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Event:
Trash Fights 4
Date: Jan 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Henry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abdullah.
Henry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#KD2#
Henry lands a left and a right that send Abdullah crashing to the mat, dazed. Henry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Abdullah is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Assad Abdullah has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Henry gets tackled into the cage by Abdullah. Abdullah maintains the clinch.
Oh Abdullah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry .
Henry scores a nice knee to the body.
Abdullah seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Abdullah won't want to take too many of those.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry presses Abdullah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abdullah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henry obliges.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry with a knee to the head.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry cracks Abdullah with a nice body shot.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry landing knees to the head.
Henry jerks Abdullah's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Abdullah drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Henry goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Henry because Abdullah was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jonthan Henry !
A very excited looking Jonthan Henry rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Abdullah drops his hands momentarily and Shah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abdullah drops his hands momentarily and Shah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abdullah get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Abdullah stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Shah runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akbar Shah!
Akbar Shah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 16, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Abdullah darts in and clinches Dillon up against the cage.
Dillon is working Abdullah over against the cage.
Abdullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
Abdullah misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
Dillon blocks the elbow strike.
Dillon lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#
Abdullah is rocked!
Dillon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abdullah is still on wobbly legs! Can Dillon finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Dillon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillon blocks an uppercut.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Abdullah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abdullah seems to have recovered his senses.
Dillon lands a left hand.
Dillon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Abdullah! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dillon is unloading with more strikes now! Abdullah drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjell Dillon!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Abdullah as Walsh shoots in.
Despite the aggression on Abdullah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Abdullah gets tackled into the cage by Walsh. Walsh maintains the clinch.
Walsh dodges an elbow strike from Abdullah.
Abdullah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Abdullah misses with a knee strike.
Abdullah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD#
Walsh pulls Abdullah into guard.
#SUB#
Walsh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Walsh, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Abdullah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walsh swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Walsh keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
Abdullah 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. #SUB2#
Abdullah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Walsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abdullah forces his way into half guard.
Walsh is staying active underneath Abdullah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walsh gets full guard.
Walsh keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walsh wants to sweep here but Abdullah controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Abdullah drops back looking for a leg! Walsh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walsh manages to kick Abdullah off! Abdullah jumps back into Walsh's guard. #T2#
Walsh keeping full guard, as Abdullah tries to pass.
Walsh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abdullah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walsh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#SUB2#
Abdullah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Abdullah looking to pass the guard.
Abdullah controlling from the top position.
Walsh 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.
Abdullah is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Abdullah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Walsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abdullah's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Abdullah has his foot on Walsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walsh works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Walsh stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Abdullah throws up his legs and catches Walsh in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Walsh tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Abdullah! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Augusto misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Abdullah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD2#
Abdullah gets caught napping as Augusto dives in and scores a takedown. Abdullah manages to retain guard.
Augusto wants to stand but Abdullah has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Augusto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abdullah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Augusto has managed to get both his arms back between Abdullah's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Abdullah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Augusto content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Abdullah has locked up a guillotine! Abdullah's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Augusto is holding on here and Abdullah must be using up a lot of energy. Augusto has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Abdullah gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice body punch from Carthew.
Abdullah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carthew scores with a hook to the body. Abdullah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carthew misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Carthew avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carthew continues to drive forward.
Carthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carthew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdullah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Carthew drives through and clinches with Abdullah against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carthew.
Abdullah misses with an elbow strike.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Carthew uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Carthew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Carthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carthew misses with a wild combination.
#T1##TD#
Carthew closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abdullah to the mat! Abdullah manages to get full guard.
Carthew trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carthew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carthew with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carthew throws an elbow that misses. Abdullah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carthew's guard. Nice move by Abdullah!#REVB#
Carthew is controlling Abdullah's posture.
Abdullah trying to control but Carthew is working from the bottom.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carthew manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##T2#
Carthew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdullah is keeping the position for now.
Carthew trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abdullah's guard.
Carthew looking to pass the guard.
Carthew looking to sit in guard and control but Abdullah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Carthew wants to stand and escape but Abdullah is having none of it.
Abdullah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carthew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abdullah content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Carthew looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdullah is one step ahead there.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Carthew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carthew is looking to stand up but Abdullah isn't so interested in that idea.
Abdullah pushing down on Carthew's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Abdullah trying to control from Carthew's half guard. Carthew has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Carthew pulls Abdullah in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abdullah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abdullah trying to control but Carthew is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carthew moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Carthew dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Carthew cracks Abdullah with an open hand slap.
Carthew thuds a left hand into Abdullah's body.
Bobby Carthew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carthew clobbers Abdullah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carthew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdullah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice combination there by Carthew.
Carthew throws a nice looking combination but Abdullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carthew scores with a jab to the head.
Carthew cracks Abdullah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Carthew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abdullah doesn't seem phased though.
Carthew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdullah throws a counter combo.
Carthew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Carthew moves into the clinch.
Abdullah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carthew.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Carthew. #T1##BC#
Carthew manages to break the clinch.
Carthew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdullah can do to turn this around?
Abdullah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice straight punches there by Carthew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carthew.
Carthew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carthew looks to land a left hand but Abdullah moved out of range nicely.
Abdullah darts in trying to clinch
letting Carthew counter with a right hand.
Abdullah darts in trying to clinch
and Carthew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carthew misses with a few strikes there.
Abdullah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abdullah throws a sloppy head kick and Carthew moves out of range easily. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carthew connects with a jab.
Carthew connects with a nice looking jab.
Carthew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carthew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carthew misses with a wild combination.
As Carthew backs off Abdullah throws a huge counter combo but Carthew manages to avoid it all.
A head kick by Abdullah misses
and Carthew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carthew lands with a cross.
Carthew shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abdullah pinned against the cage. Abdullah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carthew scores with a three punch combo!
#T3#
Carthew lands a jab-cross combination.
Carthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carthew.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdullah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carthew counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdullah fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Carthew misses. #TD#
Abdullah tries to sprawl but Carthew drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Carthew 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 regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carthew lands a couple of elbows.
Abdullah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Carthew postures up.
#SUB2#
Abdullah looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Carthew is defending well. Abdullah quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Carthew has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Abdullah celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
Bushido 47: Vilson vs Bunker 3
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1##KD2#
Song drops Abdullah with a beautiful combination! Abdullah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Song is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Abdullah is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Assad Abdullah has been cut.#CL#
Abdullah takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Abdullah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdullah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abdullah seems to have got his legs back now.
Abdullah tries a knee to the head but Song blocks it.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abdullah throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abdullah throws an elbow but misses.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Song.
Song blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdullah.
Abdullah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Abdullah tries to land a knee to the head but Song blocks with his arms.
Song is looking to break free of the clinch but Abdullah has double underhooks.
Abdullah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Song avoids a wild elbow strike from Abdullah.
Song blocking some punches.
Song has had enough of the clinch but Abdullah keeps him there for the moment.
Abdullah throws an elbow but it misses.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
Song blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah has Song pressed against the ropes, preventing Song from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Song blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Song blocks an elbow strike from Abdullah.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Abdullah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Song's brow.
Abdullah misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Song lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Song 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.
Song throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Abdullah colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Song as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Abdullah is left battered and dazed whilst Song and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Song!
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Event:
Bushido 45: Dickinson v Bunker
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Antonew shoots in and bounces Abdullah off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Antonew trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Antonew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Antonew working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Antonew trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdullah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abdullah looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdullah, not yet.
Antonew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Antonew works over Abdullah with some ground and pound from guard.
Antonew is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Antonew throwing strikes but missing.
Antonew distracts Abdullah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Abdullah isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Antonew stacks Abdullah on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Antonew!
Antonew controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Antonew fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T2#
Abdullah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Antonew working the body and head with strikes.
Antonew in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Abdullah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Antonew connects with a decent elbow.
Abdullah tries to improve position but can't.
Antonew landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Antonew working the ground and pound.#ROC#
Abdullah is rocked!#T3#
Antonew scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Abdullah is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Antonew can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Antonew!
Tyler Antonew got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
Bushido 39: Aoki vs. Roberts
Date: Feb 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Abdullah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schmidtt counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Schmidtt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdullah misses with a takedown
and Schmidtt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schmidtt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Schmidtt is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assad Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidtt keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Schmidtt misses.
Schmidtt moves out of range as Abdullah throws a body kick.
#T1#
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdullah wants to clinch.
Schmidtt wants to counter with a clinch but Abdullah pushes him away.
Some wild striking there from Schmidtt.
Abdullah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Abdullah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Schmidtt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schmidtt misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Schmidtt misses the target.
Schmidtt misses with a two punch combination.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abdullah.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Abdullah passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Schmidtt!
Abdullah content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Abdullah looking to isolate an arm here. Schmidtt doesn't see it coming and as Abdullah extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Abdullah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
B32: Ban Gbus v Wilder 2
Date: Dec 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Rodrigues dives in for a single leg takedown but Abdullah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Abdullah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Abdullah is predictable there #TD#
and Rodrigues counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdullah's head.
Rodrigues wants to advance to full mount but Abdullah doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Abdullah keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Rodrigues definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abdullah controls Rodrigues momentarily but Rodrigues frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdullah swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Abdullah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1##SUB2#
Rodrigues avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Abdullah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
Abdullah looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodrigues trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodrigues throws a strike but Abdullah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Abdullah forces his way into half guard.
Rodrigues is staying active underneath Abdullah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abdullah is looking to stall here but Rodrigues recovers full guard.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving. #T3##SUB#
Rodrigues throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
Abdullah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodrigues manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abdullah manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Rodrigues looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Abdullah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodrigues defends well.#T4#
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
Rodrigues controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdullah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Assad Abdullah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Abdullah throws a right and a left that Rodrigues avoids nicely.
Rodrigues seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abdullah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodrigues or perhaps it was just good defense by Abdullah, which made it look bad.
Rodrigues looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdullah is fending him off so far but Rodrigues persists. Nope, Abdullah circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
Abdullah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abdullah is in Rodrigues's guard.
Abdullah 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rodrigues 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Abdullah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Abdullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigues is keeping the position for now.
Assad Abdullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah preventing the sweep.
Rodrigues knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abdullah on the ground.#SUB2#
Abdullah drops back looking for a leg! Rodrigues is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodrigues manages to kick Abdullah off! Abdullah jumps back into Rodrigues's guard.
Abdullah passes Rodrigues's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodrigues tries to roll over but Abdullah keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Abdullah is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Abdullah is keen to just control but Rodrigues is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Abdullah wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodrigues is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigues keeps working.
Rodrigues is looking to control Abdullah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodrigues avoid being mounted?#T3##SUB2#
Abdullah is looking for a kimura but Rodrigues is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Abdullah to get the leverage.
Abdullah trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues trying to control from the bottom.
Abdullah trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard but Rodrigues defending well.
Rodrigues wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Abdullah maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rodrigues could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Abdullah has cracked it and Rodrigues is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Abdullah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
Bushido 18: Parker vs. Karasev
Date: Sep 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Antonew scores with the left hand. Abdullah knows he should have avoided that one.
Abdullah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abdullah needs to keep his hands up - Antonew had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Antonew misses.
Antonew avoids a kick to the body.
Abdullah dives in and grabs Antonew's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antonew pushes down on Abdullah's head and hops out.
Abdullah wants to clinch but Antonew slips to the side
letting Antonew counter with a right hand.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Antonew avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Antonew continues to drive forward.
Nice uppercut lands for Antonew. That snapped Abdullah's head back.
Antonew lands a jab to Abdullah's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonew connects with a nice looking jab.
#KD#
Antonew cracks Abdullah with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Antonew has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abdullah to stand back up!#ROC#
Abdullah is rocked!
Antonew fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Abdullah square on the jaw! Damn, Abdullah is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Antonew!
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Event:
Bushido 12: Road to Gold R4
Date: Jul 28, 2016 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abdullah.
Abdullah fails with the takedown.
Abdullah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdullah has been working on his balance at Men of Mayhem, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Magomedov.#CL2#
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Magomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov. #BC2#
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
#KD2#
Magomedov sends Abdullah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Magomedov is motioning to the referee to let Abdullah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches.
Abdullah misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Abdullah switches off momentarily and Magomedov cracks him with a monster right hand! Abdullah topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Magomedov dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Magomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marat Magomedov!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Abdullah tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ford defends well and Abdullah ends up having to push Ford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Abdullah looks to move away, Ford throws a big counter combo but Abdullah just gets out of the way.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
Ford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ford scores with a one two! Abdullah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #TD2#
Abdullah gets the takedown into side control.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Ford is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Abdullah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Abdullah seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Abdullah is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ford defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB2#
Abdullah looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Abdullah is trying for a kimura here. Ford looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Abdullah wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 02, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abdullah to the mat! Abdullah manages to get full guard.
Abdullah tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Souza sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Abdullah doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Souza paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Abdullah - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Stalin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abdullah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stalin as he jumps to the side.
Abdullah slips a jab and a cross from Stalin.
Joseph Stalin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stalin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdullah dodges the punch combination from Stalin.
Stalin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stalin misses with a few strikes there.
Stalin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalin throws an overhand right that lands on Abdullah's shoulder, as Abdullah tries to avoid the shot.
Stalin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAbdullah.
Stalin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stalin avoids it really well and circles away.
Joseph Stalin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Assad Abdullah.#T1#
Stalin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalin sets himself, and Abdullah steps forward looking for the clinch! Stalin avoids it this time.
Stalin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Abdullah feints and as Stalin raises his hands in defense, Abdullah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stalin wants to stand and escape but Abdullah is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stalin is breathing heavily.
Abdullah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Abdullah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Abdullah wants to control from the top but Stalin keeps moving.
Abdullah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Abdullah drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stalin dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Abdullah keeping full guard, as Stalin tries to pass. #T2##SUB2#
Abdullah throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stalin uses it to pass to side control.
Abdullah can't do much from the bottom here.
Abdullah manages to get back to half guard.
Abdullah works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stalin postures up.
Stalin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3##SUB2#
Abdullah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Stalin has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Abdullah to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Stalin is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Abdullah pulls down on the head and he's put Stalin to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 09, 2016 |
#R1#
A leg kick checked by Abdullah.
Abdullah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice combination there by Dudley.
#CL#
Dudley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Dudley gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Abdullah trying to control here.
#SUB#
Dudley seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Abdullah is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Dudley is tapping! Great win for Abdullah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Assad Abdullah!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Abdullah shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Svendsen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES2#
Svendsen 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.
Svendsen taking a breather.
Abdullah is trying to drag Svendsen to the mat but Svendsen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but Svendsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Abdullah drops back down to his feet.
Svendsen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah has Svendsen pushed against the cage.#TD2#
Svendsen successfully pulls guard.
Svendsen keeping moving, preventing Abdullah from controlling successfully.
Abdullah controlling from the top position. #T1#
Abdullah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Svendsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Svendsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svendsen trying to control the position.
Svendsen keeping full guard, as Abdullah tries to pass.
Abdullah looking to sit in guard and control but Svendsen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svendsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdullah is retaining full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Svendsen 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.
Svendsen wanted to stand there but Abdullah had control of the position.
Svendsen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Svendsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svendsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3##SUB#
Abdullah has his foot on Svendsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Svendsen works his way back into a safe position though.
Svendsen wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
Svendsen throws an elbow that misses. Abdullah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Svendsen's guard. Nice move by Abdullah!#REVR#
Svendsen keeping full guard, as Abdullah tries to pass.
Abdullah might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abdullah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Abdullah tries for a kimura but Svendsen is defending well.
A lull in the action here.#T4##SUB#
Abdullah is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Svendsen is trying to escape and Abdullah transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Svendsen is forced to tap! Nice work there by Abdullah! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Assad Abdullah!
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