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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Shun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasul Khasbulaev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Shun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rasul Khasbulaev!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khasbulaev is defended easily by Shun.
Khasbulaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shun counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shun.
Khasbulaev is looking for a takedown.
Eric Shun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasul Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khasbulaev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khasbulaev has Shun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Khasbulaev wants to stall.
Khasbulaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Shun shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shun lands with a short shot to the head.
Khasbulaev is trying to drag Shun to the mat but Shun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shun manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Shun wants to get back to his feet but Khasbulaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khasbulaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khasbulaev is still trying to improve position.
Khasbulaev is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rasul Khasbulaev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Khasbulaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shun counters with a big head kick but Khasbulaev shrugs it off.
Shun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Khasbulaev trying to keep a closed guard but Shun is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khasbulaev keeping moving, preventing Shun from controlling successfully.
Khasbulaev has his hands on Shun's head, controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shun slaps away a takedown attempt from Khasbulaev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shun prevents Khasbulaev from escaping the position.
Shun postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Khasbulaev is trying to get back to his feet.
Khasbulaev is holding Shun down, trying to stall.
Khasbulaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Khasbulaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Khasbulaev manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shun's best efforts.
Shun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shun stops Khasbulaev from getting back to his feet.
Shun is trying to control the action in half guard but Khasbulaev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shun is taking a breather. Khasbulaev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Khasbulaev trying to control but Shun postures up.
Khasbulaev is looking for a sweep. Shun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khasbulaev on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eric Shun.
Khasbulaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shun counters with a head kick.
Shun fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khasbulaev to the ground. Shun is now in Khasbulaev's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khasbulaev trying to keep a closed guard but Shun is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khasbulaev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Eric Shun will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khasbulaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Shun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shun stays in close to Khasbulaev's body and controls the position.
Khasbulaev pulls Shun in close to prevent any damage.
Shun not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Eric Shun has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shun rushes Khasbulaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khasbulaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shun jumps guard and drags Khasbulaev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Khasbulaev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev wants to control from the top but Shun keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khasbulaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khasbulaev slips nicely into half guard.
Khasbulaev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shun sees it coming and defends easily.
Shun is positioning himself well to prevent Khasbulaev advancing to mount.
Khasbulaev trying to control the pace.
Khasbulaev is pressing down on Shun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shun is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shun is staying active underneath Khasbulaev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rasul Khasbulaev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shun tests Khasbulaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khasbulaev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shun throws a head kick that half lands.
Khasbulaev tries for a takedown but Shun circles away easily
and Shun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eric Shun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasul Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khasbulaev's head.
Khasbulaev fails with the takedown
and Shun moves into the clinch.
Shun is trying to pull guard but Khasbulaev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shun gets control of Khasbulaev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shun will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shun keeping moving, preventing Khasbulaev from controlling successfully.
Shun wants to sweep but no luck.
Shun trying to control the position.
Khasbulaev is stalling in the full guard.
Khasbulaev wants to control from the top but Shun keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rasul Khasbulaev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Khasbulaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Shun counters by moving into the clinch.
Shun pulls guard.
Khasbulaev controlling from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shun being controlled here, momentarily.
Shun is pulling down on Khasbulaev's head. It's preventing any offense from Khasbulaev, at least for the moment.
Eric Shun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eric Shun.
Khasbulaev fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Shun dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Khasbulaev is trying to defend but Shun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Khasbulaev gets full guard.
Khasbulaev is trying to keep Shun in close.
Khasbulaev wants to sweep here but Shun controlling him for the moment.
Khasbulaev trying to control the position.
Shun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shun looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Eric Shun wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Khasbulaev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Khasbulaev trying to control the action but Shun is working from the bottom.
Khasbulaev is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shun wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khasbulaev is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shun's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shun tries to get out of the position.
Khasbulaev works to advance to full mount. Shun defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shun is trying desperately to improve position.
Shun regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shun preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Khasbulaev moves nicely into side control.
Shun prevents Khasbulaev from moving into mount.
Khasbulaev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Shun is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rasul Khasbulaev!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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