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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rama Udo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustafa Shabazz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Udo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Mustafa Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz moves in looking to clinch but Udo pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Shabazz.
Udo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Udo throws a hook but Shabazz avoids it easily.
Shabazz slips under a jab from Udo.
Nice uppercut lands for Udo. That snapped Shabazz's head back.
Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Udo's hands.
Udo cracks Shabazz with an open hand slap.
Udo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Udo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Udo sets himself, and Shabazz steps forward looking for the clinch! Udo avoids it this time.
A combination from Shabazz does no damage.
Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Udo is just out of range.
Shabazz blocks a low kick nicely.
Udo misses with an uppercut.
Shabazz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shabazz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Udo counters with a left to the body.
Shabazz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shabazz.
Rama Udo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Udo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shabazz - the referee stops the clock and Udo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shabazz. Udo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Udo misses with a wild body shot.
Udo misses the jab.
Udo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shabazz.
Shabazz cracks a nice hook into Udo's ribs.
Shabazz has closed the distance and engaged Udo in a clinch.
Shabazz misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Shabazz.
Udo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Udo is defending well for now.
Udo is pressed up against the cage. Shabazz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Udo down to the mat. Udo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shabazz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shabazz wants to counter with a clinch but Udo pushes him away.
Udo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shabazz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Udo misses with a hook to the body
and Shabazz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shabazz.
Shabazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Udo avoids it.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Udo.
Shabazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Udo's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Udo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shabazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Udo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Udo avoids the damage to the body.
Udo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Udo blocks with his arms.
Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Udo.
Udo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shabazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Udo blocks it.
Udo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Udo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shabazz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shabazz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Udo throws a head punch that misses.
Shabazz has a couple of punches blocked by Udo.
Shabazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Udo taking a breather.
Shabazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Udo blocks the elbow strike.
Udo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shabazz misses with a punch to the body.
Shabazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Udo trying to control the position but instead, Shabazz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Udo into the cage.
A short uppercut from Shabazz.
Shabazz throws a head punch that misses.
Udo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shabazz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Shabazz 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.
Shabazz connects with a body shot that sends Udo's belly button to the back.
Shabazz connects with a nice looking jab.
Shabazz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Udo.
Udo's corner calls for a 1-2. Udo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shabazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shabazz is working for takedown but Udo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shabazz lands a nice elbow.
Shabazz throws a punch but it's blocked by Udo.
Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shabazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
Mustafa Shabazz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shabazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Udo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shabazz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Udo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shabazz can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Udo scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shabazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Udo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shabazz.
Shabazz misses with an elbow strike.
Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Udo blocks an elbow strike.
Udo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Udo dodges an elbow strike from Shabazz.
Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Udo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shabazz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rama Udo has been cut.
Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Udo is blocking nicely.
Shabazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Udo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shabazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Udo's brow.
Shabazz tries for a takedown but Udo manages to get underhooks.
Udo throws a punch but it's blocked by Shabazz.
Udo avoiding damage as Shabazz throws knees to the body.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Udo avoids it.
Shabazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Udo controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Udo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shabazz misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shabazz.
Shabazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shabazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shabazz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Udo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rama Udo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustafa Shabazz.
Shabazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Udo has a couple of punches blocked by Shabazz.
Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Shabazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Udo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shabazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Udo avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Udo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Udo blocking some punches.
Shabazz misses with an elbow strike.
Udo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shabazz crunches a lovely knee into Udo's ribcage.
Shabazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shabazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Udo's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shabazz takes a shot to the head.
Shabazz lands an elbow inside.
Shabazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Shabazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rama Udo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crunch! Udo slams his shin into Shabazz's torso.
Shabazz moves out of range of the strikes.
Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Udo is just out of range.
Shabazz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Udo backs up against the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Udo.
Mustafa Shabazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Udo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shabazz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Udo rather than just go for the knockout.
Shabazz defending well as Udo loads up on a big left hand.
Shabazz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Udo finds it's way round the side to connect with Shabazz's head.
A big left from Udo misses.
Shabazz lands a jab to the nose.
Udo is looking to chop away at Shabazz's legs.
A head kick misses from Shabazz.
A shot to the liver by Shabazz. Beautiful body shot.
Rama Udo is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shabazz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Udo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Udo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shabazz with a hook.
Udo throws a leg kick but Shabazz moved away.
Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Udo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz connects with a body shot.
Udo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Udo throws a leg kick but Shabazz checks it.
Udo misses with an uppercut.
Udo throws a shot to the body.
Udo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Udo scores with a sloppy right hand. Shabazz should have avoided that one.
Udo moves away from the strike by Shabazz.
A punch combination from Udo misses.
Udo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shabazz.
Shabazz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shabazz checks a low kick from Udo.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.
Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Udo.
Shabazz misses with a body shot.
Shabazz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shabazz tried to score with a low kick but Udo checks it.
Rama Udo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udo cracks Shabazz with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabazz moves away.
Udo looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabazz is just out of range.
Shabazz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shabazz misses with a low kick as Udo jumps back.
Shabazz digs a good body shot into Udo's ribs.
Shabazz jabs Udo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Udo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Udo throws a leg kick that misses.
Shabazz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shabazz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shabazz throws the kick towards the body but Udo avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Udo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Udo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shabazzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shabazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Udo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Udo moves away from the strike by Shabazz.
Shabazz jabs at Udo's body.
Udo throws a hook but Shabazz avoids it easily.
Udo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shabazz counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udo misses with a few strikes there.
Udo throws a head kick but Shabazz moves out of range.
A slow jab from Udo misses its intended target.
Shabazz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shabazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Udo's sensitive parts.
Shabazz throws a front kick that sends Udo stumbling back into the cage.
Udo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Udo misses with a straight left.
Udo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shabazz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shabazz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shabazz checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shabazz!
Shabazz tries to clinch there but Udo circles away.
Shabazz lands a high kick!
Shabazz forces Udo back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz wants to stall.
Udo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shabazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shabazz looking to slow down the pace here.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Udo.
Udo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Udo managing to block the knees to the body from Shabazz.
A head punch on the inside from Udo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Udo fails to land.
Shabazz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Udo struggles to land a body shot inside as Shabazz controls his hands.
Udo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mustafa Shabazz.
Well Shabazz 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustafa Shabazz!
A victorious Mustafa Shabazz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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