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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1995 p4p, 2976 weight class) and Petcharon Darawan (ranked 183 p4p, 272 weight class). Abdelrahman's entrance music is Blow The Whistle. A fine choice. Petcharon Darawan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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25 - 15 - 1 |
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155
20 - 13 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petcharon Darawan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdelrahman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick as Darawan jumps back.
Darawan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping right hand.
Darawan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Darawan didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman connects with a crisp jab.
Darawan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darawan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abdelrahman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darawan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman cracks Darawan with an open hand slap.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Darawan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abdelrahman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darawan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darawan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice head shot.
Darawan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdelrahman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick which misses Darawan's front leg but catches the back leg as Darawan tries to avoid it.
Abdelrahman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abdelrahman connects with a nice looking jab.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darawan is able to avoid easily.
Darawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman lands a leg kick that knocks Darawan off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrahman jabs Darawan right on the nose. Darawan blinks but takes it well.
Darawan throws a leg kick
and Abdelrahman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abdelrahman tests Darawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdelrahman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darawan under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Darawan lands a high kick!
It looks like Shahzad Abdelrahman has been cut.
Abdelrahman wants to land a leg kick but Darawan is out of range.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darawan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shahzad Abdelrahman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abdelrahman misses with a wild body shot.
Darawan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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.
Darawan slips a jab from Abdelrahman.
Darawan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Abdelrahman throws out a powerful jab.
Darawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abdelrahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darawan can do to turn this around?
Darawan moves away from the strike by Abdelrahman.
Darawan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darawan throws a leg kick but Abdelrahman sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman clinches with his opponent.
Darawan lands with a light punch inside.
Abdelrahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Darawan controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Darawan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darawan throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Darawan crunches a lovely knee into Abdelrahman's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Abdelrahman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Darawan landing knees to the head.
Darawan misses with the head strike.
Abdelrahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Darawan.
Darawan misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdelrahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darawan tries to throw a body punch but Abdelrahman avoids it by throwing Darawan back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Darawan.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Darawan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darawan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdelrahman's elbow.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
Darawan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a nice uppercut.
Abdelrahman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darawan struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Darawan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman pushes Darawan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darawan's elbow.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Darawan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darawan lands with a right to the head.
Darawan prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
A shot in the inside from Abdelrahman.
A head punch on the inside from Abdelrahman fails to land.
Petcharon Darawan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darawan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darawan's elbow.
Abdelrahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Darawan.
Abdelrahman has a couple of punches blocked by Darawan.
Darawan blocks an uppercut.
Darawan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darawan has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Darawan can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
Abdelrahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdelrahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darawan digs a right hand into Abdelrahman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abdelrahman's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petcharon Darawan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shahzad Abdelrahman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abdelrahman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darawan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abdelrahman cracks Darawan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darawan throws a head kick but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darawan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Darawan defending well as Abdelrahman loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDarawan.
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman moves into the clinch.
Darawan cracks Abdelrahman with a nice body shot.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Darawan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdelrahman is defending well for now.
Darawan looking to throw knees to the head but Abdelrahman is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darawan obliges.
Darawan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Darawan.
Darawan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abdelrahman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Darawan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darawan backwards.
Darawan lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abdelrahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darawan looks to land a body kick but Abdelrahman moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abdelrahman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darawan scrambles back to his feet.
Darawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abdelrahman checks it well.
Darawan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman backing away here, and Darawan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darawan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdelrahman cracks Darawan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darawan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darawan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darawan feints a counter leg kick.
Darawan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut
and Darawan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdelrahman misses with a left hand
and Darawan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Shahzad Abdelrahman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Petcharon Darawan had this to say: 'I have nothing to say.'.
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