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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesa MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamkhalaev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, CoCo (MAKJ Remix) - O.T. Genasis. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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168 lbs
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World class MT
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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
12 - 6 - 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
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shamkhalaev.
MC gets tackled into the cage by Shamkhalaev. Shamkhalaev maintains the clinch.
MC misses with the head strike.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Shamkhalaev as the two fighters clinch.
Shamkhalaev struggles to land a body shot inside as MC controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MC creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MC throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Shamkhalaev lands with a light punch inside.
Shamkhalaev lands with a light punch inside.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MC takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by MC.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee strike.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it misses.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamkhalaev blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamkhalaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamkhalaev landing knees to the head.
MC misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC dodges an elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MC using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamkhalaev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MC lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it misses.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Shamkhalaev is blocking nicely.
Shamkhalaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
MC pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamkhalaev avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by MC.
A nice left hand lands by MC.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamkhalaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MC works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamkhalaev tries a body shot but MC blocks it.
MC lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MC unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MC blocks the elbow strike.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Shamkhalaev is blocking nicely.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Shamkhalaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamkhalaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MC blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MC avoids it.
MC connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamkhalaev's face.
Shamkhalaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MC takes an elbow to the temple.
MC looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from MC.
Shamkhalaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
MC takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MC throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamkhalaev blocks it with crossed arms.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
MC takes a shot to the head.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Shamkhalaev blocks with his arms.
Shamkhalaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MC tries a knee to the head but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
MC takes an elbow to the temple.
MC blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MC lands a damaging elbow.
MC lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
MC struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
MC tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing MC back against the cage.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by MC.
MC blocks the elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamkhalaev avoids the elbow strike from MC, against the cage.
MC missing with knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
MC landing knees to the head.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamkhalaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MC has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MC.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow.
Shamkhalaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamkhalaev avoids the damage to the body.
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 Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
That's time! Shamkhalaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shamkhalaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MC misses with the head strike.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MC connects with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow that misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Hesa MC has been cut.
Still in the clinch, MC scores with a nice short uppercut.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Shamkhalaev is blocking nicely.
MC throws an elbow but it misses.
MC with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
MC lands an elbow inside.
MC tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
MC digs a right hand underneath Shamkhalaev's ribcage. Shamkhalaev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
MC lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamkhalaev won't want to take too many of those.
MC working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from MC.
MC blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MC working hard to break the clinch.
MC throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamkhalaevs head.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by MC.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Shamkhalaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above MC 's eye.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamkhalaev blocks the elbow strike.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Shamkhalaev blocks with his arms.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that stopped MC in his tracks for a moment.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MC scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MC avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
Knees in the clinch landing for MC.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but MC uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
A short right from Shamkhalaev on the inside.
Shamkhalaev pushes off an throws an elbow but MC leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamkhalaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee strike.
Shamkhalaev avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
MC comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MC goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short shot to the head.
MC scores with a shoulder strike.
MC misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MC.
Shamkhalaev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above MC 's eye.
Shamkhalaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MC's elbow.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MC misses with the head strike.
MC lands an elbow that stopped Shamkhalaev in his tracks for a moment.
Shamkhalaev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamkhalaev managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that stopped MC in his tracks for a moment.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
MC misses with a knee to the head.
MC throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
MC lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MC with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee to the head.
MC lands an uppercut.
A short right from MC on the inside.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamkhalaev.
MC misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC working Shamkhalaev over with knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MC.
Shamkhalaev takes a knee to the side of the body.
MC prevents a body shot from Shamkhalaev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Shamkhalaev managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
MC avoids the elbow strike from Shamkhalaev, against the cage.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamkhalaev avoids it.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamkhalaev is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but MC is having none of it.
MC throws a nice head kick!
Shamkhalaev punishes MC's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch.
MC has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shamkhalaev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shamkhalaev rushes MC and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamkhalaev crunches a lovely knee into MC's ribcage.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev tries to work over MC's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamkhalaev avoids the damage to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MCs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MCs head.
MC takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MC blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamkhalaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from MC.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from MC.
Shamkhalaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by MC.
MC lands with a light punch inside.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a damaging elbow.
Shamkhalaev blocks an elbow strike.
MC tries a knee to the head but Shamkhalaev blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MC.
MC missing with knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow over the top.
MC avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
MC lands with a short shot to the head.
MC blocks an elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MC missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Shamkhalaev.
MC lands an elbow inside that Shamkhalaev shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MC just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamkhalaev's brow.
Shamkhalaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MC scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MC lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Shamkhalaev lands a damaging elbow.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
MC takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that stopped MC in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Shamkhalaev.
MC is rocked!
Shamkhalaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamkhalaev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamkhalaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above MC 's eye.
Shamkhalaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by MC.
Shamkhalaev tries to land knees in the clinch but MC avoids the damage to the body.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Shamkhalaev.
MC tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by MC.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
MC misses with a hook from the clinch.
MC misses with a knee to the head.
MC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamkhalaev blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MC is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamkhalaev finish him?
MC takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamkhalaev tries a knee to the head but MC blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
MC misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MC with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MC blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MC pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamkhalaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MC takes a shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MC lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from MC.
Shamkhalaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Hesa MC has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MC misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shamkhalaev, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
A relieved looking Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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