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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaden Dhargey (ranked 148 p4p, 523 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 24 p4p, 81 weight class). Dhargey comes to the cage accompanied by Gyallu - Anthem of Tibet. Abdelrahman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blow The Whistle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shahzad Abdelrahman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yaden Dhargey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdelrahman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dhargey clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dhargey fails to land.
Abdelrahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdelrahman pushes Dhargey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dhargey prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dhargey - that landed with a thud.
Abdelrahman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Dhargey is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Abdelrahman fails to land.
Dhargey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dhargey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman pushes Dhargey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abdelrahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Dhargey.
Abdelrahman scores with a hook to the body.
Dhargey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Abdelrahman fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Dhargey throws a head punch that misses.
Dhargey is leaning against Abdelrahman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abdelrahman can't find room to land a body shot as Dhargey controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdelrahman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a right to the head.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdelrahman has a couple of punches blocked by Dhargey.
Dhargey swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abdelrahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abdelrahman can't find room to land a body shot as Dhargey controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
A body shot lands from Abdelrahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Abdelrahman fails to land.
Abdelrahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdelrahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dhargey's elbow.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch.
Abdelrahman lands a left hand.
Abdelrahman tries to work over Dhargey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dhargey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dhargey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dhargey or not.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dhargey breaks the clinch.
Abdelrahman tries to move into range but Dhargey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dhargey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Dhargey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick, looking for Dhargey's leg but Dhargey calmly moves out of range.
Dhargey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaden Dhargey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhargey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dhargey is looking to clinch.
Dhargey misses with a wild body shot.
Dhargey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dhargey misses with a wild body shot.
Dhargey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abdelrahman to the mat! Abdelrahman manages to get full guard.
Dhargey stopping the sweep attempt from Abdelrahman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman wants to hit a sweep here but Dhargey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Abdelrahman there!
Abdelrahman working to try and regain half guard.
Dhargey cracks Abdelrahman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Abdelrahman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dhargey landing punches.
Abdelrahman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dhargey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abdelrahman's face.
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 on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdelrahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dhargey to score with a decent uppercut.
Dhargey misses the body punch
and Abdelrahman counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abdelrahman.
Yaden Dhargey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
A quick step to the side and Dhargey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhargey swings widly with a right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dhargey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dhargey lands a jab.
Dhargey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Yaden Dhargey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dhargey tries to clinch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Dhargey dives in and scores a takedown into Abdelrahman's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdelrahman is trying to control the position but Dhargey postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abdelrahman is on top in guard.
Abdelrahman wanted to stand there but Dhargey had control of the position.
Abdelrahman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dhargey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abdelrahman has managed to get both his arms back between Dhargey's legs - danger averted.
Dhargey is looking for a triangle but Abdelrahman pushes his legs off easily.
Abdelrahman wants to stand but Dhargey is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdelrahman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dhargey misses with a shot to the body
and Abdelrahman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Dhargey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dhargey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.
Dhargey backing away here, and Abdelrahman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abdelrahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dhargey.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dhargey.
A swing and a miss from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
letting Dhargey counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman throws a body punch but Dhargey moves out of range.
Abdelrahman moves away from the strike by Dhargey.
Abdelrahman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdelrahman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dhargey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdelrahman finds it's way round the side to connect with Dhargey's head.
Dhargey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Dhargey gets the takedown into side control.
Dhargey throws an elbow but Abdelrahman slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhargey working away.
Abdelrahman sneaks back into half guard.
Dhargey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dhargey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abdelrahman.
Dhargey trying to control but Abdelrahman is working from the bottom.
Abdelrahman pulls Dhargey in close to his closed guard and prevents Dhargey from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dhargey throws a strike but Abdelrahman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dhargey is working an open guard so Abdelrahman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman blocks a jab.
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 Yaden Dhargey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dhargey.
Dhargey tries to counter with a takedown but Abdelrahman is quick to defend against it.
Dhargey misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman misses with a wild body shot.
Abdelrahman missing with a left hand there. Dhargey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdelrahman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dhargey tests Abdelrahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dhargey takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Abdelrahman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dhargey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhargey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dhargey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman drops his hands momentarily and Dhargey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abdelrahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman misses with a kick to the body
and Dhargey counters with a straight right hand.
Dhargey works Abdelrahman's body with a nice hook.
It looks like Dhargey has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dhargey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dhargey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dhargey throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dhargey misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Dhargey.
Abdelrahman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abdelrahman throws a lazy head kick
and Dhargey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdelrahman thinking.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dhargey fails to land the takedown.
Dhargey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdelrahman.
Dhargey moves out of range as Abdelrahman strikes.
Dhargey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Dhargey does it's job there.
Dhargey thuds a left hand into Abdelrahman's body.
Dhargey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dhargey.
Abdelrahman flicks out a counter leg kick but Dhargey steps away.
Abdelrahman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Dhargey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Abdelrahman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dhargey shoots in but Abdelrahman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dhargey shoots in looking for a takedown but Abdelrahman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dhargey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaden Dhargey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab to the body.
Dhargey moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdelrahman throws a head kick but Dhargey moves out of range.
Dhargey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dhargey lands a nice looking body shot.
Dhargey throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abdelrahman on the side of the head.
Dhargey misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abdelrahman scores with a hook to the body. Dhargey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhargey throws a hook to the side of Abdelrahman's head but Abdelrahman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick, looking for Dhargey's leg but Dhargey calmly moves out of range.
Dhargey misses with a looping right.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Dhargey.
Abdelrahman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dhargey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dhargey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dhargey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdelrahman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dhargey scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaden Dhargey clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dhargey misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman throws out a counter right but Dhargey avoids it with no problem.
Dhargey dips to his left and cracks Abdelrahman with an uppercut!
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dhargey throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
A jab from Dhargey misses.
Abdelrahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick, looking for Dhargey's leg but Dhargey calmly moves out of range.
Dhargey misses with an uppercut
and Abdelrahman counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dhargey shoots in looking for a takedown but Abdelrahman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dhargey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abdelrahman unleashes a big counter combination but Dhargey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Abdelrahman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight left.
Dhargey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dhargey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dhargey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abdelrahman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Dhargey crashes against the mat.
Dhargey trying to control the position but Abdelrahman is working away.
Abdelrahman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Abdelrahman wants to stand up but Dhargey has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Abdelrahman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dhargey throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman tried to score with a low kick but Dhargey checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdelrahman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhargey throws a big shot that misses.
And Abdelrahman responds with a good body kick, but Dhargey manages to step out the way in time.
Abdelrahman throws a jab when Dhargey was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dhargey or perhaps it was just good defense by Abdelrahman, which made it look bad.
Dhargey throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dhargey misses with a takedown attempt
and Abdelrahman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dhargey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaden Dhargey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhargey misses with a takedown attempt - Abdelrahman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dhargey scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdelrahman under the eye.
Dhargey fails with the takedown
and Abdelrahman counters with a big head kick but Dhargey shrugs it off.
Dhargey misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Dhargey misses the jab.
Abdelrahman moves forwards but Dhargey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dhargey throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
Dhargey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dhargey throws out the jab.
Abdelrahman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dhargey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dhargey misses with a hook
and Abdelrahman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dhargey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Dhargey strikes.
Abdelrahman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dhargey with a body shot.
Dhargey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abdelrahman leaves Dhargey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abdelrahman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dhargey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yaden Dhargey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dhargey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dhargey throws a hook to the side of Abdelrahman's head but Abdelrahman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Dhargey misses.
Abdelrahman blocks a jab.
Dhargey cracks Abdelrahman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abdelrahman defending well as Dhargey loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Abdelrahman misses.
Dhargey throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Abdelrahman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abdelrahman throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhargey shoots in and bounces Abdelrahman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dhargey wants to control from the top but Abdelrahman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dhargey 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.
Dhargey trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Abdelrahman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Abdelrahman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dhargey's guard.
Yaden Dhargey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abdelrahman stands and steps away. Dhargey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Yaden Dhargey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dhargey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dhargey lands the left hand.
Dhargey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dhargey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Abdelrahman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dhargey is looking to take a break and control but Abdelrahman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dhargey in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman tries to improve position but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dhargey scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaden Dhargey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dhargey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaden Dhargey!
Yaden Dhargey retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Yaden Dhargey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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