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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renan Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavkat Ishpulatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavkat Ishpulatov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Renan Barao's chin.
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143 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Barao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shavkat Ishpulatov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishpulatov instigates a clinch.
Ishpulatov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishpulatov lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishpulatov obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishpulatov.
Barao is breathing heavily.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the body.
Ishpulatov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ishpulatov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Ishpulatov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishpulatov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishpulatov lands an elbow inside.
Ishpulatov working Barao over with knees to the body.
Barao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ishpulatov lands a damaging elbow.
Ishpulatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ishpulatov.
Ishpulatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishpulatov.
Knees to the body from Ishpulatov.
Ishpulatov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ishpulatov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishpulatov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ishpulatov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Ishpulatov.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishpulatov.
Ishpulatov scores a nice knee to the body.
Ishpulatov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishpulatov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barao's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishpulatov lands a good knee to the midsection. Barao won't want to take too many of those.
Barao is trying to break the clinch but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ishpulatov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ishpulatov scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishpulatov lands a nice elbow.
Ishpulatov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishpulatov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishpulatov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ishpulatov throws an elbow but misses.
Ishpulatov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barao.
Barao is trying to break the clinch but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ishpulatov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ishpulatov throws an elbow but it misses.
Barao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barao can't break the clinch.
Ishpulatov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barao has had enough of the clinch but Ishpulatov keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao has had enough of the clinch but Ishpulatov keeps him there for the moment.
Ishpulatov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ishpulatov prevents Barao from breaking the clinch.
Barao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barao working hard to break the clinch.
Ishpulatov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishpulatov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishpulatov prevents Barao from breaking the clinch.
Ishpulatov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ishpulatov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ishpulatov trying to land knees to the body.
Barao tries to break the clinch but Ishpulatov is controlling the position.
Barao has had enough of the clinch but Ishpulatov keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishpulatov lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Barao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barao working hard to break the clinch.
Barao is trying to push Ishpulatov away but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ishpulatov lands an elbow that stopped Barao in his tracks for a moment.
Ishpulatov missing with knees to the body.
Ishpulatov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ishpulatov keeps control of Barao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barao wants to break free but Ishpulatov has control.
A frustrated look appears on Barao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barao tries to break free but Ishpulatov pushes him back against the cage.
Barao is trying to push Ishpulatov away but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barao is trying to push Ishpulatov away but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ishpulatov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishpulatov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shavkat Ishpulatov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ishpulatov clinches.
Ishpulatov lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishpulatov.
Barao has had enough of the clinch but Ishpulatov keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Ishpulatov.
Ishpulatov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the head.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishpulatov lands an elbow inside that Barao shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ishpulatov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishpulatov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishpulatov working Barao over with knees to the body.
Barao wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishpulatov won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao is trying to push Ishpulatov away but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ishpulatov misses with a knee strike.
Barao tries to break the clinch but Ishpulatov is controlling the position.
Barao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the body.
Ishpulatov landing knees to the head.
Barao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishpulatov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barao avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Barao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ishpulatov tries a knee to the head but Barao blocks it.
Ishpulatov misses with a knee to the head.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barao is trying to force a seperation but Ishpulatov has the dominant position.
Ishpulatov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barao avoids it.
Barao is trying to break the clinch but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ishpulatov.
Shavkat Ishpulatov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ishpulatov working Barao over with knees to the body.
Barao is trying to break free.
Barao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ishpulatov lands a good knee to the midsection. Barao won't want to take too many of those.
Ishpulatov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishpulatov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ishpulatov has Barao pressed against the cage, preventing Barao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishpulatov trying to land knees to the body.
Barao is trying to force a seperation but Ishpulatov has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishpulatov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barao blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Barao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barao wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishpulatov won't allow it.
Ishpulatov scores a nice knee to the body.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ishpulatov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ishpulatov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barao is trying to push Ishpulatov away but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barao is trying to break the clinch but Ishpulatov is controlling him.
Barao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ishpulatov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barao.
Barao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ishpulatov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishpulatov has Barao pressed against the cage, preventing Barao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishpulatov keeps control of Barao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishpulatov scores with a knee to the head.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barao tries to break the clinch but Ishpulatov is controlling the position.
Ishpulatov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barao working hard to break the clinch.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the body.
Barao tries to break the clinch but Ishpulatov is controlling the position.
Ishpulatov scores a nice knee to the body.
Barao can't break the clinch.
Ishpulatov tries to land knees in the clinch but Barao avoids the damage to the body.
Barao avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishpulatov.
A frustrated look appears on Barao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shavkat Ishpulatov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ishpulatov closes the distance but Barao moves to the side
and Barao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishpulatov instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishpulatov obliges.
Barao wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishpulatov won't allow it.
Barao is trying to break free.
Barao is trying to break free.
Ishpulatov crunches a lovely knee into Barao's ribcage.
Barao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ishpulatov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishpulatov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishpulatov connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishpulatov obliges.
Ishpulatov lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the head.
Ishpulatov prevents Barao from breaking the clinch.
Barao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Barao takes an elbow to the temple.
Barao tries to break free but Ishpulatov pushes him back against the cage.
Barao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barao working hard to break the clinch.
Ishpulatov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ishpulatov scores a nice knee to the body.
Barao wants to break free but Ishpulatov has control.
Ishpulatov working Barao over with knees to the body.
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Ishpulatov, against the cage.
Barao is trying to break the clinch but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ishpulatov with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barao tries to break free but Ishpulatov pushes him back against the cage.
Ishpulatov lands an elbow inside.
Barao wants to break free but Ishpulatov has control.
Barao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishpulatov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishpulatov looking to throw knees to the head but Barao is blocking nicely.
Barao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barao takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Ishpulatov.
Barao is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishpulatov has double underhooks.
Barao is trying to force a seperation but Ishpulatov has the dominant position.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the head.
Barao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishpulatov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Barao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ishpulatov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barao avoids it.
Ishpulatov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barao.
Barao has had enough of the clinch but Ishpulatov keeps him there for the moment.
Barao managing to block the knees to the body from Ishpulatov.
Barao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ishpulatov trying to land knees to the body.
Barao managing to block the knees to the body from Ishpulatov.
Barao wants to break free but Ishpulatov has control.
Ishpulatov scores with a knee to the head.
Barao is trying to break the clinch but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ishpulatov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishpulatov throws an elbow that misses.
Barao is trying to force a seperation but Ishpulatov has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ishpulatov obliges.
Ishpulatov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barao.
Barao avoiding damage as Ishpulatov throws knees to the body.
Barao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Barao is trying to break the clinch but Ishpulatov has him pressed against the cage.
Ishpulatov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barao avoids it.
Barao tries to break the clinch but Ishpulatov is controlling the position.
Barao wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishpulatov won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ishpulatov.
Ishpulatov keeps control of Barao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ishpulatov has Barao pressed against the cage, preventing Barao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishpulatov trying to land knees to the body.
Ishpulatov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barao blocks it with crossed arms.
Renan Barao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishpulatov lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shavkat Ishpulatov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ishpulatov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shavkat Ishpulatov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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