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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamkhalaev comes to the cage accompanied by CoCo (MAKJ Remix) - O.T. Genasis. The key to victory for Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Faber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamkhalaev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber is pushing Shamkhalaev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ronaldo Faber has been cut.
Faber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamkhalaev smiles and moves away.
Shamkhalaev defending well as Faber loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Faber there.
Faber looks to throw the jab but Shamkhalaev is out of range.
Faber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faber throws a right hand that misses
and Shamkhalaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Faber misses the target.
Faber misses with a body shot
and Shamkhalaev counters with a left to the body.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Faber tries to counter it with a takedown but Shamkhalaev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shamkhalaev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber misses with a looping left.
Faber shoots in and bounces Shamkhalaev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shamkhalaev is looking to stand back up but Faber counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Shamkhalaev.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shamkhalaev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Faber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamkhalaev defending well though.
Shamkhalaev is looking to escape.
Faber trying to control from half guard but Shamkhalaev is working away.
Faber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev is trying to stand up here but Faber is controlling him well.
Faber stalling.
Shamkhalaev is trying to stand up here but Faber is controlling him well.
Faber slows the pace down in half guard.
Faber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shamkhalaev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to work for an arm triangle but Shamkhalaev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shamkhalaev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Faber has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Brutal Force Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Faber is looking to advance position but Shamkhalaev won't allow it.
Shamkhalaev is trying to stand up here but Faber is controlling him well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch up.
Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faber.
Shamkhalaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.
Shamkhalaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Faber breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamkhalaev wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Faber has a takedown stuffed.
Shamkhalaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faber shoots for a takedown but Shamkhalaev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Faber.
Shamkhalaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shamkhalaev avoids the body shot from Faber.
Shamkhalaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Faber avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
Faber tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing Faber back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
Faber avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
A short uppercut from Shamkhalaev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
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 Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Faber's cut.
That's time! Shamkhalaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamkhalaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Faber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shamkhalaev keeps working.
Faber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shamkhalaev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shamkhalaev tries to get out of the position.
Faber not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber is working for a kimura but Shamkhalaev is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamkhalaev wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev is defending against the submission attempts here by Faber.
Faber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Faber stops Shamkhalaev from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faber moves into full mount! Shamkhalaev won't be happy about that!
Faber won't let Shamkhalaev get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Faber throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Faber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Faber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shamkhalaev is looking to escape.
Faber thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber unloads with some shots from mount but Shamkhalaev bucks and avoids them well.
Faber looking to finish Shamkhalaev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shamkhalaev!
Shamkhalaev trying desperately to get to his feet.
Faber cracks Shamkhalaev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Faber working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Shamkhalaev turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Faber off and cradles Shamkhalaev's limp body as Faber celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ronaldo Faber!
Ronaldo Faber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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