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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 3102 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 346 p4p, 255 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yalixqua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stop This Flame. Abdelrahman has chosen Blow The Whistle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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49 - 27 - 2 |
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170
26 - 15 - 1 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Powerful
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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 49 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua misses with a hook
and Abdelrahman counters by clinching up.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Yalixqua fails to land.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Yalixqua.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman lands with a light punch inside.
Yalixqua pushes Abdelrahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman misses with the head strike.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the head.
Yalixqua breaks the clinch.
Abdelrahman feints and then cracks Yalixqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yalixqua down.
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!
Yalixqua misses with a leg kick
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu in the buildup to the fight.
Abdelrahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yalixqua. That did some damage!
Good work by Yalixqua as he checks the leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Yalixqua didn't see that one coming.
Yalixqua wants to land a leg kick but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Yalixqua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abdelrahman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yalixqua.
Abdelrahman wants to slow Yalixqua down by chopping away at his legs.
Abdelrahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
Abdelrahman throws a lazy head kick
and Yalixqua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdelrahman looks to throw the jab but Yalixqua is out of range.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
Yalixqua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yalixqua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdelrahman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abdelrahman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yalixqua scoring well with a low kick there.
Abdelrahman throws a big shot that misses.
Abdelrahman digs a good hook to Yalixqua's body.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abdelrahman feints a counter leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yalixqua.
Abdelrahman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Yalixqua blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yalixqua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Abdelrahman counters with a slapping leg kick.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yalixqua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yalixqua takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Abdelrahman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yalixqua.
Abdelrahman blocks the body kick.
Abdelrahman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yalixqua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yalixqua throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdelrahman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yalixqua looks for the body kick but Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman counters with a body kick.
Abdelrahman misses with the body kick
and Yalixqua counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Abdelrahman.
Good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Yalixqua slips a jab and a cross from Abdelrahman.
Yalixqua throws a series of punches but Abdelrahman avoids them all with ease.
Abdelrahman tries a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
Yalixqua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yalixqua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yalixqua throws a lazy head kick
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abdelrahman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abdelrahman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yalixqua at a distance.
Yalixqua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Decent striking displayed by Yalixqua there.
Abdelrahman misses with a head kick.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and Yalixqua counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman wants to slow Yalixqua down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Abdelrahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abdelrahman on the side of the head.
Yalixqua throws a head kick but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
and Yalixqua counters with a stiff right hand.
Yalixqua misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the side of Yalixqua's head but Yalixqua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yalixqua throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Yalixqua misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Yalixqua - just one landing.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook
enabling Yalixqua to counter with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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 Iaspero Yalixqua will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abdelrahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Yalixqua misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yalixqua avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Abdelrahman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Yalixqua misses.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab. Yalixqua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yalixqua throws a body kick that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Abdelrahman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yalixqua throws a right hand that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with an inside leg kick.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yalixqua was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crunch! Yalixqua slams his shin into Abdelrahman's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman 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.
Yalixqua is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Abdelrahman misses
and Yalixqua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdelrahman walks into a jab.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdelrahman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yalixqua. Yalixqua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Abdelrahman lands.
Yalixqua looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Yalixqua throws a sloppy body shot
and Abdelrahman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yalixqua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yalixqua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abdelrahman counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdelrahman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Abdelrahman.
Yalixqua blocks a head kick by Abdelrahman.
Yalixqua is looking to counter the offense by Abdelrahman and move into the clinch.
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abdelrahman looks to land a right hand but Yalixqua moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Yalixqua finds it's way through Abdelrahman's defenses.
Abdelrahman defending well as Yalixqua loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman scoring well with a low kick there.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook. Yalixqua ducked under it nicely.
Yalixqua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yalixqua sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yalixqua.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
During a confident post fight interview, Shahzad Abdelrahman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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