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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 2464 p4p, 2536 weight class) and Noah Ortega (ranked 328 p4p, 338 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. Noah Ortega has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ortega gets a takedown into half guard.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Abdelrahman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortega is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Abdelrahman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abdelrahman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ortega tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abdelrahman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega trying to control from Abdelrahman's half guard. Abdelrahman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Abdelrahman keeps moving.
Abdelrahman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Abdelrahman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortega controls the pace.
Abdelrahman keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Ortega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Abdelrahman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ortega looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Abdelrahman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdelrahman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abdelrahman throws a right and a left that Ortega avoids nicely.
Ortega 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.
Ortega moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abdelrahman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Abdelrahman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Abdelrahman taking a breather.
Ortega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ortega looking for a takedown.
Abdelrahman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ortega up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortega changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abdelrahman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shahzad Abdelrahman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
A clash of legs there as Ortega blocks the low kick.
Ortega moves into the clinch.
Ortega misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ortega.
Abdelrahman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Abdelrahman blocks an uppercut.
Ortega gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abdelrahman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ortega seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abdelrahman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.
Ortega is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ortega is looking for a kimura but Abdelrahman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ortega to get the leverage.
Ortega slips a nice elbow through Abdelrahman's hands, connecting with Abdelrahman's forehead.
Ortega wants to pass to mount but Abdelrahman is defending the position.
Ortega wants to control but Abdelrahman is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega not doing much here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abdelrahman has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Ortega dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortega misses the jab.
Abdelrahman throwing a counter right hand but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ortega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ortega slips a straight right by Abdelrahman.
A combination from Abdelrahman does no damage.
Ortega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdelrahman finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortega's head.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega.
Ortega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdelrahman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abdelrahman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Abdelrahman circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a head kick but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Ortega moves out of range of the body kick from Abdelrahman.
Ortega missing with a left hand there. Abdelrahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdelrahman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ortega throws a big shot that misses.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Abdelrahman circles away.
Abdelrahman jabs Ortega to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdelrahman misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Abdelrahman finds it's target.
Abdelrahman is looking to slow Ortega down with leg kicks.
Abdelrahman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdelrahman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ortega's sensitive parts.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abdelrahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Abdelrahman does it's job there.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
Ortega tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abdelrahman counters with a three punch combo that has Ortega backing up. Ortega nods at Abdelrahman to acknowledge the strikes.
Abdelrahman stuffs the takedown.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortega. That did some damage!
Abdelrahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdelrahman.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abdelrahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortega can do to turn this around?
Ortega shoots in for a takedown but Abdelrahman shows good takedown defense.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Ortega.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Abdelrahman.
Ortega fails with the takedown
and Abdelrahman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shahzad Abdelrahman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
Ortega is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortega takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortega takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ortega is rocked!
Abdelrahman blocks a low kick nicely.
Abdelrahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab.
Ortega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand right.
Ortega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdelrahman missing with a left hand there. Ortega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdelrahman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ortega misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Abdelrahman circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but Ortega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ortega changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Abdelrahman lands a lovely overhand right.
Abdelrahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Ortega's head.
Ortega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdelrahman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ortega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Ortega shoots in looking for a takedown. Abdelrahman tries to sprawl out of it but Ortega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abdelrahman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abdelrahman but Abdelrahman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abdelrahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
Ortega drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abdelrahman defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that second round.
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!
Abdelrahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortega misses the jab.
It looks like Abdelrahman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ortega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman lands the left hand.
Abdelrahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortega.
Abdelrahman catches Ortega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Abdelrahman. Those never looked like landing.
Ortega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortega shoots in looking for a takedown. Abdelrahman tries to sprawl out of it but Ortega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abdelrahman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Ortega.
Abdelrahman throws a series of punches but Ortega avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman scores with a three punch combo!
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Abdelrahman finds it's target.
Ortega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abdelrahman wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Abdelrahman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Abdelrahman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shahzad Abdelrahman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
Ortega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortega changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Abdelrahman tests Ortega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortega is still on wobbly legs! Can Abdelrahman finish him?
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick which misses Ortega's front leg but catches the back leg as Ortega tries to avoid it.
Ortega seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman cracks Ortega with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdelrahman. That's going to slow Ortega down.
Abdelrahman misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ortega is defended easily by Abdelrahman.
Ortega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdelrahman lands a lovely overhand right.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Ortega's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ortega down.
Ortega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abdelrahman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ortega scrambles back to his feet.
Ortega's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ortega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdelrahman punishes Ortega's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Abdelrahman. No joy for Ortega on that attempt.
Ortega lands with a nice body punch.
Abdelrahman stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortega. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman misses with a wild combination.
Ortega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid body kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ortega stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a right hook to the body.
Ortega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdelrahman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdelrahman finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortega's head.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ortega feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdelrahmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
Abdelrahman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abdelrahman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ortega is out of range.
Abdelrahman drops Ortega with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ortega looks back up at him and smiles so Abdelrahman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ortega fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Abdelrahman.
Ortega throws the left hand but Abdelrahman avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Abdelrahman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ortega.
Ortega tries to clinch there but Abdelrahman circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ortega will feel that in the morning.
Ortega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortega there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ortega on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
A victorious Shahzad Abdelrahman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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