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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Mohamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Abidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohamed comes into the arena with Undead blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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180 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahmed Mohamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Abidi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohamed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mohamed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mohamed shoots in but Abidi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mohamed keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohamed tries to clinch up but Abidi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohamed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mohamed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Abidi looks for a takedown but Mohamed sprawls well.
Abidi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mohamed.
Mohamed rushes Abidi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abidi is working for takedown but Mohamed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Abidi has Mohamed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mohamed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ahmed Mohamed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Abidi.
Abidi has Mohamed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mohamed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mohamed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohamed shoots in and bounces Abidi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohamed advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohamed trying to control the action but Abidi is working from the bottom.
Abidi regains half guard.
Abidi trying to control from the bottom.
Mohamed tries to pass to full mount but Abidi defends it.
Abidi is trying to stand up here but Mohamed is controlling him well.
Abidi looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mohamed content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mohamed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abidi wants to get back to full guard.
Abidi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mohamed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abidi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mohamed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mohamed with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Abidi can't handle though.
Mohamed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mohamed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abidi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mohamed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abidi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mohamed is keeping the position for now.
Abidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohamed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed wants to stand but Abidi is controlling the position.
Abidi tries to stand but Mohamed is controlling from the bottom.
Mohamed trying to control the position.
Mohamed manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Abidi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abidi decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Mohamed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Abidi or perhaps it was just good defense by Mohamed which made him look bad.
Mohamed has his takedown stuffed
and Abidi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abidi.
Abidi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mohamed regains guard immediately.
Mohamed wants to stand but Abidi is controlling the position.
Mohamed trying to keep a closed guard but Abidi is proving a slippery customer.
Mohamed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mohamed working for a triangle but Abidi defends it easily.
Abidi stopping the sweep attempt from Mohamed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi looking to pass the guard.
Mohamed trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mohamed working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abidi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abidi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abidi won't allow Mohamed to sweep him here.
Abidi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mohamed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abidi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abidi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mohamed shoots and misses
and Abidi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abidi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mohamed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abidi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed trying to control the position.
Mohamed working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abidi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abidi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Omar Abidi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abidi forces his way into half guard.
Abidi is tying to control. Mohamed wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mohamed is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Abidi is trying to control the action in half guard but Mohamed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mohamed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mohamed is looking to control Abidi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mohamed avoid being mounted?
Abidi blocks the strikes from Mohamed.
Mohamed wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abidi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mohamed fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Mohamed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohamed throws a combination that misses
and Abidi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mohamed's guard.
Abidi stops Mohamed from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Abidi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mohamed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abidi tries to avoid it but Mohamed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abidi to the ground. Abidi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Abidi as Mohamed shoots in.
No luck for Abidi with that takedown attempt.
Abidi clinches with his opponent.
Abidi fails to pull guard.
Abidi trying to stall but Mohamed improves his position.
Abidi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mohamed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahmed Mohamed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohamed wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mohamed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abidi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abidi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abidi gets underhooks to prevent Mohamed's takedown attempt.
Abidi is trying to break the clinch but Mohamed has him pressed against the cage.
Abidi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mohamed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abidi has Mohamed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mohamed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abidi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mohamed pulls guard successfully.
Abidi postures up.
Mohamed looking for a sweep. Not yet Mohamed, not yet.
Abidi content to stall in guard here.
Abidi wants to control from the top but Mohamed keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mohamed striking off his back but it's not causing Abidi any problems.
Mohamed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mohamed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abidi is one step ahead there.
Abidi is pushing down on Mohamed's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mohamed is fighting to maintain full guard but Abidi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abidi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohamed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mohamed gets full guard.
Mohamed is trying to keep Abidi in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abidi distracts Mohamed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abidi trying to control but Mohamed is working from the bottom.
Abidi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mohamed wants to sweep here but Abidi controlling him for the moment.
Abidi wants to stand but Mohamed has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mohamed lands a decent punch to the body there.
Mohamed is looking for a triangle but Abidi pushes his legs off easily.
Abidi trying to control but Mohamed is working from the bottom.
Abidi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mohamed is proving hard to escape from.
Mohamed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mohamed has his feet on Abidi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abidi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mohamed as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmed Mohamed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mohamed 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight as a draw!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Omar Abidi!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ahmed Mohamed!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
69% |
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