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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moshe Weiss (ranked 958 p4p, 857 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 132 p4p, 120 weight class). Abdelrahman has chosen Blow The Whistle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moshe Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Abdelrahman.
We've been hearing reports that Weiss has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdelrahman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weiss. Weiss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
Weiss staying out of range there.
Abdelrahman lands the left hand.
Weiss throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Abdelrahman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weiss.
Weiss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abdelrahman as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Weiss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss defending well as Abdelrahman loads up on a big left hand.
Weiss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdelrahman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Weiss blocks it.
Abdelrahman stuffs the takedown.
Abdelrahman tries to work over Weiss's front leg with a kick but Weiss checks it.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weiss on the side of the head.
Weiss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Weiss.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
Abdelrahman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Weiss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abdelrahman circles away.
Abdelrahman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moshe Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weiss has time to react.
Abdelrahman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Weiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weiss looking to score a takedown here. Abdelrahman is defending well but Weiss drives through and ends up in Abdelrahman's guard.
Weiss looking to pass the guard.
Weiss postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Abdelrahman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Weiss, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weiss has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abdelrahman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abdelrahman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Abdelrahman finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss moves forwards but Abdelrahman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weiss closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Weiss wants to control but Abdelrahman is keeping him busy.
Weiss working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Weiss tries to advance to mount but Abdelrahman denies him.
Weiss tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman is not content to let Weiss control the position.
Weiss goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Abdelrahman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Weiss's guard! Nice work there by Abdelrahman!
Abdelrahman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weiss.
Weiss drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abdelrahman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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 short right hand to the side of the head by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weiss moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdelrahman scores with a sloppy right hand. Weiss should have avoided that one.
Abdelrahman leaves Weiss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weiss throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Weiss throws a hook but Abdelrahman avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman looks to throw the jab but Weiss is out of range.
Abdelrahman thows a leg kick but Weiss checks it
and Weiss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Abdelrahman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Weiss is on him like a limpet, forcing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Nice defenses there by Weiss.
Weiss attempts a counter takedown but Abdelrahman avoids it well and moves away.
Weiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Weiss avoids it easily.
Weiss moves out of range as Abdelrahman strikes.
Weiss cracks Abdelrahman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weiss misses with a wild body shot.
Weiss throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman shapes to counter with a head kick.
Weiss slips a jab and a cross from Abdelrahman.
Weiss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman lands with an uppercut that bounces Weiss off the cage and back into range.
Weiss cracks a nice hook into Abdelrahman's ribs.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight right.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss blocks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman 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.
Abdelrahman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weiss.
Weiss drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Weiss drives through with a takedown into Abdelrahman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Abdelrahman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Weiss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdelrahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weiss presses Abdelrahman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weiss wants a takedown.
Abdelrahman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Abdelrahman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weiss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weiss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdelrahman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abdelrahman stuffs the takedown.
Weiss throws a big shot that misses.
Abdelrahman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weiss slips a straight right by Abdelrahman.
Weiss throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Abdelrahman, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moshe Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss slips a jab from Abdelrahman.
Weiss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weiss throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
Weiss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abdelrahman looks to land a body kick but Weiss moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Weiss as he connects with a hook.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight right.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weiss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman jabs Weiss right on the nose. Weiss blinks but takes it well.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
Weiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Weiss misses with a straight left.
Weiss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Nice uppercut lands for Abdelrahman. That snapped Weiss's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Weiss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Weiss appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice right hand.
Weiss throws a hook to the side of Abdelrahman's head but Abdelrahman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Weiss takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Weiss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Weiss cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
Abdelrahman misses the shot to the body.
Weiss blocks a jab.
Abdelrahman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weiss.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Weiss didn't see that one coming.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weiss.
Abdelrahman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weiss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Weiss blocks it.
Weiss tries for a takedown but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Weiss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Abdelrahman misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a hook. Weiss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weiss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weiss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abdelrahman throws out a loose jab but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiss misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Abdelrahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weiss tests Abdelrahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Weiss catches Abdelrahman right on the button with a cross.
Weiss misses the jab.
Weiss misses with a lunging right hand
and Weiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdelrahman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Abdelrahman scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weiss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Weiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weiss.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weiss.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Weiss blocks the leg kick.
Abdelrahman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiss misses the jab.
Abdelrahman throws a wild body kick that Weiss sees coming a mile off.
Weiss 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 goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdelrahman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Abdelrahman misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Abdelrahman misses.
The crowd cheers as Weiss lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abdelrahman doesn't seem phased though.
Abdelrahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weiss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abdelrahman pinned against the cage. Abdelrahman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moshe Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Weiss saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdelrahman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Weiss saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weiss or perhaps it was just good defense by Abdelrahman, which made it look bad.
Weiss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weiss.
Abdelrahman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moshe Weiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weiss throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
Weiss throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
Abdelrahman throws a jab when Weiss was well out of range.
Weiss throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Weiss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abdelrahman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdelrahman misses with a left hand
and Weiss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Abdelrahman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Weiss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Weiss momentarily.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman cracks Weiss with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Weiss.
Weiss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weiss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abdelrahman's hands.
Abdelrahman with a hook.
Weiss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weiss misses with an uppercut.
Weiss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdelrahman tries to avoid it but Weiss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdelrahman to the ground. Abdelrahman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Weiss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdelrahman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abdelrahman scores with a body shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman thumps Weiss with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weiss has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abdelrahman wants it to stay on the feet.
Abdelrahman tests Weiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice right hand.
Abdelrahman connects with the punch.
Weiss shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weiss shoots in for a double leg but Abdelrahman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weiss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weiss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Weiss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.
Weiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weiss.
Decent striking displayed by Abdelrahman there.
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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Our winner, Shahzad Abdelrahman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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