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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 275 p4p, 199 weight class) and Malik El Shabazz (ranked 34 p4p, 23 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik El Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Costeau.
Costeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
El Shabazz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
El Shabazz dips to his left and cracks Costeau with an uppercut!
El Shabazz scores with a nice head shot.
Costeau jabs at El Shabazz's body.
Costeau throws a body punch but El Shabazz moves out of range.
Costeau looks to throw the jab but El Shabazz is out of range.
El Shabazz lands an overhand right.
El Shabazz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
El Shabazz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costeau throws out a leg kick but El Shabazz moves out of range and Costeau only half commits.
Costeau throws a sloppy head kick and El Shabazz moves out of range easily.
Costeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costeau blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz lands a nice uppercut.
El Shabazz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Costeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costeau lands with a right to the head.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
El Shabazz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Costeau is defending well for now.
El Shabazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Costeau blocks with his arms.
Costeau digs a right hand into El Shabazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on El Shabazz's gas tank.
Costeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Shabazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Costeau's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costeau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Costeau fails to land.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Costeau is blocking nicely.
Costeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costeau can't find room to land a body shot as El Shabazz controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Shabazz.
Costeau working aggressively here.
El Shabazz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Costeau's face.
Costeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
El Shabazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costeau works on El Shabazz's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Costeau avoids the damage to the body.
El Shabazz with a knee to the head.
Costeau throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Costeau.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Costeau blocks with his arms.
El Shabazz is trying to push Costeau away but Costeau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from El Shabazz as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Costeau as the two fighters clinch.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Costeau avoids the damage to the body.
Costeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
El Shabazz with a knee to the head.
Costeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costeau scores with a shoulder strike.
El Shabazz tries a body shot but Costeau blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Costeau.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costeau avoids it.
Costeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from El Shabazz.
Costeau wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Shabazz has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz scores with a nice hook to the head.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
El Shabazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costeau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Shabazz lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costeau manages to avoid it.
Costeau misses with a lunging right hand
letting El Shabazz counter with a right hand.
El Shabazz dips to his left and cracks Costeau with an uppercut!
El Shabazz clinches with his opponent.
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Costeau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Shabazz landing knees to the body.
Costeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costeau struggles to land a body shot inside as El Shabazz controls his hands.
Costeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Costeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Costeau is blocking nicely.
Costeau working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that round.
That's time! Costeau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Costeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Shabazz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Shabazz jabs at Costeau's body.
Costeau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Costeau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
El Shabazz moves out of range of the body kick.
Costeau misses the shot to the body.
El Shabazz lands with a good body shot.
Costeau throws a front kick aimed at El Shabazz's knee but El Shabazz avoids it well.
El Shabazz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick lands for Costeau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Shabazz misses the jab.
El Shabazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Shabazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costeau.
El Shabazz misses with a hook to the body
and Costeau counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from El Shabazz finds it's target.
El Shabazz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Shabazz lands with an overhand left.
El Shabazz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
El Shabazz misses with a looping right.
Costeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Costeau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costeau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
El Shabazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malik El Shabazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Shabazz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Costeau doesn't seem bothered though.
Costeau loads up on a big right hand but El Shabazz slips the punch.
El Shabazz tries to score with a low kick but Costeau moves his leg out of the way.
Costeau tries a head kick but it misses.
El Shabazz clobbers Costeau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
El Shabazz throws a hook to the side of Costeau's head but Costeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz avoids the body shot from Costeau.
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!
El Shabazz misses with a straight left.
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from El Shabazz.
Costeau keeps El Shabazz at a distance using the push kick.
Costeau takes a swing at El Shabazz's ribcage but misses.
Costeau takes one to the chin there.
El Shabazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costeau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Costeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Shabazz misses with a looping left.
Costeau throws a leg kick but El Shabazz checks it.
El Shabazz blocks a jab.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Costeau slips the punch.
El Shabazz missing with a left hand there. Costeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Shabazz manages to avoid it.
Costeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Costeau.
Costeau tries to move into range but El Shabazz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
El Shabazz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
El Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Costeau slips the punch.
Costeau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
El Shabazz throws a shot from downtown. Costeau moves away and avoids it.
Costeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Shabazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costeau throws a sloppy head kick and El Shabazz moves out of range easily.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot.
A low kick from El Shabazz misses
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by El Shabazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
El Shabazz is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from El Shabazz.
Costeau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Shabazz throws an off balance right hand
and Costeau counters with a good, hard body kick but El Shabazz shrugs it off.
Costeau lands a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Costeau!
Costeau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. El Shabazz doesn't seem bothered though.
El Shabazz throws the left hand but Costeau avoids the punch easily.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like El Shabazz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
El Shabazz misses with a combination
and Costeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Costeau throws a sloppy head kick and El Shabazz moves out of range easily.
Costeau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costeau is looking to chop away at El Shabazz's legs.
Costeau is looking to wear down El Shabazz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Costeau looks to land a right hand but El Shabazz moved out of range.
Costeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Shabazz.
Costeau tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Costeau blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Costeau misses its target.
El Shabazz blocks a leg kick.
El Shabazz checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
El Shabazz looks to land a left hand but Costeau moved out of range nicely.
El Shabazz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Costeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and El Shabazz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz swings for the body but Costeau moves out of range.
El Shabazz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Shabazz takes a swing at Costeau's ribcage but misses.
El Shabazz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
El Shabazz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
El Shabazz throws a big shot that misses.
El Shabazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costeau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Costeau finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
El Shabazz lands with a straight right. Costeau didn't see that one coming.
El Shabazz moves out of range as Costeau throws a body kick.
Costeau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Shabazz throws out a counter right but Costeau avoids it with no problem.
Costeau takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costeau manages to avoid it.
El Shabazz lands a jab to Costeau's midsection.
El Shabazz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costeau moves away from the strike by El Shabazz.
Costeau throws a leg kick but El Shabazz checks it.
El Shabazz misses the shot to the body.
Costeau fires out a quick counter leg kick but El Shabazz just manages to avoid it.
Costeau throws a right hand that misses
letting El Shabazz counter with a right hand.
Costeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Costeau.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
El Shabazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
El Shabazz tests Costeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Costeau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from El Shabazz does no damage.
Costeau scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from El Shabazz misses the target.
El Shabazz tries a low kick but Costeau avoids it.
A jab from Costeau misses.
Costeau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Shabazz throws a hook but Costeau blocks it.
Costeau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling El Shabazz to score with a decent uppercut.
El Shabazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Shabazz checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from El Shabazz.
Costeau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Costeau throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz is looking to clinch.
El Shabazz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costeau.
Costeau slips a straight right by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz wants to clinch.
El Shabazz missing with a left hand there. Costeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costeau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Costeau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Costeau.
Costeau throws a low kick but it's checked well by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
El Shabazz throws a jab when Costeau was well out of range.
El Shabazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costeau.
El Shabazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malik El Shabazz.
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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Malik El Shabazz!
After the fight, Malik El Shabazz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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