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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik El Shabazz (ranked 4367 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hihh Stakes (ranked 4768 p4p, 0 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malik El Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hihh Stakes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakes cracks a nice hook into El Shabazz's ribs.
Stakes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Shabazz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stakes clinches.
Stakes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
El Shabazz has Stakes pressed against the cage, preventing Stakes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
El Shabazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stakes avoids it.
El Shabazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stakes stalks El Shabazz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into El Shabazz's face. El Shabazz staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Stakes. Those never looked like landing.
We've been told by El Shabazz's head coaches at Q Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stakes misses with a wild combination.
Stakes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEl Shabazz.
Stakes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Shabazz throws out the jab.
El Shabazz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stakes throws a right hand that El Shabazz ducks under and follows up with a left that El Shabazz also avoids with ease.
It appears El Shabazz was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Shabazz needs to keep his hands up - Stakes had a free shot at his head there.
Hihh Stakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stakes.
El Shabazz throws a counter high kick but Stakes was just alert enough to avoid it.
Stakes moves out of range of the body kick from El Shabazz.
Stakes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stakes cracks El Shabazz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stakes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stakes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and El Shabazz counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Stakes.
El Shabazz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
El Shabazz misses with a wild body shot.
El Shabazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stakes moves out of range as El Shabazz strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stakes throws a hook but El Shabazz avoids it easily.
El Shabazz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stakes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stakes throws a leg kick that misses.
El Shabazz misses with a hook
and Stakes counters with a three punch combo that has El Shabazz backing up. El Shabazz nods at Stakes to acknowledge the strikes.
El Shabazz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stakes takes a step back to recover.
Stakes looks winded!
Stakes throws a combination that misses
and El Shabazz counters with a thumping low kick.
El Shabazz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
El Shabazz keeps Stakes at a distance using the push kick.
Stakes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
El Shabazz connects with a crisp jab.
El Shabazz looks to throw the jab but Stakes is out of range.
Stakes blocks a jab.
Stakes is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakes falls off balance throwing a combination
and El Shabazz counters with an inside leg kick.
El Shabazz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malik El Shabazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stakes misses with a body shot
and El Shabazz counters with a good low kick that Stakes was not able to check.
El Shabazz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stakes if he has to take too many more of those.
El Shabazz connects with an inside leg kick.
Stakes throws a combination that misses
and El Shabazz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stakes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stakes is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from El Shabazz. Stakes shrugs it off though.
El Shabazz slips a straight right by Stakes.
El Shabazz lands with a right hand.
Stakes is still on wobbly legs! Can El Shabazz finish him?
Stakes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
El Shabazz's corner calls for a 1-2. El Shabazz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Shabazz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stakes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Shabazz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fighters circling - El Shabazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stakes seems to have recovered his senses.
El Shabazz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
El Shabazz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stakes.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Shabazz!
El Shabazz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stakes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stakes ducks under a wild hook from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz throws a head kick that Stakes semi-blocks.
El Shabazz scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Malik El Shabazz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stakes looks for a takedown but El Shabazz sprawls well.
And El Shabazz counters with a quick kick to the body but Stakes blocks it.
A leg kick checked by El Shabazz.
Stakes is looking to clinch but El Shabazz is avoiding it.
Hihh Stakes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Shabazz stuffs the takedown.
That kick from El Shabazz tenderised Stakes's leg. Stakes is trying to keep his angry face on.
El Shabazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
El Shabazz throws a hook but Stakes blocks it.
El Shabazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakes closes the distance looking to clinch
and El Shabazz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stakes is breathing heavily.
El Shabazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakes misses with a combination
and El Shabazz counters with a body kick.
El Shabazz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by El Shabazz.
Stakes closes the distance looking to clinch
and El Shabazz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
El Shabazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stakes throws a leg kick
and El Shabazz counters with a nice kick to the body.
El Shabazz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Shabazz delivers a nice body kick.
El Shabazz misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz scores with a head kick.
Malik El Shabazz is winning the standup battle so far.
El Shabazz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Shabazz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stakes.
El Shabazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stakes's sensitive parts.
Stakes stalks El Shabazz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into El Shabazz's face. El Shabazz staggers backwards, shaken.
Stakes moves out of range as El Shabazz strikes.
Stakes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
El Shabazz throws a hook but Stakes blocks it.
El Shabazz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stakes tries to counter with a clinch but El Shabazz shakes him off and moves away.
Stakes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and El Shabazz counters with a low kick, right behind Stakes 's knee.
El Shabazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Stakes slips the punch.
El Shabazz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from El Shabazz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stakes misses with a lunging right hand
and El Shabazz counters with a solid body kick.
El Shabazz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from El Shabazz tenderised Stakes's leg. Stakes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stakes looks to land a right hand but El Shabazz moved out of range.
Stakes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Shabazz.
Stakes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No joy there for Stakes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
El Shabazz connects with a leg kick. Stakes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Stakes.
Stakes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stakes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from El Shabazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz misses the jab.
Stakes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract El Shabazz.
El Shabazz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stakes shoots in for a takedown but El Shabazz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Malik El Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hihh Stakes.
El Shabazz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stakes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Shabazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stakes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stakes tries to clinch but El Shabazz is having none of it.
Stakes wants to clinch
and El Shabazz counters with a nice kick to the body.
El Shabazz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stakes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
El Shabazz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
El Shabazz scores with a nice strike.
El Shabazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stakes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from El Shabazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik El Shabazz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
El Shabazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stakes's sensitive parts.
A combination from Stakes does no damage.
Stakes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El Shabazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stakes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stakes misses with a double jab.
Stakes misses with a combination
and El Shabazz counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakes fails to land with a series of punches.
Stakes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Shabazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Stakes misses with a double jab
and El Shabazz counters with a head kick. That will keep Stakes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Shabazz throws a body shot but no joy.
Stakes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by El Shabazz.
That kick from El Shabazz tenderised Stakes's leg. Stakes is trying to keep his angry face on.
El Shabazz throws the left hand but Stakes avoids the punch easily.
Stakes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
El Shabazz thuds his shin into the meat of Stakes's side.
El Shabazz lands a glancing blow to the side of Stakes's head.
El Shabazz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stakes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stakes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and El Shabazz counters with a good, hard body kick but Stakes shrugs it off.
El Shabazz ducks under a wild hook from Stakes.
Nice body kick there by El Shabazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Stakes slips the punch.
Stakes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stakes slips under a jab from El Shabazz.
El Shabazz slips a jab and a cross from Stakes.
El Shabazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stakes's sensitive parts.
Stakes throws a right hand that misses
and El Shabazz counters with a head kick that drops Stakes to the mat! Stakes scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Shabazz, right into the meat.
El Shabazz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stakes avoids the head kick by El Shabazz.
El Shabazz jabs Stakes right on the nose. Stakes blinks but takes it well.
El Shabazz throws a lazy right hand but Stakes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stakes finds it's way through El Shabazz's defenses.
Stakes throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Shabazz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stakes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but El Shabazz circles away quickly and effectively.
Stakes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Shabazz can pounce on him.
El Shabazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stakes.
El Shabazz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stakes's hands.
El Shabazz circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from El Shabazz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakes throws a right and a left that El Shabazz avoids nicely.
El Shabazz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stakes staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Shabazz.
Stakes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Shabazz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
El Shabazz lands a leg kick that knocks Stakes off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stakes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before El Shabazz can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by El Shabazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stakes misses with a combination
and El Shabazz counters with a nice body kick.
Hihh Stakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Shabazz sizes up Stakes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malik El Shabazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stakes looks to land a combination but El Shabazz avoids it well.
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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik El Shabazz!
A victorious Malik El Shabazz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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