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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 119 p4p, 322 weight class) and Malik El Shabazz (ranked 17 p4p, 51 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik El Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kowalkiewiczs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kowalkiewicz cracks El Shabazz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but El Shabazz moves out of range.
El Shabazz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
El Shabazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kowalkiewicz takes one to the chin there.
El Shabazz cracks a nice hook into Kowalkiewicz's ribs.
El Shabazz moves out of range as Kowalkiewicz throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz with the inside leg kick.
El Shabazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
El Shabazz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a nice body kick.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range as El Shabazz strikes.
Kowalkiewicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Shabazz takes a swing at Kowalkiewicz's ribcage but misses.
It appears Kowalkiewicz was looking to counter with a kick there.
El Shabazz scores with a leg kick.
Kowalkiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Shabazz throws out the jab.
El Shabazz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
El Shabazz throws a good cross that connects.
Kowalkiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz lands a two punch combo.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses with a hook
letting Kowalkiewicz counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Shabazz throws a hook but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
As El Shabazz backs away, Kowalkiewicz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
El Shabazz gets a clinch.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head.
Kowalkiewicz pushes El Shabazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Kowalkiewicz to work.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kowalkiewicz presses El Shabazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalkiewicz is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kowalkiewicz's face.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks with his arms.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks with his arms.
Kowalkiewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
El Shabazz defending well as Kowalkiewicz loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalkiewicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Shabazz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Shabazz circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Shabazz scores with a body shot.
El Shabazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Shabazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalkiewicz.
A little jabbing left from El Shabazz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalkiewicz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kowalkiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz lands with a straight right. Kowalkiewicz didn't see that one coming.
El Shabazz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowalkiewicz doesn't seem bothered though.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalkiewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Shabazz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Shabazz misses with a straight right.
El Shabazz wants to clinch up but Kowalkiewicz keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Kowalkiewicz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
El Shabazz misses with a hook. Kowalkiewicz ducked under it nicely.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to counter punch.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
El Shabazz blocks a jab.
El Shabazz just misses with a punch to the body.
El Shabazz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and El Shabazz duly obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
El Shabazz throws a big shot that misses.
Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Shabazz.
Kowalkiewicz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
El Shabazz throws out a leg kick but Kowalkiewicz moves out of range and El Shabazz only half commits.
El Shabazz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook but El Shabazz avoids it easily.
El Shabazz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kowalkiewicz tries to counter by clinching up but El Shabazz breaks away and moves out of range.
El Shabazz lands a head shot.
El Shabazz scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalkiewicz should have avoided that one.
Kowalkiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Shabazz throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz misses the jab.
El Shabazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Shabazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook but El Shabazz blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a series of strikes that have Kowalkiewicz backpedaling.
El Shabazz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Shabazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kowalkiewicz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kowalkiewicz connects with a right hand. El Shabazz shakes it off.
Kowalkiewicz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz looks to land a right hand but Kowalkiewicz moved out of range.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch but El Shabazz is having none of it.
Kowalkiewicz blocks a leg kick.
El Shabazz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot.
El Shabazz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Shabazz throws out a loose jab but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz thuds a left hand into Kowalkiewicz's body.
El Shabazz circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Shabazz clinches.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalkiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by El Shabazz.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalkiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalkiewicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, El Shabazz scores with a nice short uppercut.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalkiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz blocks a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
A short uppercut from Kowalkiewicz.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalkiewicz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a punch 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.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalkiewicz.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kowalkiewicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
El Shabazz prevents a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalkiewicz is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kowalkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as El Shabazz controls his hands.
Kowalkiewicz manages to break the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz sends El Shabazz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kowalkiewicz is motioning to the referee to let El Shabazz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
El Shabazz is rocked!
It looks like Malik El Shabazz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Shabazz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
El Shabazz is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalkiewicz finish him?
El Shabazz lands a nice shot that snaps Kowalkiewicz's head back.
El Shabazz misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalkiewicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
El Shabazz seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz slips a straight right by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz throws a looping overhand right but Kowalkiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz tries to counter by clinching up but El Shabazz breaks away and moves out of range.
Kowalkiewicz rushes El Shabazz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
El Shabazz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalkiewicz is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
El Shabazz is breathing heavily.
El Shabazz missing with knees to the body.
El Shabazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
El Shabazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalkiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from El Shabazz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Kowalkiewicz misses its intended target.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut
and Kowalkiewicz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malik El Shabazz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Malik El Shabazz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kowalkiewicz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
El Shabazz throws out a loose jab but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Shabazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice leg kick that just misses El Shabazz's sensitive parts.
El Shabazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalkiewicz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from El Shabazz.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a hook to the body. El Shabazz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kowalkiewicz throws a jab when El Shabazz was well out of range.
Kowalkiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and El Shabazz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Shabazz. That's going to slow Kowalkiewicz down.
Kowalkiewicz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kowalkiewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Shabazz thows a leg kick but Kowalkiewicz checks it
and Kowalkiewicz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kowalkiewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shoulder strike.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Shabazz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
El Shabazz can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalkiewicz controls the action.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz digs a right hand underneath Kowalkiewicz's ribcage. Kowalkiewicz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalkiewicz avoids it.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Shabazz's elbow.
Kowalkiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalkiewicz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalkiewicz misses with some punches.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kowalkiewicz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalkiewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by El Shabazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalkiewicz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Shabazz backwards.
Kowalkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalkiewicz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps El Shabazz's head backwards.
El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
El Shabazz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
El Shabazz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kowalkiewicz tries to clinch there but El Shabazz circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalkiewicz counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Shabazz.
A short right from Kowalkiewicz on the inside.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks it.
Kowalkiewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz is trying to stall.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalkiewicz blocks with his arms.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalkiewicz is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalkiewicz working aggressively here.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalkiewicz is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalkiewicz is blocking nicely.
Kowalkiewicz is leaning against El Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand underneath El Shabazz's ribcage. El Shabazz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalkiewicz is leaning against El Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kowalkiewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalkiewicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Kowalkiewicz presses El Shabazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalkiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz is leaning against El Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz pushes El Shabazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Shabazz's elbow.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kowalkiewicz gets through El Shabazz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz pushes El Shabazz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Shabazz's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Shabazzs head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michał Kowalkiewicz clearly takes 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 loads up on a big right hand but Kowalkiewicz slips the punch.
El Shabazz sizes up Kowalkiewicz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook but El Shabazz avoids it easily.
Kowalkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kowalkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
El Shabazz looks to land a left hand but Kowalkiewicz moved out of range nicely.
Kowalkiewicz is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Kowalkiewicz shuts the power down on El Shabazz. Lights out, game over! Kowalkiewicz is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michał Kowalkiewicz!
Michał Kowalkiewicz retains his middleweight title!
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