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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shang Chi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chamakh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal - Unearthly Kingdom. Shang Chi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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160 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shang Chi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chamakh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Chi tries a low kick but Chamakh avoids it.
Chamakh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chamakh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chi.
Chi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chamakh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chi.
Chamakh tries for a takedown but Chi circles away easily
and Chi counters with a right hand to the body.
Chi leaves Chamakh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chamakh staying out of range there.
Chamakh checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chamakh moves out of range of the leg kick from Chi.
Chi motions for Chamakh to come forward. Chi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chi!
A head kick by Chi misses
and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing.
Chamakh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chamakh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chamakh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chi working a defensive guard but Chamakh manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chamakh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chi to see if he's OK.
Chamakh grinds an elbow into Chi's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi is not content to let Chamakh control the position.
Chamakh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Chi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chamakh scoring with punches and elbows.
Chamakh is chipping away with strikes.
Chi is looking to reverse the position.
Chamakh throws an elbow but Chi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chamakh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chi tries to bench press Chamakh off him but Chamakh keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Chamakh's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chamakh scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chi dodges the ground and pound from Chamakh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chi tries to bench press Chamakh off him but Chamakh keeps the position.
Chamakh in side control, throwing shots but Chi defends.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Chi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Chi throws a leg kick
and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown. Chi fights it but they end up in guard.
Chi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chamakh is one step ahead there.
Chi is pulling down on Chamakh's head to control his posture.
Chamakh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chi's head.
Chamakh is looking to work some ground and pound but Chi has wrist control.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh won't allow Chi to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chamakh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chi is trying to control the position but Chamakh postures up.
Chi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chamakh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chamakh forces his way into half guard.
Karim Chamakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chamakh wants to control but Chi is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi pushes Chamakh off looking to stand but Chamakh dives back in and keeps control.
Chamakh drops an elbow to the side of Chi's head.
Chamakh prevents Chi from standing back up.
Chamakh controlling the pace.
Chamakh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chamakh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chamakh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chi has hold of Chamakh's hands but Chamakh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chamakh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chi defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi is holding on to half guard well.
Chi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chamakh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chamakh throwing shots but Chi is blocking nicely.
Chamakh is trying to control. Chi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chi is trying to stand back up but Chamakh is controlling him
Chamakh is trying to control the action in half guard but Chi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chamakh is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Karim Chamakh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chi fails to land with a series of punches.
Chi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chamakh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Chamakh with that takedown attempt.
Chi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Chi misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chi connects with a high kick.
Chi misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Chi.
Chi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chamakh.
No luck for Chamakh with that takedown attempt.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Chi misses.
Chi misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi wants to clinch up but Chamakh keeps it at a distance.
Chi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chamakh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chamakh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chi.
Chamakh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chi throws a poor cross that misses
and Chamakh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chi's guard.
Chamakh trying to control but Chi is working from the bottom.
Chamakh chips away with some ground and pound.
Chamakh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chamakh is in close to Chi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamakh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chi keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
Chi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chamakh cracks Chi with a solid left hand.
Chamakh advances position into side control!
Shang Chi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chi dodges the ground and pound from Chamakh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chi is not content to let Chamakh control the position.
Chamakh is really struggling to control Chi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chamakh misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chamakh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Chamakh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh wants to control but Chi is keeping him busy.
Chi is trying to control Chamakh's posture but Chamakh avoids it.
Chamakh advances to full mount.
Chamakh lands a nice shot to the head.
Chamakh with shots to the head and body - Chi looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh with a couple of short strikes.
Karim Chamakh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chamakh tries to control but Chi wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chamakh, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Karim Chamakh wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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