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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 760 p4p, 629 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 109 p4p, 91 weight class). Abdelrahman has chosen Blow The Whistle as his entrance music. Diego Armando could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shahzad Abdelrahman's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdelrahman ducks right into an uppercut from Armando.
Armando has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Abdelrahman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Armando slips a straight right by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abdelrahman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Armandos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abdelrahman misses the jab.
Abdelrahman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armando with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Armando lands an overhand right.
Abdelrahman walks into a stiff left hand from Armando.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Armando.
Armando misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abdelrahman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdelrahman looks to land a combination but Armando avoids it well.
Abdelrahman with a nice calf kick.
Armando throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abdelrahman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armando swings widly with a right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Armando.
Abdelrahman defending well as Armando loads up on a big left hand.
Armando throws a low kick but Abdelrahman avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Abdelrahman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Armando slips under a jab.
Armando attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Armando tries to bum rush Abdelrahman with a series of wild strikes but Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armando takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abdelrahman blocks a jab.
Armando throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdelrahman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Armando checks the leg kick nicely there.
Armando fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Armando bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdelrahman moves out of range of the strikes.
Armando lands a lovely overhand right.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdelrahman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armando circles away quickly and effectively.
Armando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdelrahman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abdelrahman checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws out a counter right but Armando avoids it with no problem.
Armando misses with a looping right.
Abdelrahman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdelrahman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Armando moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Armando darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Armando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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.
Abdelrahman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Armando cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
Armando catches Abdelrahman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armando lands with a good body shot.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Abdelrahman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Armando blocks it.
Armando misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman is looking for the big counter here.
Armando misses with a shot to the body
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego Armando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando throws a push kick but Abdelrahman slaps the foot to one side.
Abdelrahman throws a right hand that Armando ducks under and follows up with a left that Armando also avoids with ease.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook. Armando ducked under it nicely.
Armando scores with a nice strike.
Abdelrahman misses the jab.
Armando throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice body shot.
Armando tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Armando.
Armando scoring well with a low kick there.
Abdelrahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armando was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman defending well as Armando loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Armando there.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Armando saw that one coming.
Armando connects with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Armando. That's going to slow Abdelrahman 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!
Armando with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando misses with a wild body shot.
Armando scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armando 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.
Abdelrahman 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.
Armando cracks Abdelrahman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Armando takes one to the chin there.
Abdelrahman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdelrahman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abdelrahman looks to land a right hand but Armando moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman connects with the punch.
Abdelrahman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Armando lands a nice hook to Abdelrahman's body. Abdelrahman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armando.
Armando 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.
Diego Armando dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice leg kick from Armando, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Abdelrahman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Armando has got the better of the exchanges.
Armando slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armando throws out the jab.
Armando throws a low kick, looking for Abdelrahman's leg but Abdelrahman calmly moves out of range.
Abdelrahman throws out a counter right but Armando avoids it with no problem.
Armando misses with a low kick.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Armando moves out of range easily.
Armando throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdelrahman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armando misses with an uppercut
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Armando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdelrahman can do to turn this around?
Abdelrahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Armando.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut
and Armando counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Armando tried to counter with a leg kick but Abdelrahman avoided it.
Armando takes one to the chin there.
Abdelrahman lands a high kick!
Armando is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armando finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abdelrahman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Armando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armando catches Abdelrahman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando misses with a wild body shot.
Armando seems to have got his legs back now.
Armando moves away from the strike by Abdelrahman.
Armando lands a leg kick that knocks Abdelrahman off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Armando moves away from the strike by Abdelrahman.
Armando darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Armando is looking to slow Abdelrahman down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdelrahman. Armando does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego Armando is winning the standup battle so far.
Armando lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Armando with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Armando throws a front kick aimed at Abdelrahman's knee but Abdelrahman avoids it well.
Armando digs a good body shot into Abdelrahman's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.
Abdelrahman throws a shot from downtown. Armando moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armando.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Armando has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdelrahman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Armando.
Armando feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdelrahmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Armando lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Abdelrahman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abdelrahman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Armando misses the target.
Armando thuds his right hand into Abdelrahman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Armando scoring well with a low kick there.
Shahzad Abdelrahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdelrahman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Armando connects with a solid leg kick.
Abdelrahman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Abdelrahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdelrahman.
Armando lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Armando.
Abdelrahman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Armando.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armando lands with a right hand.
Armando lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Armando.
Abdelrahman is rocked!
Abdelrahman with the inside leg kick.
Armando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abdelrahman's head backwards.
Abdelrahman is still on wobbly legs! Can Armando finish him?
A decent looking cross lands there for Armando.
Armando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Armando pounces like a tiger and cracks Abdelrahman with a vicious hook! Abdelrahman is down but not out! Armando follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Armando!
After winning the bout, Diego Armando thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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