter working for submissions but it's allowed Abdullah to get to half guard.
Hunter trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T7#
Hunter tries to roll over but Abdullah keeps him under control.
Abdullah drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head. #ROC2#Hunter is rocked!
Hunter trying to control from the bottom.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter gets full guard.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Hunter working for a triangle but Abdullah defends it easily.
Abdullah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Hunter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T8#
Hunter wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Abdullah is now in half guard.
Abdullah lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hunter! More strikes land and this one is all over! Abdullah jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
After winning the bout, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TOF 127
Date: Jun 29, 2024

#R1#
Abdullah connects with a body shot that sends Soaki's belly button to the back.
Abdullah swings for the body but Soaki moves out of range.
Soaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soaki.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Soaki.
Soaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Soaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Abdullah counters with a one-two to the body. #CL#
Abdullah gets a clinch. #TD2#
Soaki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Abdullah can't fight it off and eventually Soaki manages to take the fight to the floor. Abdullah looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soaki is looking to advance position but Abdullah has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR##T1#
Abdullah throwing strikes here but Soaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Soaki wants to hold on but Abdullah pushes him away.
Abdullah lands a nice shot to the head.
Abdullah is landing with some decent strikes but Soaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Soaki is looking to get to half guard.
Abdullah is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Abdullah throws a sloppy strike and Soaki uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Soaki has ended up in Abdullah 's guard.
Abdullah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
Soaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abdullah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soaki manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Soaki managing to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Abdullah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Soaki has wrist control.
Abdullah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abdullah looking to sit in guard and control but Soaki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Soaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdullah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Abdullah haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soaki wants to pass the guard but Abdullah is keeping the position.#T4#
Soaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soaki looking to pass the guard.
Abdullah has his hands on Soaki's head, controlling the position.
Abdullah wants to sweep here but Soaki controlling him for the moment.
Soaki sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T5#
Soaki trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Soaki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soaki wants to slow Abdullah down by chopping away at his legs.
Soaki swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
It looked like Abdullah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abdullah throws a body punch but Soaki moves out of range. #TD2#
Soaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soaki content to stall in guard here. #T6#
Abdullah keeping moving, preventing Soaki from controlling successfully.
Abdullah keeping full guard, as Soaki tries to pass.
Abdullah pulls Soaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Soaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Soaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T7#
Soaki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soaki prevents Abdullah from improving his position.
Soaki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soaki trying to mount his opponent but Abdullah defends it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T8#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdullah swings widly with a right hand
letting Soaki counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah .
Soaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullah .
Abdullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soaki lands with an overhand left.#CL#
Abdullah forces Soaki back against the cage and clinches.
Soaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdullah has him pressed against the cage.
Abdullah tries to stall but Soaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC#
Abdullah breaks from the clinch.
Tokoni Soaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soaki catches Abdullah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soaki misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T9#
Soaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdullah circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Abdullah misses its target.
Soaki throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Soaki misses with a leg kick.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soaki. #TD2#
Soaki looking to score a takedown here. Abdullah is defending well but Soaki drives through and ends up in Abdullah 's guard.
Abdullah is pulling down on Soaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Soaki, at least for the moment.
Soaki wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tokoni Soaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Abdullah closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Soaki's guard.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soaki is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Soaki tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soaki.
Soaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Soaki swings widly with a right hand
and Soaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdullah swats away the attempt to clinch by Soaki.
Soaki throws a hook to the side of Abdullah 's head but Abdullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokoni Soaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdullah . #T2#
Soaki misses with a left hand
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Abdullah instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Soaki manages to break the clinch.
Soaki loads up on a big right hand but Abdullah slips the punch.
Soaki throws an off balance right hand
and Abdullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdullah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soaki.
Abdullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soaki moves out of range as Abdullah strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Abdullah misses.
A jab lands there for Abdullah .#T3#
Soaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdullah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abdullah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soaki defends it nicely.#TD#
Abdullah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soaki is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Abdullah wants to take a breather but Soaki is having none of it.
Soaki is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abdullah lands a couple of digs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abdullah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Abdullah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soaki is trying to hold Abdullah in close to prevent damage but Abdullah has managed to pass into half guard. #T5#
Soaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been hearing that Abdullah has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Abdullah works over Soaki with some ground and pound from guard.
Axmed Abdullah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdullah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abdullah landing some decent shots from guard.
Soaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdullah is one step ahead there. #T6#
Abdullah trying to control but Soaki is working from the bottom.
Abdullah throws a strike but Soaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Abdullah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soaki controls the pace.
Abdullah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soaki looking to pass the guard. #T7#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abdullah holds on and takes a little breather.
Soaki is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soaki is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Abdullah blocks the low kick.
Soaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdullah .
Abdullah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abdullah as he jumps to the side.
Soaki is breathing heavily.#T8#
Soaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdullah tries to avoid it but Soaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdullah to the ground. Abdullah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#That has opened up Tokoni Soaki's cut even more.
Abdullah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abdullah checks a low kick from Soaki.#CL#
Abdullah clinches up with Soaki and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Abdullah on the inside.
Abdullah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdullah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdullah digs a right hand underneath Soaki's ribcage. Soaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD#
Abdullah turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soaki looking for a sweep but Abdullah has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Abdullah with the ground and pound from mount. #ROC#Soaki is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Tokoni Soaki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T9#
Abdullah lands a big shot to the head and Soaki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
Our winner, Axmed Abdullah , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Tokoni Soaki had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors. And to everyone in my division, Teke lava tauolunga mo au? (Do you wanna Dance with me?)'.

Event: TOF 117
Date: May 26, 2024

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from De Leon. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Leon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah moves away from the strike by De Leon.
As De Leon backs off Abdullah throws a huge counter combo but De Leon manages to avoid it all.
De Leon throws a jab when Abdullah was well out of range.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Leon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Leon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdullah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Leon.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
And Abdullah tries to counter it with a takedown but De Leon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Leon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for De Leon.
De Leon misses with a hook. Abdullah ducked under it nicely.
De Leon throws an overhand right that lands on Abdullah 's shoulder, as Abdullah tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
De Leon swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT#It looks like Axmed Abdullah has been cut.
De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Leon tried to counter with a leg kick but Abdullah avoided it.
De Leon connects with a body shot that sends Abdullah 's belly button to the back.
Abdullah tries to bum rush De Leon with a series of wild strikes but De Leon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Leon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abdullah just manages to avoid it.
Abdullah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Leon.
A big left from De Leon misses.
Abdullah feints the counter takedown.
Abdullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Leon.
Abdullah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdullah moves forwards but De Leon connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
Abdullah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Leon swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leon thumps Abdullah with a low kick.
De Leon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Leon scores with the left hand. Abdullah knows he should have avoided that one.
Abelardo De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullah closes the distance looking to clinch #KD#
and De Leon counters with a nice right hand that sends Abdullah toppling to the canvas! Abdullah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Leon finish him?!
De Leon looks to land a combination but Abdullah avoids it well. #KD#
De Leon lands a big uppercut and Abdullah crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Abdullah looks OK. De Leon waves Abdullah back to his feet!#T3#
De Leon 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.
Abdullah digs a good hook to De Leon's body. #KD#
De Leon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Abdullah sprawling to the canvas! Abdullah rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Leon finish him?!
De Leon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abdullah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Leon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdullah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#KD#
De Leon drops Abdullah with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Abdullah looks back up at him and smiles so De Leon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdullah shoots and misses
and De Leon counters with a big right hand! Oh Abdullah is in trouble here! De Leon follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abelardo De Leon!
Abelardo De Leon thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: HFC 109: Dorado vs Avila
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Harklie wants to clinch.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdullah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Abdullah swats away the attempt to clinch by Harklie.#TD#
Abdullah shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harklie is trying to defend but Abdullah finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harklie is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harklie is looking to improve his position.
Abdullah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T1#
Harklie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Abdullah prevents Harklie from improving his position.
Abdullah working over Harklie with some ground and pound. Harklie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harklie is trying to control but Abdullah manages to pass to mount!
Harklie tries to reverse the position but Abdullah maintains control.
Harklie manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB2#
Harklie actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
Abdullah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harklie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harklie wants to get back to full guard.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Harklie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harklie is trying to get back to full guard.
Abdullah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah 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.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harklie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Harklie looking for submissions off his back.
Abdullah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harklie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abdullah sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Harklie! Oh, Harklie is in big trouble! Abdullah lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
A very excited looking Axmed Abdullah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 103: Bond vs Dorado
Date: Oct 14, 2023

#R1#
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdullah misses with a takedown
and Brady counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Axmed Abdullah has been cut.
Abdullah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brady avoids it really well and circles away.
Yung Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brady sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abdullah somewhat.
Brady appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brady was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice sprawl there from Brady as Abdullah shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Brady on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdullah fails with the takedown
and Brady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Abdullah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Brady circles away easily#KD#
and Brady counters with a head kick that drops Abdullah to the mat! Abdullah scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Abdullah shoots in looking for a takedown but Brady manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abdullah 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdullah .
Brady throws a quick counter kick to the body but Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Abdullah throws an off balance right hand
and as Abdullah loses concentration momentarily, Brady counters with a picture perfect head kick! Abdullah goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yung Brady!
Yung Brady retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Yung Brady made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Bounty Tournament 6
Date: Sep 17, 2023

#R1#
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Abdullah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chai swivels and escapes.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Chai shows good takedown defense.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abdullah just manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Abdullah scores with a takedown into Chai's guard.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Chai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chai keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Chai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai has wrist control.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chai manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Chai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chai trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Abdullah seems keen to control Chai's posture.#T2#
Abdullah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Abdullah is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah prevents Chai from improving his position.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Chai dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Abdullah seems content to control.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Chai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Abdullah is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chai wants to improve his position but Abdullah is controlling well.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai trying to hold on to Abdullah 's head to control him but Abdullah postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chai throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
And Abdullah tries to counter it with a takedown but Chai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chai throws out a leg kick but Abdullah moves out of range and Chai only half commits. #T4##TD2#
Abdullah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abdullah in side control, throwing shots but Chai defends.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Chai lands a two punch combo.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Chai circles away easily
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
It appears Chai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Abdullah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chai tries to avoid it but Abdullah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chai to the ground. Chai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chai throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdullah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Abdullah closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chai did well to prevent Abdullah getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working. #T1#
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head.
Chai wants to improve his position but Abdullah is controlling well.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Abdullah working over Chai with some ground and pound. Chai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Chai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abdullah working Chai over with strikes.
Chai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Abdullah throwing shots but Chai is blocking nicely.
Chai is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chai's head. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abdullah lands a glancing blow to the side of Chai's head.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Chai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chai as he avoids it easily.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abdullah throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Chai lands with a hook. Abdullah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#TD2#
Abdullah dives in and scores a takedown into Chai's guard.
Abdullah throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Abdullah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Axmed Abdullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdullah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdullah .
Abdullah with a poor takedown
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Abdullah avoided it.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah .
Abdullah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abdullah lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand. #TD2#
Abdullah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chai was covering up waiting for the punch and Abdullah finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai seems keen to control Abdullah 's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Axmed Abdullah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Chai walks into a jab.
Abdullah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Chai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chai sizes up Abdullah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abdullah shoots in for a double leg but Chai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.#TD2#
Abdullah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chai!
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T1#
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chai some visible discomfort.
Chai wants to control but Abdullah postures up.
Abdullah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Abdullah working the ground and pound.
Abdullah working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Abdullah are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Abdullah working the ground and pound but Chai is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Chai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chai dodges the ground and pound from Abdullah .
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working. #T2#
Abdullah scoring with punches and elbows.
Chai defending against the ground and pound.
Abdullah working the ground and pound but Chai is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chai taking a bit of punishment here - Abdullah scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD2#
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chai napping and manages to drive through into side control!#T3#
Abdullah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chai down.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Abdullah is putting a hurting on Chai here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
Chai tries to bench press Abdullah off him but Abdullah keeps the position.
Abdullah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Abdullah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chai is avoiding damage well.
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
Chai is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Abdullah is chipping away with strikes. #T4#
Chai tries to buck Abdullah off but Abdullah is having none of it.
Bronze Bomber Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdullah tries to score with some ground and pound. Chai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Abdullah .
Abdullah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Check out the look on Abdullah 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abdullah trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Axmed Abdullah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai taking punishment in the form of punches.
Abdullah in side control lands a decent elbow. #ROC2#Chai is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abdullah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abdullah !
During a confident post fight interview, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: MMAHKI 67
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Abdullah lands a head shot.#TD#
Abdullah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dewitt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abdullah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abdullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewitt is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abdullah is in close to Dewitt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abdullah 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Dewitt keeps moving.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dewitt told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#T1#
Dewitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewitt is keeping the position for now.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdullah stands and throws Dewitt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Abdullah in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Abdullah throws an elbow but Dewitt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Abdullah lands a few punches from side control.
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Abdullah working the ground and pound.#T2#
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abdullah works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dewitt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Abdullah .
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Abdullah seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dewitt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dewitt keeps working.
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dewitt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Abdullah tries to score with some ground and pound. Dewitt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T3#
Abdullah is trying to ground and pound but Dewitt uses the momentary lack of control by Abdullah to regain half guard.
Dewitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Dewitt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Dewitt pushes Abdullah off looking to stand but Abdullah dives back in and keeps control.
Abdullah is keen to just control but Dewitt is a slippery customer.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Abdullah .
Abdullah prevents Dewitt from improving his position.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dewitt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdullah . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah working over Dewitt with some ground and pound. Dewitt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dewitt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewitt wants to stand back up but Abdullah manages to pass into side control.
Dewitt is trying to control Abdullah 's posture but Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah looks up at the clock and then as Dewitt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abdullah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Dewitt shows good takedown defense.
Dewitt moves out of range as Abdullah strikes.
And Dewitt responds with a good body kick, but Abdullah manages to step out the way in time.
Abdullah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dewitt circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axmed Abdullah . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah shoots for a takedown but Dewitt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdullah misses with a left hand
and Dewitt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Abdullah gets a takedown into half guard.
Dewitt is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Dewitt is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abdullah throwing shots but Dewitt is blocking nicely. #T1#
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Dewitt's hands, connecting with Dewitt's forehead.
Nice strikes from Abdullah there.
Abdullah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dewitt is looking to escape.
Dewitt gets full guard.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Dewitt keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Dewitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2##ES2#
Dewitt wriggles free and stands up. #TD#
Dewitt tries to sprawl but Abdullah drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah working Dewitt over with strikes.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Dewitt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Dewitt's temple.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Dewitt dodges it nicely.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Dewitt dodges it nicely.
Abdullah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abdullah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abdullah drops an elbow to the side of Dewitt's head.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Dewitt's hands, connecting with Dewitt's forehead.
Abdullah scores with a big shot! Dewitt's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Dewitt! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
After winning the bout, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Howie Dewitt had this to say: 'That is NOT how you do it. '.

Event: TOF 18
Date: Jun 04, 2023

#R1#
Diabeetus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diabeetus avoids the body shot from Abdullah .
Diabeetus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Diabeetus is just out of range.
Diabeetus moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Diabeetus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abdullah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdullah slips a jab from Diabeetus.
Diabeetus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diabeetus lands with a hook. Abdullah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #TD#
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Diabeetus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Diabeetus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abdullah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abdullah working Diabeetus over with strikes.
Diabeetus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Diabeetus's temple.
Diabeetus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abdullah trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Diabeetus actively working from the bottom here.
Diabeetus has hold of Abdullah 's hands but Abdullah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diabeetus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Abdullah .
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah working Diabeetus over with strikes.
Abdullah working Diabeetus over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Diabeetus's temple. #ROC#Diabeetus is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diabeetus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Abdullah controlling the action here. #T2#
Diabeetus is looking to control Abdullah 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diabeetus avoid being mounted?
Diabeetus is refusing to be controlled, as Abdullah sits in half guard.
Abdullah working Diabeetus over with strikes.
Diabeetus is trying to stand up here but Abdullah is controlling him well.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdullah 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah lands strikes from half guard.
Diabeetus tries to roll over but Abdullah keeps him under control.
Diabeetus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdullah . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah is trying to control the action in half guard but Diabeetus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abdullah scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Diabeetus is still in real trouble! Can Abdullah finish him?
Abdullah lands a big elbow - Diabeetus is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Abdullah !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
After winning the bout, Axmed Abdullah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TOF 13
Date: Apr 30, 2023

#R1#
Abdullah scores with the left hand. Pauli knows he should have avoided that one.
Pauli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdullah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD2#
Abdullah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pauli tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abdullah is in Pauli's guard.
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pauli has his hands on Abdullah 's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pauli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdullah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pauli keeping full guard, as Abdullah tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah postures up in Pauli's guard and throws a big left but Pauli blocks it.
Pauli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pauli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Pauli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Pauli misses.
Abdullah dives in for a single leg takedown but Pauli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdullah scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Abdullah misses. #TD2#
Abdullah manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pauli on his heels. He'll look to pass Pauli's guard now, I'm sure.
Pauli managing to control the position.
Pauli is trying to control the position but Abdullah postures up. #T2#
Abdullah content to stall in guard here.
Pauli is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
Abdullah controlling from the top position.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Pauli has wrist control.
Abdullah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pauli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Abdullah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pauli defends it nicely.
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Pauli slips a jab from Abdullah .
Abdullah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pauli tries to avoid it but Abdullah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pauli to the ground. Pauli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abdullah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Abdullah looks to move away, Pauli throws a big counter combo but Abdullah just gets out of the way.
Pauli misses with a body shot.
Abdullah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pauli avoids it really well and circles away.
Abdullah fails with the takedown.
Pauli throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Abdullah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pauli is fending him off so far but Abdullah persists. Nope, Pauli circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been told by Pauli's head coaches at Monkey Magic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Abdullah throws an overhand right that lands on Pauli's shoulder, as Pauli tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Pauli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Pauli misses its target.
A big right from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pauli.
Pauli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdullah throws out the jab.
Pauli throws a right and a left that Abdullah avoids nicely.
Pauli ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pauli moves out of range of the strikes.
Pauli is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Pauli.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Pauli avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pauli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt - Pauli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah 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.#R2#
Abdullah shoots in looking for a takedown. Pauli tries to sprawl out of it but Abdullah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pauli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pauli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullah .
Abdullah looks to land a left hand but Pauli moved out of range nicely.
Pauli is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pauli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdullah darts in looking for a takedown but Pauli gets double underhooks and turns Abdullah into the cage.
Pauli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pauli ducks right into an uppercut from Abdullah .
Axmed Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauli leaves Abdullah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pauli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Abdullah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pauli counters with a nice body shot.
Abdullah throws a looping overhand right but Pauli ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Abdullah misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abdullah .
A counter left hand to the body from Pauli misses its target.
Pauli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Abdullah misses the target.
Pauli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pauli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdullah .#KD#
Pauli drops Abdullah with a beautiful combination! Abdullah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pauli is looking for the KO!#CUT#It looks like Axmed Abdullah has been cut.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullah throws a hook to the side of Pauli's head but Pauli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pauli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Pauli stuffs the takedown attempt from Abdullah . Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet.
Pauli looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pauli.
Abdullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Abdullah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pauli tries to get to full guard but Abdullah has control of the leg.
Pauli wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abdullah wants to control but Pauli is keeping him busy. #T3#
Pauli is looking to improve his position.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pauli defending well though.
Pauli is looking to improve his position.
Pauli is working hard here to advance position.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abdullah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pauli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pauli's head. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Pauli.
Abdullah with a poor takedown
and Pauli counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdullah as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Abdullah - just one landing.
Pauli cracks a nice hook into Abdullah 's ribs.
Pauli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Abdullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pauli appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Pauli misses the target. #TD2#
Pauli gets caught napping as Abdullah dives in and scores a takedown. Pauli manages to retain guard.
Pauli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pauli tries to get out of the position.
Pauli working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Pauli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R3#
The fighters circling - Abdullah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdullah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdullah throws a lazy right hand but Pauli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdullah throws out a loose jab but Pauli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdullah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pauli scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdullah should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauli slips under a jab from Abdullah .
Pauli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pauli jabs Abdullah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pauli leaves Abdullah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Abdullah has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pauli pinned against the cage. Pauli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pauli misses with an uppercut. Abdullah saw that one coming.
Pauli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Pauli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abdullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Pauli avoids the punch easily.
Pauli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pauli throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdullah might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Pauli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abdullah misses with a straight right.
Abdullah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#KD#
Pauli drops Abdullah with a beautiful combination! Abdullah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pauli is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pauli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Abdullah or perhaps it was just good defense by Pauli, which made it look bad.
A jab from Abdullah finds it's way through Pauli's defenses. #T3#
Pauli misses the shot to the body.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Pauli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pauli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pauli wants it to stay on the feet.
Abdullah throws an overhand right that lands on Pauli's shoulder, as Pauli tries to avoid the shot.
Abdullah fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abdullah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdullah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pauli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullah .
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Abdullah . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abdullah .
Pauli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abdullah with a jab.
A slow jab from Pauli misses its intended target.
Abdullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pauli as he avoids it easily. #T4#
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pauli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pauli wants it to stay on the feet.
Pauli is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pauli throws a jab when Abdullah was well out of range.
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pauli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pauli throws a hook but Abdullah avoids it easily.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pauli as he avoids it easily.
Abdullah misses with a straight left.
Pauli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abdullah tries for a takedown but Pauli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pauli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pauli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Pauli clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Pauli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdullah .
It looked like Pauli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abdullah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauli.
A slow jab from Pauli misses its intended target.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pauli.
Abdullah throws an overhand right that lands on Pauli's shoulder, as Pauli tries to avoid the shot.
Pauli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pauli slips a straight right by Abdullah .
Pauli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut. Pauli saw that one coming.
Pauli scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
Abdullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolfgang Pauli is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdullah loads up on a big right hand but Pauli slips the punch.#T1#
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Pauli.
Abdullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdullah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pauli.
A big right from Pauli misses.
Abdullah cracks Pauli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdullah looks for a takedown but Pauli sprawls well.
Nice straight punches there by Pauli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pauli.#TD2#
Abdullah scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pauli gets back to full guard.
Pauli controls Abdullah momentarily but Abdullah frees himself. #T2#
Pauli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pauli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah .
Pauli is pulling down on Abdullah 's head. It's preventing any offense from Abdullah , at least for the moment.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdullah trying to control but Pauli is working from the bottom.
Abdullah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Abdullah shoots for a takedown but Pauli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pauli is looking to counter punch.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pauli throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pauli as he avoids it easily.
Wolfgang Pauli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pauli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullah moves away.
Pauli slips a jab from Abdullah .
Abdullah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pauli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdullah throws out the jab.
Abdullah misses with a right hand
letting Pauli counter with a right hand.
Pauli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdullah under the eye.#T4#
Abdullah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pauli is fending him off so far but Abdullah persists. Nope, Pauli circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdullah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Abdullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pauli looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Pauli ducks right into an uppercut from Abdullah .
Abdullah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pauli slips under a jab.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Pauli shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Pauli avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Pauli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdullah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pauli counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abdullah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Pauli had his way with Axmed Abdullah in that round.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Pauli takes a swing at Abdullah 's ribcage but misses.
Pauli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abdullah .
Pauli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a lazy uppercut
and Pauli counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauli punishes Abdullah 's body with a nice straight punch.
Pauli throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdullah drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pauli defends it well.
Abdullah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pauli moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pauli pinned against the cage. Pauli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Pauli misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdullah there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abdullah is defended easily by Pauli.
Pauli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Pauli.
Pauli misses the shot to the body.
Pauli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Pauli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Pauli moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Abdullah misses with a hook
and Pauli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pauli.
Pauli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Pauli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Abdullah .
Abdullah cracks Pauli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdullah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abdullah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pauli circles away.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Pauli tries to bum rush Abdullah with a series of wild strikes but Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Abdullah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abdullah throws out a loose jab but Pauli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Pauli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pauli continues to drive forward.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Abdullah .
Pauli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pauli pinned against the cage. Pauli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pauli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pauli lands a jab.#T4#
Abdullah shoots and misses
and Abdullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Abdullah misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Pauli misses its target.
Nice shot lands for Abdullah .
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abdullah throws a hook but Pauli blocks it.
It looked like Pauli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Wolfgang Pauli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pauli throws a hook to the side of Abdullah 's head but Abdullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Pauli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pauli continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullah throws the left hand but Pauli avoids the punch easily.
Axmed Abdullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pauli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pauli counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Pauli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pauli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Pauli!
Wolfgang Pauli retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Wolfgang Pauli thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TOF 8
Date: Mar 26, 2023

#R1#
Abdullah stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Osmond, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Osmond manages to get to full guard.
Abdullah landing some decent shots from guard.
Abdullah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Osmond is looking to sweep but instead, Abdullah has passed into half guard.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Osmond taking some punishment here, with Abdullah in his half guard.
Abdullah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Osmond wants to improve his position but Abdullah is controlling well.
Abdullah 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.
Abdullah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#CUT#It looks like Joel Osmond has been cut.#T1#
Abdullah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdullah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abdullah working over Osmond with some ground and pound. Osmond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC#Osmond is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Joel Osmond's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Osmond keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Osmond has hold of Abdullah 's hands but Abdullah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Abdullah working over Osmond with some ground and pound. Osmond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Osmond is still in real trouble! Can Abdullah finish him?#CUT#Joel Osmond's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joel Osmond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Axmed Abdullah !
A relieved looking Axmed Abdullah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: TOF 4
Date: Feb 26, 2023

#R1#
Abdullah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurst throws out the jab.
Hurst looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hurst misses with a hook. Abdullah ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Abdullah looking to score a takedown here. Hurst is defending well but Abdullah drives through and ends up in Hurst's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurst wants to sweep but no luck.
Hurst is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abdullah working some strikes from top position.
Hurst really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abdullah . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abdullah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hurst's head.
Abdullah throws an elbow that misses. Hurst uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdullah 's guard. Nice move by Hurst!#REVB#
Abdullah is controlling Hurst's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdullah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah striking from his own guard.
Hurst tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdullah is retaining full guard. #T1#
Abdullah is pulling down on Hurst's head. It's preventing any offense from Hurst, at least for the moment.
Abdullah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdullah is adopting a defensive guard.
Abdullah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hurst trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Abdullah is striking off his back. Hurst thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Abdullah punching from the bottom.
Abdullah is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hurst tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Abdullah . #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abdullah is holding on to half guard well.
Abdullah trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Abdullah 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.
Abdullah tries to get to full guard but Hurst has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah keeping control of the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Abdullah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hurst to the mat! Hurst manages to get full guard.
Abdullah lands a couple of elbows.
Abdullah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurst works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abdullah throws a big right hand that misses.
Abdullah preventing the sweep. #T3#
Abdullah lands a couple of digs.
Abdullah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Abdullah postures up.
Abdullah is pushing down on Hurst's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hurst is fighting to maintain full guard but Abdullah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Hurst's hands, connecting with Hurst's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abdullah lands a nice short elbow.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hurst's head.
Abdullah perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Abdullah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abdullah working Hurst over with strikes.
Abdullah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hurst has hold of Abdullah 's hands but Abdullah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC#Hurst is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Hurst's temple.
Hurst is still in real trouble! Can Abdullah finish him?
Abdullah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abdullah sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hurst seems to have recovered his senses.
Hurst is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abdullah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullah working the head and body with strikes.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdullah stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Abdullah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#TD#
Abdullah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hurst to the mat! Hurst manages to get full guard.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Hurst wants to sweep here but Abdullah controlling him for the moment.
Hurst not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdullah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hurst can do to turn this around?
Abdullah sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abdullah lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Abdullah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abdullah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hurst utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abdullah 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Abdullah distracts Hurst with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Axmed Abdullah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abdullah is in close to Hurst's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abdullah gets to his feet and stands over Hurst, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hurst felt that one! Abdullah unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hurst from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
Axmed Abdullah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BB 95 - St. Gough vs Cisse
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1##TD#
Abdullah shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oneil is trying to defend but Abdullah finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oneil has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oneil tries to get to full guard but Abdullah has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Oneil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Abdullah pulls his head out easily.
Oneil has hold of Abdullah 's hands but Abdullah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oneil is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Oneil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oneil trying to hold on to Abdullah 's head to control him but Abdullah postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil is refusing to be controlled, as Abdullah sits in half guard.
Abdullah prevents Oneil from improving his position.#T1##SUB2#
Oneil actively working from the bottom here.
Abdullah looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oneil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oneil manages to get to full guard.
Oneil controlling the position.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Oneil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Abdullah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil has momentary wrist control but Abdullah slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Oneil working a defensive guard but Abdullah passes into half guard. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oneil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Oneil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oneil is looking to control Abdullah 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oneil avoid being mounted?
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Oneil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdullah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oneil is trying to control but can't. #SUB2#
Oneil looking for submissions off his back.
Abdullah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3##SUB2#
Oneil has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Abdullah . Oh but Oneil has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Abdullah goes limp - he's gone! Oneil jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Oneil!
Our winner, David Oneil, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TUF S2: Semi Finals
Date: Dec 11, 2022

#R1#
Abdullah misses the jab.
Abdullah has his takedown stuffed
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdullah dives in for a single leg takedown but Inhanamoto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Inhanamoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Abdullah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Inhanamoto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Inhanamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abdullah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inhanamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inhanamoto keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Abdullah working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Inhanamoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Inhanamoto tries to get out of the position.
Abdullah throwing strikes from guard but Inhanamoto blocks nicely.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Inhanamoto keeps moving.
Abdullah chips away with some ground and pound.
Abdullah distracts Inhanamoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inhanamoto wants to control the position but Abdullah says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abdullah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Inhanamoto is staying active underneath Abdullah , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Abdullah throwing shots but Inhanamoto is blocking nicely.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Inhanamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inhanamoto defending well though.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Inhanamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abdullah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#CUT2#It looks like Ryu Inhanamoto has been cut.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inhanamoto keeps working.
Abdullah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abdullah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abdullah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Abdullah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Inhanamoto dodges it nicely.
Abdullah working Inhanamoto over with strikes.
Inhanamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abdullah on the ground.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdullah stalling.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inhanamoto defending well though.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Inhanamoto's hands, connecting with Inhanamoto's forehead.#CUT2#Ryu Inhanamoto's cut is getting worse.
Inhanamoto trying to get back to full guard but Abdullah takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Abdullah breaks from Inhanamoto's wrist control and lands an elbow. #CUT2#Jeez, Ryu Inhanamoto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryu Inhanamoto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Axmed Abdullah !
Axmed Abdullah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TUF S2: Quarter Finals
Date: Nov 16, 2022

#R1##CL#
Dratchev drives through and clinches with Abdullah against the cage.
Abdullah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dratchev prevents it.
Abdullah fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC2#
Abdullah breaks from the clinch.
Dratchev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abdullah 's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dratchev fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Dratchev clinches with his opponent. #TD2#
Abdullah is trying to trip Dratchev. He has hold of a leg but Dratchev is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Abdullah persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Dratchev manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah prevents Dratchev from breaking the clinch.
Dratchev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdullah wants a takedown.
Surkho Dratchev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Dratchev stops a takedown attempt from Abdullah .
A shot in the inside from Dratchev.
Dratchev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
Dratchev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Abdullah manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Dratchev throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
Surkho Dratchev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dratchev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dratchev misses the shot to the body.
Dratchev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdullah drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dratchev defends it well.
Dratchev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abdullah shoots in but no luck this time.
Abdullah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dratchev misses with a hook. Abdullah ducked under it nicely.
Dratchev is looking to chop away at Abdullah 's legs.
Dratchev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD2#
Abdullah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dratchev!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat. #T2#
Abdullah misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Abdullah crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Abdullah seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Abdullah with the ground and pound but Dratchev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Abdullah tries to pass to full mount but Dratchev defends it.
Abdullah working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dratchev's thigh. Dratchev counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Abdullah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dratchev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Dratchev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdullah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dratchev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Abdullah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dratchev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abdullah is looking to work some ground and pound but Dratchev has wrist control.#ES#
Dratchev has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Abdullah is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dratchev tries a body shot but Abdullah blocks it.
Abdullah drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dratchev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dratchev throws a series of punches but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Dratchev avoids it easily.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abdullah . #T4#
Dratchev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Abdullah with the ground and pound but Dratchev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dratchev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abdullah working Dratchev over with strikes.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dratchev's head.
Dratchev wants to get back to his feet.
Abdullah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Surkho Dratchev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Dratchev blocks a jab.
Dratchev wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abdullah swats away the attempt to clinch by Dratchev.
Abdullah tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dratchev is pressed up against the cage. Abdullah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dratchev down to the mat. Dratchev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD2#
Abdullah drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Abdullah working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Dratchev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dratchev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdullah can do to turn this around?
Abdullah in side control, throwing shots but Dratchev defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah in side control, throwing shots but Dratchev defends.
Dratchev defending against the ground and pound. #T1#
Abdullah working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dratchev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dratchev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dratchev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dratchev seems a little lost for a moment, as Abdullah dominates the positioning.
Dratchev is not content to let Abdullah control the position.
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah lands a decent elbow from side control.
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah landing a few strikes. #T2#
Abdullah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abdullah landing a few strikes.
Abdullah in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Abdullah controlling the position.
Axmed Abdullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdullah working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Abdullah misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Abdullah landing strikes.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Abdullah just content to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dratchev keeps working. #T3#
Abdullah lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dratchev is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dratchev to see if he's OK.
Abdullah postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Abdullah tries to advance to mount but Dratchev denies him.
Abdullah postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdullah throws a strike aimed at the side of Dratchev's head but Dratchev avoids it well.
Abdullah scoring with punches from side control. #T4##SUB2#
Abdullah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abdullah landing strikes.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Dratchev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abdullah working the ground and pound from side control.
Abdullah in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Abdullah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abdullah lands a few punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Axmed Abdullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Abdullah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dratchev was covering up waiting for the punch and Abdullah finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Dratchev scrambles and gets back to his feet. #TD2#
Abdullah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dratchev!
Abdullah scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullah is trying to ground and pound but Dratchev uses the momentary lack of control by Abdullah to regain half guard.
Dratchev won't allow Abdullah to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dratchev is looking to escape.
Abdullah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T1#
Abdullah throwing shots but Dratchev is blocking nicely.
Dratchev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .
Abdullah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dratchev has hold of Abdullah 's hands but Abdullah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Abdullah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abdullah throwing shots but Dratchev is blocking nicely.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdullah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abdullah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
Dratchev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Dratchev's temple.
Abdullah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dratchev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Abdullah lands strikes from half guard.
Dratchev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abdullah controlling the action here.
Abdullah lands strikes from half guard.
Abdullah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abdullah throwing shots but Dratchev is blocking nicely.
Dratchev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dratchev's head.
Abdullah lands strikes from half guard.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdullah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Dratchev dodges it nicely.
Dratchev has hold of Abdullah 's hands but Abdullah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Abdullah is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abdullah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdullah controlling the pace. #T4#
Abdullah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dratchev's head.
Abdullah throwing shots but Dratchev is blocking nicely.
Dratchev is looking to escape.
Abdullah is nestled in close to Dratchev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abdullah stalling.
Abdullah scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dratchev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdullah .

And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abdullah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abdullah !
A very excited looking Axmed Abdullah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: TUF S2: Round 2
Date: Oct 26, 2022

#R1#
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Gautier. No joy for Abdullah on that attempt.
Gautier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdullah throws out the jab. #TD#
Abdullah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gautier!

Gautier bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Abdullah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gautier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gautier wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Axmed Abdullah . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Gautier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gautier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gautier tries to escape but Abdullah is in control.
Abdullah working the body and head with strikes.
Gautier pushes Abdullah away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Abdullah gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Abdullah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #CUT#It looks like Trebor Gautier has been cut.
Gautier is pushing Abdullah 's head away, looking to escape. Abdullah manages to hold on to the position though.
Gautier is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #ROC#Gautier is rocked!
Gautier wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Abdullah lands a strong strike to the head of Gautier. That's dazed him! Abdullah looking to finish here. Gautier is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Abdullah lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axmed Abdullah !
A very excited looking Axmed Abdullah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: TUF S2: Round 1, Day 2
Date: Sep 28, 2022

#R1#
Olofsson throws a lazy right hand but Nolife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olofsson tests Nolife's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olofsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut there from Olofsson.
Nolife takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teyofimo Nolife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Olofsson.
Olofsson throws a series of punches but Nolife moves out of range.
Nolife gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD2#
Nolife bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olofsson wants to get back to his feet.
Nolife connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Olofsson some visible discomfort.
Nolife lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nolife scores with punches from side control.
Olofsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nolife working the body and head with strikes.
Nolife lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Olofsson wants to get back to his feet but Nolife is dominant here and he's now got Olofsson's back!
Olofsson is trying to stand back up.
Nolife lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nolife. #T1#
Nolife connects with a big shot to the side of Olofsson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olofsson trying to get back to his feet but Nolife is in full control for now.
Nolife trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Olofsson doesn't escape.
Olofsson is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolife lands strikes to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Olofsson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Nolife! #T2#
Nolife gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Olofsson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Can Olofsson hold on?! Nolife is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Olofsson is trying to get back to his feet but Nolife has full control of the position and if anything, Olofsson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nolife lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nolife.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nolife is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Nolife gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Nolife gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Nolife apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Olofsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nolife sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Olofsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD2#
Nolife drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nolife cracks Olofsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T3##SUB2#
Nolife is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Olofsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Olofsson wants to get back to his feet but Nolife drags him back down.
Nolife working the head with strikes.
Nolife cracks Olofsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC2#Olofsson is rocked!
Nolife lands a big left to the face of Olofsson, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Nolife and another - Olofsson is out! Nolife stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teyofimo Nolife!
An intense looking Teyofimo Nolife took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Guess it's possible to win while playing by the rules. Thought we were supposed to create fighters between 250-270 pounds. I didn't know I could go above that and have my buddy make one for me. Interesting how this event was run. I may win this tournament or I may lose, but I know I didn't cheat. BS'.

Event: TUF test 1
Date: Jul 13, 2022

#R1#
Diodorus shoots in and drives through. Abduallahi sprawls well.
Abduallahi misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Abduallahi clinches up with Diodorus and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Abduallahi wants the takedown. Diodorus is fighting it off but Abduallahi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diodorus's guard against the cage.
Abduallahi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Diodorus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abduallahi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abduallahi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abduallahi is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Diodorus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Abduallahi is now in half guard. #SUB2#
Abduallahi wants to work for an arm triangle but Diodorus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diodorus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abduallahi is working away from the top position though.
Abduallahi is nestled in close to Diodorus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abduallahi controlling the action here.
Abduallahi is nestled in close to Diodorus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T2#
Abduallahi content to control rather than advance.
Abduallahi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diodorus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diodorus tries to get to full guard but Abduallahi has control of the leg.
Abduallahi is thwarting Diodorus's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abduallahi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abduallahi lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abduallahi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abduallahi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 9:10
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 9:10
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abduallahi!
Axmed Abduallahi took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'When we were in exchanges, I just felt as though I was stiff. I couldn't get the cleaner, crisper shots off. Congratulations to him.'.

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