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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 136 p4p, 464 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 16 p4p, 60 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Shabazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Shabazz moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith jabs El Shabazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
El Shabazz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El Shabazz staying out of range there.
El Shabazz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith tests El Shabazz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
El Shabazz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Shabazz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Shabazz blocking some punches.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
El Shabazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch up but El Shabazz circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
El Shabazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Shabazz.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Shabazz.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith defending well as El Shabazz loads up on a big left hand.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to clinch but El Shabazz is having none of it.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Shabazz.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but El Shabazz is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Shabazz throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and El Shabazz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Shabazz throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
El Shabazz lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping El Shabazz under the eye.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
El Shabazz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
El Shabazz throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
El Shabazz throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
El Shabazz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
El Shabazz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends El Shabazz's belly button to the back.
Smith forces El Shabazz back against the cage and clinches.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but El Shabazz avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
El Shabazz dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
El Shabazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
El Shabazz lands a knee to the body.
El Shabazz lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Shabazz prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
El Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by El Shabazz.
A short left from Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Shabazz.
Smith tries to clinch but El Shabazz moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from El Shabazz misses.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Shabazz staying out of range there.
El Shabazz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! El Shabazz scrambles back to his feet.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Shabazz throws out the jab.
El Shabazz gets a clinch.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
El Shabazz looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a body punch.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards El Shabazz's brow.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Shabazz with a knee to the head.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of El Shabazz's head.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab lands there for Smith.
El Shabazz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith lunges at El Shabazz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by El Shabazz's hand.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but El Shabazz pushes him off.
Smith digs a good hook to El Shabazz's body.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith tries to clinch there but El Shabazz circles away.
Smith rushes El Shabazz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but El Shabazz avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
El Shabazz blocking some punches.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
El Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
El Shabazz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith pushes El Shabazz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
El Shabazz throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith tries to work over El Shabazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Shabazz avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith cracks El Shabazz with a nice body shot.
Smith working aggressively here.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Shabazz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by El Shabazz.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
El Shabazz blocking some punches.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El Shabazz.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like El Shabazz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Shabazz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
El Shabazz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Shabazz.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but El Shabazz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Shabazz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
El Shabazz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
El Shabazz tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
El Shabazz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but El Shabazz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Shabazz manages to avoid it.
El Shabazz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but El Shabazz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
El Shabazz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by El Shabazz - just one landing.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but El Shabazz slips the punch.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Shabazz throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
El Shabazz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
El Shabazz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
enabling El Shabazz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith dips to his left and cracks El Shabazz with an uppercut!
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but El Shabazz blocks it.
El Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
El Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Shabazz or not.
El Shabazz landing knees to the head.
It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but El Shabazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Shabazz misses with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
That's time! El Shabazz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
El Shabazz connects with the punch.
El Shabazz misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith punishes El Shabazz's body with a nice straight punch.
El Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Shabazz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
El Shabazz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
El Shabazz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
El Shabazz takes one to the side of the head.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
El Shabazz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops El Shabazz to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! El Shabazz looks to clinch but Smith throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! El Shabazz taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chad Smith!
Chad Smith decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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