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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Maleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shackleford has chosen The Godfather as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Maleh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rusty Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maleh misses with a body kick.
Shackleford tries to close the distance and clinch but Maleh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shackleford lands a jab to the head.
Shackleford doesn't manage to clinch there - Maleh circles away.
Shackleford connects with a nice looking jab.
Shackleford forces Maleh back against the cage and clinches.
Maleh lands a right hand.
Shackleford connects with a knee to the head.
Shackleford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shackleford crunches a lovely knee into Maleh's ribcage.
Shackleford lands a knee to the head.
Maleh working aggressively here.
Shackleford connects with a knee to the head.
Shackleford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maleh.
Shackleford scores with a hook to the body.
Shackleford cracks Maleh with a nice body shot.
Maleh is breathing heavily.
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!
Maleh stalling against the cage.
Shackleford keeps control of Maleh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maleh tries to break free but Shackleford pushes him back against the cage.
Maleh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maleh breaks from the clinch.
Shackleford takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Maleh.
Maleh scores with a shoulder strike.
Shackleford avoids a wild elbow strike from Maleh.
Maleh is trying to break free.
Maleh avoiding damage as Shackleford throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh breaks the clinch.
Shackleford punishes Maleh's body with a nice straight punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shackleford!
Shackleford lands the left hand.
Shackleford connects with a crisp jab.
Shackleford slips a straight right by Maleh.
Shackleford clinches with his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maleh. Shackleford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shackleford scores with a nice head shot.
Maleh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maleh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to de liver by Shackleford. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Shackleford - just one landing.
Maleh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shackleford throws a sloppy head kick and Maleh moves out of range easily.
Shackleford blocks a head kick by Maleh.
Shackleford throws a good cross that connects.
Shackleford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shackleford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maleh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford darts in and clinches Maleh up against the cage.
Shackleford lands a knee to the body.
Shackleford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maleh.
Shackleford tries to land a knee to the head but Maleh blocks with his arms.
Maleh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shackleford lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shackleford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shackleford crunches a lovely knee into Maleh's ribcage.
Maleh takes an elbow to the temple.
Shackleford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shackleford pushes Maleh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Shackleford.
Shackleford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shackleford lands a nice knee to the body.
Shackleford scores a nice knee to the body.
Shackleford scores with a knee to the head.
Shackleford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shackleford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maleh has a couple of punches blocked by Shackleford.
Shackleford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maleh.
Shackleford lands a damaging elbow.
Maleh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Shackleford - that landed with a thud.
Shackleford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maleh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Maleh.
Shackleford landing knees to the head.
Shackleford trying to land knees to the body.
Maleh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Maleh.
Maleh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shackleford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Maleh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maleh managing to block the knees to the body from Shackleford.
Shackleford looking to throw knees to the head but Maleh is blocking nicely.
Shackleford blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Maleh.
Shackleford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Maleh.
Shackleford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maleh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shackleford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maleh avoids it.
Maleh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maleh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maleh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maleh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shackleford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shackleford lands a glancing blow to the side of Maleh's head.
Shackleford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maleh throws the left hand but Shackleford avoids the punch easily.
Maleh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shackleford.
Maleh takes one to the chin there.
Shackleford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shackleford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maleh.
Maleh shoots in for a takedown but Shackleford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shackleford 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.
Maleh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Maleh.
Shackleford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shackleford.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Shackleford.
Maleh tries to clinch up but Shackleford circles away and keeps his distance.
Shackleford tries to clinch but Maleh moves out of range.
Shackleford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Maleh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shackleford lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Shackleford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Shackleford.
Maleh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shackleford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maleh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maleh takes a swing at Shackleford's ribcage but misses.
Maleh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shackleford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Shackleford there.
Shackleford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maleh's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Shackleford scores with a four punch combination!
Shackleford forces Maleh back against the cage and clinches.
Shackleford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shackleford lands a good knee to the midsection. Maleh won't want to take too many of those.
Shackleford lands a nice knee to the body.
Maleh avoiding damage as Shackleford throws knees to the body.
Shackleford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maleh.
Shackleford crunches a lovely knee into Maleh's ribcage.
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!
Shackleford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maleh avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shackleford scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Shackleford.
Shackleford is working for takedown but Maleh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shackleford landing knees to the body.
Maleh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford cracks Maleh with a nice body shot.
Maleh tries to circle away but Shackleford has him pinned against the cage.
Shackleford lands a knee to the head.
Shackleford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maleh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shackleford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maleh's face.
Maleh managing to block the knees to the body from Shackleford.
Shackleford trying to land knees to the body.
Shackleford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maleh is defending well for now.
Maleh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shackleford works on Maleh's body with a couple of short punches.
Maleh lands an uppercut.
Maleh breaks from the clinch.
Abdullah Maleh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shackleford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shackleford.
Jab from Shackleford.
Shackleford lands with a shot to the body.
Maleh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shackleford. Shackleford obviously looking to wear him down.
Shackleford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shackleford connects with a looping right hand.
Maleh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maleh walks into a left hand.
Shackleford stuns Maleh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shackleford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maleh misses with a series of wild punches.
Shackleford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shackleford lands a nice hook to Maleh's body. Maleh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shackleford connects with a crisp jab.
Maleh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shackleford connects with a crisp jab.
Maleh takes one to the chin there.
Maleh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shackleford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shackleford is looking to clinch but Maleh is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Shackleford.
Maleh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid body kick from Shackleford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shackleford tries to avoid it but Maleh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shackleford to the ground. Shackleford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shackleford with a hook.
Shackleford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shackleford connects with a high kick.
Shackleford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shackleford scores with a punch to the head.
Shackleford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maleh.
Shackleford has Maleh up against the cage in a clinch.
Maleh throws a head punch that misses.
Maleh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shackleford pulls guard successfully.
Shackleford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shackleford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maleh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maleh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maleh won't allow Shackleford to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford is looking for a triangle here but Maleh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Maleh is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shackleford takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shackleford is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maleh off and has taken his back!
Shackleford lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Shackleford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maleh throws a head kick but Shackleford moves out of range.
Maleh needs to keep his hands up - Shackleford had a free shot at his head there.
Shackleford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maleh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shackleford tries to clinch but Maleh moves out of range.
Shackleford misses with a head kick.
Maleh misses with a series of wild punches.
Maleh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shackleford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shackleford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maleh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shackleford scores with a jab to the head.
Shackleford lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shackleford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleford takes the fight into the clinch.
Shackleford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shackleford lands a nice knee to the body.
Shackleford lands a knee to the head.
Maleh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shackleford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maleh is defending well for now.
Shackleford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shackleford trying to land knees to the body.
Shackleford lands an elbow inside that Maleh shrugs off.
Maleh misses with some punches.
Shackleford scores a nice knee to the body.
Shackleford misses with an elbow over the top.
Maleh lands with a right to the head.
Shackleford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maleh's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Maleh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maleh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maleh wants to get back to striking at distance but Shackleford won't allow it.
Shackleford trying to land knees to the body.
Maleh throws a punch but it's blocked by Shackleford.
Maleh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shackleford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maleh avoids it.
Maleh blocks an elbow strike from Shackleford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maleh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maleh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shackleford misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shackleford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maleh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shackleford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maleh throws a punch but it's blocked by Shackleford.
Shackleford is leaning against Maleh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shackleford pulls guard successfully.
Abdullah Maleh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shackleford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maleh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maleh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shackleford looking for a sweep. Not yet Shackleford, not yet.
Maleh stands and steps away. Shackleford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shackleford, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maleh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shackleford.
Shackleford lands a jab to Maleh's midsection.
A cross from Shackleford lands.
Shackleford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shackleford avoids a kick to the body.
Maleh throws a hook but Shackleford blocks it.
Shackleford works Maleh's body with a nice hook.
Shackleford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shackleford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maleh managing to block the knees to the body from Shackleford.
Maleh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rusty Shackleford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shackleford misses with a knee strike.
Maleh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maleh avoiding damage as Shackleford throws knees to the body.
Shackleford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maleh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shackleford tries to clinch but Maleh is having none of it.
Maleh throws a head kick that misses
and Shackleford counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shackleford finds it's way through Maleh's defenses.
Shackleford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shackleford scores with a nice right hand.
Maleh looks to throw the jab but Shackleford is out of range.
Rusty Shackleford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shackleford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shackleford with a nice cross.
Shackleford scores with a three punch combo!
Shackleford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Shackleford.
Maleh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Shackleford.
Maleh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shackleford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shackleford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot by Shackleford.
Maleh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Shackleford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shackleford 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Shackleford!
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