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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 1796 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Ciccio Lo Zizio (ranked 245 p4p, 345 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciccio Lo Zizio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo Zizio is trying hard to land a takedown here. El Shabazz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lo Zizio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lo Zizio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot.
And Lo Zizio tries to counter it with a takedown but El Shabazz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've been told by El Shabazz's head coaches at MY YARD™️ Resurrect that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
El Shabazz jabs at Lo Zizio's body.
Lo Zizio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lo Zizio avoids the body shot from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ciccio Lo Zizio has been cut.
El Shabazz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lo Zizio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lo Zizio shoots in but no luck this time.
Lo Zizio checks a leg kick.
Lo Zizio looking to score a takedown here. El Shabazz is defending well but Lo Zizio drives through and ends up in El Shabazz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Shabazz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lo Zizio.
El Shabazz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lo Zizio.
El Shabazz looking for a sweep. Not yet El Shabazz, not yet.
El Shabazz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lo Zizio postures up in El Shabazz's guard and throws a big left but El Shabazz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo Zizio postures up in El Shabazz's guard and throws a big left but El Shabazz blocks it.
Lo Zizio with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Shabazz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Shabazz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lo Zizio throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lo Zizio working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
El Shabazz pulls Lo Zizio in close to his closed guard and prevents Lo Zizio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lo Zizio throws an elbow that misses. El Shabazz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lo Zizio's guard. Nice move by El Shabazz!
Lo Zizio is controlling El Shabazz's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lo Zizio looking for a guillotine here but El Shabazz defends easily.
Lo Zizio working a defensive guard here.
El Shabazz forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if El Shabazz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Shabazz works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lo Zizio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
El Shabazz controlling the action here.
Lo Zizio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Shabazz pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo Zizio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Shabazz pulls his head out easily.
El Shabazz is taking a breather. Lo Zizio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lo Zizio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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 Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
El Shabazz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lo Zizio has a takedown stuffed.
Lo Zizio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
El Shabazz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lo Zizio throws a right hand that El Shabazz ducks under and follows up with a left that El Shabazz also avoids with ease.
El Shabazz leaves Lo Zizio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciccio Lo Zizio.
El Shabazz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lo Zizio's hands.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Shabazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lo Zizio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around El Shabazz's waist but El Shabazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lo Zizio off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz slaps away a takedown attempt from Lo Zizio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lo Zizio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut even more.
Malik El Shabazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lo Zizio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around El Shabazz's waist but El Shabazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lo Zizio off to one side.
Lo Zizio shoots for a takedown but El Shabazz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo Zizio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Shabazz lands a lovely overhand right.
Lo Zizio takes one to the chin there.
El Shabazz throws a head kick that misses.
Lo Zizio drops his hands momentarily and El Shabazz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lo Zizio shoots in but no luck this time.
El Shabazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Shabazz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLo Zizio.
Lo Zizio shoots for a takedown but El Shabazz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lo Zizio is breathing heavily.
El Shabazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
El Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lo Zizio is just out of range.
El Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Lo Zizio gets a clinch.
El Shabazz scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Shabazz is pressed up against the cage. Lo Zizio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag El Shabazz down to the mat. El Shabazz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malik El Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lo Zizio tries to keep at a distance but El Shabazz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lo Zizio jumps guard but El Shabazz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
El Shabazz landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as El Shabazz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lo Zizio backwards.
El Shabazz is leaning against Lo Zizio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lo Zizio managing to block the knees to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz with a knee to the head.
The cut above Ciccio Lo Zizio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
El Shabazz is pressed up against the cage. Lo Zizio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag El Shabazz down to the mat. El Shabazz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
El Shabazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lo Zizio, pushing him back against the cage.
El Shabazz gets through Lo Zizio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
El Shabazz digs a right hand into Lo Zizio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lo Zizio's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from El Shabazz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Shabazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz slows down the pace here.
El Shabazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Shabazz is leaning against Lo Zizio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from El Shabazz.
A left hand lands to the body for El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is leaning against Lo Zizio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Shabazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz pushes Lo Zizio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as El Shabazz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Shabazz is pushing Lo Zizio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
El Shabazz lands a body punch.
El Shabazz lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Shabazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Shabazz misses with a body punch.
El Shabazz lands a good knee to the midsection. Lo Zizio won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lo Zizio fails to pull guard.
Lo Zizio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Shabazz's elbow.
Lo Zizio misses with the head strike.
El Shabazz leaning against his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
El Shabazz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
El Shabazz throws a leg kick but Lo Zizio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lo Zizio 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.
El Shabazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lo Zizio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lo Zizio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but El Shabazz blocks it well.
El Shabazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lo Zizio can do to turn this around?
Lo Zizio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with El Shabazz but El Shabazz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Lo Zizio backs away, El Shabazz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice straight punches there by El Shabazz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Shabazz.
El Shabazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lo Zizio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Shabazz instigates a clinch.
El Shabazz misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from El Shabazz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
El Shabazz crunches a lovely knee into Lo Zizio's ribcage.
Lo Zizio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for El Shabazz.
El Shabazz working Lo Zizio over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
El Shabazz misses with a body punch.
El Shabazz lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lo Zizio backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, El Shabazz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ciccio Lo Zizio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
El Shabazz pushes Lo Zizio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Shabazz lands with a light punch inside.
El Shabazz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
El Shabazz tries to work over Lo Zizio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Shabazz prevents the takedown attempt.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ciccio Lo Zizio.
Lo Zizio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El Shabazz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
El Shabazz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lo Zizio.
El Shabazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lo Zizio's face.
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!
A shot in the inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
El Shabazz lands a left hand.
El Shabazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
El Shabazz prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
El Shabazz digs a right hand into Lo Zizio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lo Zizio's gas tank.
El Shabazz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lo Zizio wants a takedown but no success here.
El Shabazz lands a good knee to the midsection. Lo Zizio won't want to take too many of those.
El Shabazz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lo Zizio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
El Shabazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lo Zizio takes a shot to the head.
El Shabazz tries to throw a body punch but Lo Zizio avoids it by throwing El Shabazz back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
El Shabazz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Shabazz digs a right hand into Lo Zizio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lo Zizio's gas tank.
El Shabazz working Lo Zizio over with knees to the body.
El Shabazz lands a nice knee to the body.
El Shabazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
El Shabazz lands with a light punch inside.
Lo Zizio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Shabazz.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lo Zizio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Shabazz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
El Shabazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lo Zizio misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Shabazz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from El Shabazz.
Still in the clinch, El Shabazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lo Zizio tightens his grip and picks El Shabazz up, before dumping him to the ground. El Shabazz manages to land in guard.
El Shabazz pulls Lo Zizio in close to prevent any damage.
Ciccio Lo Zizio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lo Zizio throws a strike but El Shabazz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lo Zizio looking for a guillotine here but El Shabazz defends easily.
El Shabazz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik El Shabazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for El Shabazz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
Malik El Shabazz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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