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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramdin Bolsdeep (ranked 1431 p4p, 1848 weight class) and Malik El Shabazz (ranked 195 p4p, 252 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bolsdeep might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sir Psycho Sexy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramdin Bolsdeep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik El Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Our sources have told us that Bolsdeep has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
El Shabazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bolsdeep avoiding damage as El Shabazz throws knees to the body.
Bolsdeep scores with a shot to the side of El Shabazz's head.
El Shabazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolsdeep lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Bolsdeep blocks with his arms.
El Shabazz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
Bolsdeep tries a body shot but El Shabazz blocks it.
El Shabazz connects with a knee to the head.
Bolsdeep throws an elbow but it's blocked.
El Shabazz lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolsdeep with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolsdeep avoids it.
Bolsdeep with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolsdeep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
El Shabazz blocks the elbow strike.
Bolsdeep lands a nice elbow.
El Shabazz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
El Shabazz cracks Bolsdeep with a nice body shot.
Bolsdeep scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolsdeep throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolsdeep is defending well for now.
We've been informed that El Shabazz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolsdeep is defending well for now.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Bolsdeep is blocking nicely.
Bolsdeep lands a nice uppercut.
Bolsdeep tries a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks it.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Bolsdeep blocks it.
El Shabazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolsdeep is breathing heavily.
Bolsdeep looking to stall.
The referee calls for El Shabazz to work.
Bolsdeep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolsdeep blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz scores with a shoulder strike.
El Shabazz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Shabazz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
Bolsdeep lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bolsdeep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolsdeep avoids the damage to the body.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolsdeep pushes off an throws an elbow but El Shabazz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bolsdeep throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Shabazz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolsdeep struggles to land a body shot inside as El Shabazz controls his hands.
Bolsdeep tries to throw a body punch but El Shabazz avoids it by throwing Bolsdeep back against the cage.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
Bolsdeep managing to block the knees to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolsdeep is defending well for now.
El Shabazz avoids a wild elbow strike from Bolsdeep.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolsdeep.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz scores a nice knee to the body.
El Shabazz just leaning against Bolsdeep, taking a breather.
El Shabazz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
El Shabazz lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolsdeep.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolsdeep avoids the damage to the body.
Bolsdeep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bolsdeep throws an elbow but misses.
Bolsdeep looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolsdeep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep letting El Shabazz take a breather here.
Bolsdeep throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
El Shabazz working Bolsdeep over with knees to the body.
Bolsdeep has a couple of punches blocked by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz crunches a lovely knee into Bolsdeep's ribcage.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolsdeep avoids the damage to the body.
Bolsdeep tries to throw a body punch but El Shabazz avoids it by throwing Bolsdeep back against the cage.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Bolsdeep can't find room to land a body shot as El Shabazz controls the action.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz blocks an elbow strike from Bolsdeep.
A right hand to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolsdeep gets an underhook and turns El Shabazz into the cage.
El Shabazz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bolsdeep lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Shabazz blocks an uppercut.
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!
Bolsdeep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Bolsdeep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolsdeep has a couple of punches blocked by El Shabazz.
The referee is keeping an eye on El Shabazz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bolsdeep working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Shabazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolsdeep's face.
Bolsdeep lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Malik El Shabazz has been cut.
El Shabazz lands an uppercut.
Bolsdeep is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malik El Shabazz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
El Shabazz has closed the distance and engaged Bolsdeep in a clinch.
Bolsdeep scores with a knee to the head.
El Shabazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolsdeep's face.
Bolsdeep managing to block the knees to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep looking to throw knees to the head but El Shabazz is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Shabazz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolsdeep with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolsdeep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from El Shabazz.
Bolsdeep tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolsdeep avoids it.
El Shabazz prevents a body shot from Bolsdeep.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Bolsdeep throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Bolsdeep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Shabazz is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolsdeep gets an underhook and turns El Shabazz into the cage.
Bolsdeep throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Shabazz blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolsdeep blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolsdeep pushes El Shabazz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bolsdeep avoiding damage as El Shabazz throws knees to the body.
Bolsdeep throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolsdeep avoids it.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolsdeep avoids it.
Bolsdeep blocks an uppercut.
Bolsdeep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Shabazz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
El Shabazz missing with knees to the body.
El Shabazz scores a nice knee to the body.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Bolsdeep blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolsdeep avoids the damage to the body.
Bolsdeep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz blocking some punches.
Bolsdeep swings wildly with an uppercut but El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolsdeep landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolsdeep.
El Shabazz blocks the elbow strike.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolsdeep is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from El Shabazz.
Bolsdeep lands an elbow inside that El Shabazz shrugs off.
Bolsdeep lands an elbow inside that El Shabazz shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Bolsdeep.
El Shabazz working Bolsdeep over with knees to the body.
Bolsdeep blocking some punches.
El Shabazz taking a breather.
El Shabazz wants to stall.
El Shabazz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
El Shabazz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolsdeep wants to stall.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Bolsdeep - that landed with a thud.
Bolsdeep putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has El Shabazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolsdeep tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bolsdeep lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolsdeep blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolsdeep avoids it.
Bolsdeep is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolsdeep lands a damaging elbow.
Bolsdeep tries to work over El Shabazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Bolsdeep lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Shabazz lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolsdeep backwards.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolsdeep is defending well for now.
Bolsdeep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolsdeep lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
El Shabazz crunches a lovely knee into Bolsdeep's ribcage.
Bolsdeep landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolsdeep lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolsdeep using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolsdeep lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bolsdeep lands an elbow that stopped El Shabazz in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Bolsdeep fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from El Shabazz fails to land.
El Shabazz lands with a right to the head.
Bolsdeep throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolsdeep blocks an uppercut.
Bolsdeep tries to throw a body punch but El Shabazz avoids it by throwing Bolsdeep back against the cage.
El Shabazz is trying to stall.
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 Ramdin Bolsdeep will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malik El Shabazz's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from El Shabazz. Bolsdeep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolsdeep tries a low kick but El Shabazz avoids it.
Bolsdeep needs to keep his hands up - El Shabazz had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolsdeep counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Shabazz throws a lazy right hand but Bolsdeep sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
El Shabazz sizes up Bolsdeep with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by El Shabazz there.
El Shabazz throws a hook but Bolsdeep blocks it.
Bolsdeep is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolsdeep stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from El Shabazz.
Bolsdeep walks into a stiff left hand from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz moves into the clinch.
Bolsdeep misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Shabazz misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolsdeep avoids it.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Bolsdeep - that landed with a thud.
Bolsdeep can't find room to land a body shot as El Shabazz controls the action.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolsdeep is defending well for now.
Bolsdeep throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Bolsdeep misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bolsdeep - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
El Shabazz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolsdeep is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. El Shabazz is defending well for now.
Bolsdeep throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Shabazz blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolsdeep is defending well for now.
El Shabazz slowing the pace effectively.
Bolsdeep tries to land a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks with his arms.
El Shabazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolsdeep controls his hands.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolsdeep tries a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks it.
Bolsdeep lands with a left to the head.
Bolsdeep tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Bolsdeep tries a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks it.
Bolsdeep tries to land a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks with his arms.
Bolsdeep lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Bolsdeep misses with a body punch.
El Shabazz stalling in the clinch.
Bolsdeep managing to block the knees to the body from El Shabazz.
A knee to the head by Bolsdeep.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolsdeep.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolsdeep.
Nice body punch from Bolsdeep - that landed with a thud.
Bolsdeep tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El Shabazz avoids it.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Bolsdeep blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolsdeep uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Shabazz prevents a body shot from Bolsdeep.
El Shabazz avoids the elbow strike from Bolsdeep, against the cage.
A knee to the head by El Shabazz.
Bolsdeep misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Shabazz landing knees to the head.
Bolsdeep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz digs a right hand into Bolsdeep's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bolsdeep's gas tank.
El Shabazz gets through Bolsdeep's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
El Shabazz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bolsdeep with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolsdeep throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but El Shabazz blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolsdeep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Shabazz's elbow.
El Shabazz looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz avoiding damage as Bolsdeep throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from El Shabazz as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Shabazz.
El Shabazz presses Bolsdeep against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
El Shabazz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolsdeep misses with an elbow strike.
El Shabazz prevents a body shot from Bolsdeep.
Bolsdeep misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolsdeep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolsdeep misses with a body punch.
El Shabazz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolsdeep just misses with a elbow thrown towards El Shabazz's brow.
Bolsdeep tries a knee to the head but El Shabazz blocks it.
Knees to the body from El Shabazz.
Bolsdeep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Shabazz leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for El Shabazz to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik El Shabazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
Malik El Shabazz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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