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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Montgomery (ranked 6361 p4p, 6318 weight class) and Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 669 p4p, 663 weight class). Shahzad Abdelrahman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Montgomery misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman throws out a counter right but Montgomery avoids it with no problem.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman wants to slow Montgomery down by chopping away at his legs.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick that misses
and Montgomery counters with a straight right hand.
Abdelrahman tries to land a front kick but Montgomery steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abdelrahman thuds a left hand into Montgomery's body.
Montgomery looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montgomery checks it well.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Montgomery crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abdelrahman - the referee stops the clock and Montgomery gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abdelrahman. Montgomery manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abdelrahman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montgomery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdelrahman circles away quickly and effectively.
Montgomery could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Abdelrahman lands.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Montgomery stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abdelrahman swats away the attempt to clinch by Montgomery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montgomery.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdelrahman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Abdelrahman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Montgomery throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abdelrahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montgomery.
Abdelrahman scores with a punch to the head.
Abdelrahman tries to score with a low kick but Montgomery moves his leg out of the way.
Montgomery is looking to clinch.
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Montgomery is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with a kick to the body.
Montgomery wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Montgomery scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Montgomery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is looking to clinch but Abdelrahman is avoiding it.
Abdelrahman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Montgomery finds it's way round the side to connect with Abdelrahman's head.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick
letting Montgomery counter with a right hand.
Montgomery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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.
Montgomery throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abdelrahman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Montgomery gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Montgomery working aggressively here.
Montgomery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Montgomery as he checks the leg kick.
Montgomery is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Abdelrahman.
A jab from Abdelrahman does it's job there.
Montgomery lands with a nice combination. Abdelrahman backs away looking to recover.
Abdelrahman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Abdelrahman keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abdelrahman! But no joy.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdelrahman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Montgomery misses its target.
Abdelrahman throws a push kick but Montgomery slaps the foot to one side.
Abdelrahman connects with a single shot there.
Montgomery wants to clinch up but Abdelrahman keeps it at a distance.
Montgomery has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abdelrahman.
Montgomery checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Montgomery blocks the low kick.
Abdelrahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Montgomery momentarily.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abdelrahman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Abdelrahman tries to score with a low kick but Montgomery moves his leg out of the way.
Abdelrahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Montgomery's head.
Abdelrahman jabs Montgomery to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdelrahman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.
Abdelrahman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Abdelrahman, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montgomery has time to react.
Abdelrahman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abdelrahman wants to slow Montgomery down by chopping away at his legs.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdelrahman needs to keep his hands up - Montgomery had a free shot at his head there.
Montgomery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdelrahman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdelrahman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montgomery blocks a jab.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Montgomery takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Montgomery doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdelrahman circles away.
Montgomery wants to clinch up but Abdelrahman keeps it at a distance.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montgomery.
Abdelrahman connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdelrahman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abdelrahman! But no joy.
Abdelrahman with the inside leg kick.
Montgomery needs to keep his hands up - Abdelrahman had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Montgomery needs to keep his hands up - Abdelrahman had a free shot at his head there.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut
and Montgomery counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montgomery steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abdelrahman. That one must have hurt.
Abdelrahman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abdelrahman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montgomery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Abdelrahman flicks out a counter leg kick but Montgomery steps away.
Montgomery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdelrahman lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montgomery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montgomery takes one to the chin there.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abdelrahman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdelrahman misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Abdelrahman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Montgomery 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.
A little jabbing left from Abdelrahman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Montgomery fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdelrahman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdelrahman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montgomery. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdelrahman tries a low kick but Montgomery avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdelrahman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdelrahman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abdelrahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montgomery works the jab nicely.
Marco Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montgomery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Montgomery is looking to clinch.
Montgomery dips to his left and cracks Abdelrahman with an uppercut!
Montgomery scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abdelrahman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montgomery's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montgomery blocks the body kick.
Abdelrahman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdelrahman lands with a kick to the ribs.
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdelrahman cracks Montgomery with a good jab.
Montgomery checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abdelrahman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdelrahman is looking to chop away at Montgomery's legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Montgomery misses its target.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdelrahman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abdelrahman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abdelrahman jabs Montgomery to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montgomery misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Montgomery does no damage.
Abdelrahman throws out a counter right but Montgomery avoids it with no problem.
Abdelrahman throws a push kick but Montgomery slaps the foot to one side.
Abdelrahman digs a good body shot into Montgomery's ribs.
Abdelrahman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Montgomery's head.
Montgomery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdelrahman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Abdelrahman circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdelrahman wants to slow Montgomery down by chopping away at his legs.
Abdelrahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montgomery 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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Montgomery.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montgomery throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Abdelrahman with the inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abdelrahman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montgomery throws a right hand that Abdelrahman ducks under and follows up with a left that Abdelrahman also avoids with ease.
Abdelrahman lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montgomery misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abdelrahman counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Montgomery swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abdelrahman counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Montgomery checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot.
Abdelrahman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montgomery is out of range and Abdelrahman settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick but Montgomery sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Montgomery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abdelrahman doesn't seem phased though.
Abdelrahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Montgomery's head.
Montgomery misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdelrahman misses with a body kick.
Abdelrahman scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Abdelrahman connects with a jab.
Montgomery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdelrahman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Montgomery tries to counter by clinching up but Abdelrahman breaks away and moves out of range.
Montgomery throws a combination that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a thumping low kick.
Abdelrahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Montgomery checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montgomery throws out the jab.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman wants to land a leg kick but Montgomery is out of range.
Abdelrahman lands with a hook. Montgomery tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montgomery will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Abdelrahman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montgomery has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abdelrahman tried to score with a low kick but Montgomery checks it.
Abdelrahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montgomery manages to avoid 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman jabs at Montgomery's body.
Montgomery moves out of range of the body kick from Abdelrahman.
Montgomery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abdelrahman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montgomery's hands.
Montgomery closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abdelrahman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Montgomery falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Montgomery is just out of range.
Abdelrahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman throws a push kick but Montgomery slaps the foot to one side.
Montgomery seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Montgomery blocks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman wants to slow Montgomery down by chopping away at his legs.
Montgomery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdelrahman cracks a nice hook into Montgomery's ribs.
Abdelrahman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Montgomery.
Montgomery throws a big counter combination but Abdelrahman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Montgomery is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick as Montgomery jumps back.
Montgomery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdelrahman swats away the attempt to clinch by Montgomery.
Abdelrahman sizes up Montgomery with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Montgomery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdelrahman catches Montgomery with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abdelrahman is looking to chop away at Montgomery's legs.
Abdelrahman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdelrahman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montgomery uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abdelrahman has time to react.
Montgomery on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdelrahman. Abdelrahman obviously looking to wear him down.
Abdelrahman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdelrahman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montgomery is out of range and Abdelrahman settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Montgomery misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Abdelrahman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
Montgomery missing with a left hand there. Abdelrahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montgomery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abdelrahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montgomery manages to avoid it.
Montgomery moves out of range of the leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Montgomery misses with a straight left.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdelrahman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Abdelrahman connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Montgomery takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marco Montgomery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montgomery looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abdelrahman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abdelrahman is looking to slow Montgomery down with leg kicks.
Abdelrahman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdelrahman punishes Montgomery's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdelrahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Montgomery's head.
Montgomery has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdelrahman finds it's way round the side to connect with Montgomery's head.
Montgomery misses with a double jab.
Abdelrahman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman scores with a body shot.
Abdelrahman is looking to slow Montgomery down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery tries to clinch there but Abdelrahman circles away.
Abdelrahman misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Montgomery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abdelrahman doesn't seem phased though.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abdelrahman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
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.
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