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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Silver (ranked 1155 p4p, 949 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 166 p4p, 139 weight class). Abdelrahman has chosen Blow The Whistle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Abdelrahman tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silver throws a series of punches but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
It seemed like Abdelrahman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman motions for Silver to come forward. Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Abdelrahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Silver's head.
Abdelrahman takes one to the side of the head.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Silver misses the target.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Abdelrahman throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abdelrahman slips a straight right by Silver.
Silver cracks Abdelrahman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman thows a leg kick but Silver checks it
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Abdelrahman - just one landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abdelrahman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looks to land a combination but Abdelrahman avoids it well.
Abdelrahman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdelrahman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Abdelrahman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Abdelrahman lands a front kick.
Abdelrahman looks to land a body kick but Silver moved away.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
A big right from Silver misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdelrahman as he connects with a hook.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Abdelrahman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
Silver avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abdelrahman - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Silver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Silver throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman misses with the body kick
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Abdelrahman slips the punch.
Silver moves forwards but Abdelrahman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Abdelrahman cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Abdelrahman.
Silver jabs Abdelrahman right on the nose. Abdelrahman blinks but takes it well.
Abdelrahman cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman works the jab nicely.
Silver takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Silver there.
Silver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdelrahman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman misses with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver lands with a cross.
Abdelrahman motions for Silver to come forward. Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
A punch lands to the side of Silver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Abdelrahman - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick that misses.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick that misses.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman thumps Silver with a low kick.
Abdelrahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
letting Abdelrahman counter with a right hand.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdelrahman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abdelrahman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Abdelrahman connects with a single shot there.
Silver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Silver misses with a right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver thinking.
Abdelrahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Abdelrahman flicks out a counter leg kick but Silver steps away.
Silver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdelrahman as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Silver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice head shot.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Abdelrahman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands a jab to the head.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silver cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
Silver walks into a jab.
Abdelrahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silver checks it well.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Abdelrahman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Abdelrahman moves away from the strike by Silver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Silver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver down.
Silver is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdelrahman flicks out a counter leg kick but Silver steps away.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Silver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a thumping low kick.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
letting Abdelrahman counter with a right hand.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab to the body.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Abdelrahman - just one landing.
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Abdelrahman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Abdelrahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Silver blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Abdelrahman tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman feints a counter leg kick.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silver's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Abdelrahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver misses with a straight right.
Abdelrahman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Silver backing away here, and Abdelrahman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
A right-left combo lands from Silver.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abdelrahman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman thumps Silver with a low kick.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman flicks out a counter leg kick but Silver steps away.
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman 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. This is the final round!
Silver takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Abdelrahman slips a straight right by Silver.
Abdelrahman lands a right hook to the body.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Abdelrahman flicks out a counter leg kick but Silver steps away.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver ducks right into an uppercut from Abdelrahman.
A jab from Silver misses.
Silver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Abdelrahman loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Abdelrahman thuds a left hand into Silver's body.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silver takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a straight right hand.
Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Abdelrahman tries a quick counter leg kick but Silver is wise to it.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Abdelrahman throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Abdelrahman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silver misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdelrahman lands a really nice looking cross but Silver seems unphased.
Silver throws a series of punches but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silver's knee momentarily.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdelrahman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick which misses Silver's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver tries to avoid it.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdelrahman counters with a straight right hand.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abdelrahman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abdelrahman scores with a shot to the body.
Silver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terry Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver ducks right into an uppercut from Abdelrahman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver punishes Abdelrahman's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver backing away here, and Abdelrahman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Abdelrahman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abdelrahman!
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice body kick.
Silver will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silver sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Silver misses with a hook
and Abdelrahman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice right hand.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abdelrahman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abdelrahman.
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abdelrahman! But no joy.
Silver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abdelrahman counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Silver misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abdelrahman scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdelrahman 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
A very excited looking Shahzad Abdelrahman 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.
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