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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yen Askren (ranked 2658 p4p, 82 weight class) and Rustam Shakhbulatov (ranked 1376 p4p, 41 weight class). Askren comes to the cage accompanied by Hello from the Askren Side. Shakhbulatov has chosen Sabina Saidova - Dagestan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Shakhbulatov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakhbulatov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Askren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakhbulatov manages to avoid it.
Askren throws a right hand that misses
and Shakhbulatov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shakhbulatov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Askren is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Askren just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakhbulatov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Askren as he jumps to the side.
Askren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakhbulatov fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Askren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yen Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Shakhbulatov.
Askren misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Shakhbulatov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Askren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shakhbulatov.
A little feinted left hand from Askren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Askren throws a combination. Shakhbulatov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Rustam Shakhbulatov has been cut.
Askren looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakhbulatov is just out of range.
Askren misses with a hook
and Shakhbulatov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shakhbulatov.
Shakhbulatov throws a big right hand that misses.
Askren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Askren holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shakhbulatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Askren is retaining full guard.
Askren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Askren trying to control from half guard but Shakhbulatov is working away.
Askren perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shakhbulatov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Askren pulls his head out easily.
Shakhbulatov wants to control but Askren is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakhbulatov is trying to get back to full guard.
Shakhbulatov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shakhbulatov looking for submissions off his back.
Askren with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shakhbulatov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shakhbulatov's head.
Askren controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yen Askren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren throws a shot from downtown. Shakhbulatov moves away and avoids it.
Askren just misses with a punch to the body.
Askren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shakhbulatov.
Askren shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shakhbulatov eats them both and turns towards Askren to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Askren is looking to wear down Shakhbulatov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shakhbulatov doesn't seem bothered though.
Yen Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakhbulatov throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Askren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rustam Shakhbulatov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shakhbulatov shoots in but no luck this time.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shakhbulatov can do to turn this around?
Shakhbulatov shoots in looking for a takedown. Askren tries to sprawl out of it but Shakhbulatov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Askren manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Askren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Askren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakhbulatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throws the left hand but Shakhbulatov avoids the punch easily.
Shakhbulatov looks for a takedown but Askren sprawls well.
It looked like Askren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yen Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Shakhbulatov.
A punch combination from Askren misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Askren moves away from the strike by Shakhbulatov.
Askren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shakhbulatov.
And Shakhbulatov tries to counter it with a takedown but Askren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Askren stuffs the takedown attempt from Shakhbulatov. Shakhbulatov gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Askren misses the target.
Shakhbulatov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Askren throws a hook but Shakhbulatov blocks it.
Shakhbulatov feints the counter takedown.
Shakhbulatov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shakhbulatov misses with a takedown attempt - Askren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shakhbulatov.
Askren tests Shakhbulatov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Askren scores with a hook to the body. Shakhbulatov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Askren lands a nice shot that snaps Shakhbulatov's head back.
Askren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shakhbulatov.
Shakhbulatov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Askren napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakhbulatov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Askren struggling a bit here.
Shakhbulatov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Askren keeps working.
Shakhbulatov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Askren is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shakhbulatov is trying to get an arm triangle but Askren is defending well.
Askren is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shakhbulatov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rustam Shakhbulatov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Askren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shakhbulatov.
Askren misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Askren as Shakhbulatov shoots in.
Askren throws a hook but Shakhbulatov avoids it easily.
Shakhbulatov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Askren.
Shakhbulatov fails to land the takedown.
Yen Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rustam Shakhbulatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakhbulatov manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askren. Shakhbulatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Askren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakhbulatov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov slips under a jab from Askren.
Shakhbulatov misses with a looping left.
Shakhbulatov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Askren misses with a jab to the body
and Shakhbulatov counters with a straight right hand.
Askren fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askren. Shakhbulatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shakhbulatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Askren.
Shakhbulatov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shakhbulatov closes the distance and clinches up with Askren, looking for a takedown. Shakhbulatov pushes Askren against the cage but Askren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yen Askren is winning the standup battle so far.
Askren looks to throw the jab but Shakhbulatov is out of range.
Shakhbulatov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shakhbulatov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren trying to control here.
Shakhbulatov trying to control the action but Askren is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shakhbulatov connects with a nice short shot to Askren's temple.
Askren wants to improve his position but Shakhbulatov is controlling well.
Shakhbulatov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shakhbulatov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Askren is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rustam Shakhbulatov!
Yen Askren was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame Bjorn and the Egg.'.
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energy
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hype
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