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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1166 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Michal Materlak (ranked 150 p4p, 197 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. Materlak has chosen Marzenia as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Materlak slips a jab from Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight left.
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Materlak throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Materlak.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Materlak throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Abdelrahman.
Materlak motions for Abdelrahman to come forward. Materlak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdelrahman works over Materlak's head and body with a nice combination.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman tries to score with a low kick but Materlak moves his leg out of the way.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Materlak scores with a jab to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Abdelrahman finds it's way through Materlak's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman scores with a decent looking hook.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materlak.
Abdelrahman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdelrahman looks to throw the jab but Materlak is out of range.
Materlak throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Materlak avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Materlak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdelrahman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdelrahman. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak takes one to the chin there.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick that misses.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook
and Materlak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Abdelrahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Materlak.
Materlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abdelrahman if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Materlak.
We've been informed that Materlak has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Abdelrahman missing with a left hand there. Materlak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abdelrahman.
Materlak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Materlak thumps Abdelrahman with a low kick.
Abdelrahman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abdelrahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Materlak throws a hook but Abdelrahman avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Materlak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdelrahman. That did some damage!
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Materlak's shoulder, as Materlak tries to avoid the shot.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materlak.
An attempted straight right counter from Abdelrahman misses the target.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Materlak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Abdelrahman.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Materlak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak tries a low kick but Abdelrahman avoids it.
That kick from Materlak tenderised Abdelrahman's leg. Abdelrahman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abdelrahman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Materlak misses its intended target.
Materlak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Materlak tries to bum rush Abdelrahman with a series of wild strikes but Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a low kick as Abdelrahman jumps back.
Materlak slips under a jab from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a right and a left that Materlak avoids nicely.
Materlak misses with a straight right.
Materlak misses with a hook.
Materlak has closed the distance and engaged Abdelrahman in a clinch.
Materlak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Materlak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdelrahman misses with a few strikes there.
Materlak appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Materlak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Materlak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materlak tries to land a front kick but Abdelrahman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab. Materlak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdelrahman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Materlak. Materlak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abdelrahman misses with a looping left.
Abdelrahman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Materlak in his tracks.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight right.
Abdelrahman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Materlak.
Abdelrahman misses with a left hand
and Materlak counters with a nice body shot.
Abdelrahman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abdelrahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Materlak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Materlak throws a wild body kick that Abdelrahman sees coming a mile off.
Abdelrahman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Materlak just manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak scoring well with a low kick there.
Materlak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdelrahman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Materlak is able to avoid easily.
Materlak misses the shot to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
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 Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdelrahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Materlak counters with a nice body kick.
Materlak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good exchange - Abdelrahman coming out on top.
Abdelrahman looks to land a right hand but Materlak moved out of range.
Materlak drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Materlak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Materlak looks to land a left hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from Materlak.
Abdelrahman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Materlak is out of range and Abdelrahman settles back down.
Materlak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Materlak misses with a low kick.
Materlak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Materlak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook. Materlak ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Materlak. That snapped Abdelrahman's head back.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Materlak wants to slow Abdelrahman down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Abdelrahman misses.
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Materlak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Materlak's shoulder, as Materlak tries to avoid the shot.
Materlak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Materlak throws a good cross that connects.
Abdelrahman checks a leg kick nicely.
Materlak misses with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdelrahman looks to land a left hand but Materlak moved out of range nicely.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdelrahman misses with a right hand
and Materlak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Materlak misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak feints a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdelrahman 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 is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Materlak.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Materlak moves into the clinch.
Materlak lands a shot to the body.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdelrahman checks a low kick from Materlak.
Abdelrahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Materlak.
A jab lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Materlak counters with a big head kick but Abdelrahman shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Materlak 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 Abdelrahman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abdelrahman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Materlak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdelrahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Abdelrahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Materlak tries to clinch up.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Materlak.
Materlak scores with a shot to the body.
Abdelrahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Materlak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Materlak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Materlak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Materlak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Materlak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Materlak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdelrahman loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Materlak misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman thows a leg kick but Materlak checks it
and Materlak counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross.
Abdelrahman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Materlak lands an overhand right.
Materlak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Materlak throws a sloppy head kick and Abdelrahman moves out of range easily.
Abdelrahman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Materlak takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Abdelrahman misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman stalks Materlak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Materlak's face. Materlak staggers backwards, shaken.
Abdelrahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Materlak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abdelrahman cracks Materlak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Materlak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdelrahman. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Materlak throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
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 Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Materlak misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Abdelrahman checks the leg kick.
Materlak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with a wild combination.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Materlak didn't see that one coming.
Abdelrahman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdelrahman misses with a looping left.
Materlak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Materlak slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdelrahman as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak with the inside leg kick.
Materlak scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Materlak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Materlak wants to clinch up but Abdelrahman keeps it at a distance.
Materlak moves in looking to clinch but Abdelrahman pushes him off.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the side of Materlak's head but Materlak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Materlak takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Materlak checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Materlak throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Materlak. That's going to slow Abdelrahman down.
Abdelrahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Michal Materlak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Materlak moves into range and clinches up with Abdelrahman.
Materlak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Materlak has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Materlak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Materlak misses with the head strike.
Materlak tries to pull guard but Abdelrahman holds him up against the cage and eventually Materlak drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Materlak has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Materlak - that landed with a thud.
Materlak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Materlak fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Materlak fails to land.
Materlak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Materlak.
Materlak misses with the head strike.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Materlak misses with the head strike.
Materlak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a punch on the inside.
Materlak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Materlak pushes Abdelrahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Materlak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Materlak throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Materlak.
A hook to the body from Materlak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Materlak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Materlak breaks the clinch.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Materlak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Materlak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdelrahman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Materlak blocks it.
Abdelrahman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Materlak's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdelrahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Materlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abdelrahman 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 Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Shahzad Abdelrahman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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