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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Muhammad Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mcneilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Shabazz comes to the cage accompanied by Schoolly D - Am I Black Enough For You. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Muhammad Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Mcneilly!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcneilly has his takedown stuffed
and Muhammad Shabazz moves into the clinch.
Mcneilly fails to pull guard.
Mcneilly is working for takedown but Muhammad Shabazz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mcneilly.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch.
Mcneilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with a low kick.
Muhammad Shabazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Mcneilly or perhaps it was just good defense by Muhammad Shabazz which made him look bad.
Muhammad Shabazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhammad Shabazz drives through and clinches with Mcneilly against the cage.
Mcneilly wants a takedown.
Muhammad Shabazz connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Mcneilly has been cut.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcneilly slips a jab and a cross from Muhammad Shabazz.
Muhammad Shabazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcneilly.
Mcneilly looks gassed!
Muhammad Shabazz looks to land a body kick but Mcneilly moved away.
Muhammad Shabazz moves into the clinch.
Mcneilly has had enough of the clinch but Muhammad Shabazz keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mcneilly sprawling to the canvas. Muhammad Shabazz follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mcneilly hang on?
Mcneilly is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammad Shabazz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mcneilly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mcneilly is still in real trouble! Can Muhammad Shabazz finish him?
Muhammad Shabazz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcneilly seems to have recovered his senses.
Muhammad Shabazz drops an elbow to the side of Mcneilly's head.
Muhammad Shabazz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muhammad Shabazz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcneilly defending well though.
Mcneilly looking for submissions off his back.
Muhammad Shabazz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcneilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Muhammad Shabazz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcneilly gets back to full guard.
Muhammad Shabazz postures up and lands a big shot to Mcneilly's brow.
Mcneilly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muhammad Shabazz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muhammad Shabazz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcneilly on the ground.
Muhammad Shabazz wants to stand but Mcneilly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mcneilly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Muhammad Shabazz tries to clinch but Mcneilly is having none of it.
Mcneilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muhammad Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Mcneilly slips the punch.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with the combination.
Mcneilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcneilly goes for a takedown attempt but Muhammad Shabazz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcneilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muhammad Shabazz throws a body kick that misses.
Muhammad Shabazz lands with a nice combination. Mcneilly backs away looking to recover.
Muhammad Shabazz throws a series of punches but Mcneilly moves out of range.
Muhammad Shabazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz has Mcneilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcneilly backwards.
Muhammad Shabazz lands an uppercut.
Mcneilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muhammad Shabazz has him pressed against the cage.
Muhammad Shabazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcneilly walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcneilly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muhammad Shabazz tries to avoid it but Mcneilly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muhammad Shabazz to the ground. Muhammad Shabazz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Muhammad Shabazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Mcneilly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcneilly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muhammad Shabazz counters with a nice uppercut.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muhammad Shabazz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcneilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mcneilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muhammad Shabazz fails to land with a series of punches.
Muhammad Shabazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcneilly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muhammad Shabazz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muhammad Shabazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muhammad Shabazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcneilly can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcneilly avoids the head kick by Muhammad Shabazz.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muhammad Shabazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcneilly pushes Muhammad Shabazz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Muhammad Shabazz - that landed with a thud.
Muhammad Shabazz stops a takedown attempt from Mcneilly.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mcneilly.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muhammad Shabazz obliges.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks from the clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz connects with the punch.
Muhammad Shabazz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcneilly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhammad Shabazz.
Muhammad Shabazz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muhammad Shabazz scores with a one two! Mcneilly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muhammad Shabazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcneilly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mcneilly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muhammad Shabazz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcneilly tries to score a body lock takedown but Muhammad Shabazz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muhammad Shabazz is pressed up against the cage. Mcneilly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muhammad Shabazz down to the mat. Muhammad Shabazz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good work by Muhammad Shabazz as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz clinches with his opponent.
Muhammad Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Muhammad Shabazz prevents the takedown attempt.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a nice knee to the body.
Muhammad Shabazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcneilly takes one on the button.
Mcneilly moves out of range of the leg kick from Muhammad Shabazz.
Muhammad Shabazz rushes Mcneilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcneilly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muhammad Shabazz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Muhammad Shabazz wants to clinch up but Mcneilly keeps it at a distance.
Muhammad Shabazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muhammad Shabazz throws the left hand but Mcneilly avoids the punch easily.
Muhammad Shabazz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcneilly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcneilly.
Mcneilly is looking for a kimura but Muhammad Shabazz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mcneilly to get the leverage.
Muhammad Shabazz tries to kick Mcneilly off but Mcneilly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mcneilly moves into full mount! Muhammad Shabazz won't be happy about that!
Muhammad Shabazz has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Mcneilly is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Muhammad Shabazz taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Mcneilly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Mcneilly!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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