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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Shakhbulatov (ranked 1366 p4p, 168 weight class) and Paddy Fagan (ranked 1609 p4p, 200 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shakhbulatov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. Rustam Shakhbulatov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Shakhbulatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Fagan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakhbulatov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shakhbulatov.
Nice defenses there by Fagan.
Fagan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shakhbulatov fails to land the takedown.
Fagan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakhbulatov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagan wants to clinch.
Shakhbulatov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fagan pinned against the cage. Fagan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shakhbulatov clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fagan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shakhbulatov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fagan to the mat. Fagan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fagan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short uppercut from Fagan.
Shakhbulatov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fagan walks away with a smile on his face. Shakhbulatov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shakhbulatov tries for a takedown but Fagan circles away easily
and Fagan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fagan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fagan misses with a hook. Shakhbulatov ducked under it nicely.
Shakhbulatov shoots in and gets a takedown into Fagan's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shakhbulatov is working Fagan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fagan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shakhbulatov trying to control but Fagan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan wants to sweep here but Shakhbulatov controlling him for the moment.
Fagan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shakhbulatov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fagan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shakhbulatov postures up.
Shakhbulatov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fagan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fagan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagan looking to sit in guard and control but Shakhbulatov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shakhbulatov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shakhbulatov won't allow Fagan to get back to his feet.
Fagan keeping moving, preventing Shakhbulatov from controlling successfully.
Shakhbulatov won't allow Fagan to sweep him here.
Fagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shakhbulatov.
Shakhbulatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Fagan is retaining full guard.
Shakhbulatov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fagan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fagan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shakhbulatov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shakhbulatov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Fagan dominated that round.
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.
Shakhbulatov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fagan defends it nicely.
Shakhbulatov moves away from the strike by Fagan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shakhbulatov is defended easily by Fagan.
Fagan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been told by Shakhbulatov's head coaches at Boomerang!! PURE ELITE COACHES and Sparring Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakhbulatov throws out a loose jab but Fagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fagan looks to land a combination but Shakhbulatov avoids it well.
Shakhbulatov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fagan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fagan throws Shakhbulatov to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov darts in looking for a takedown but Fagan gets double underhooks and turns Shakhbulatov into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fagan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fagan connects with the punch.
Fagan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shakhbulatov.
Shakhbulatov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shakhbulatov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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!
Fagan is refusing to be controlled, as Shakhbulatov sits in half guard.
Fagan controlling the position for now.
Shakhbulatov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fagan is trying to get back to full guard.
Fagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shakhbulatov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fagan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fagan has hold of Shakhbulatov's hands but Shakhbulatov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan wants to control but Shakhbulatov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fagan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Shakhbulatov is staying active.
Shakhbulatov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fagan tries to roll over but Shakhbulatov keeps him under control.
Fagan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shakhbulatov wants to pass the guard but Fagan is defending well.
Fagan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fagan seems keen to control Shakhbulatov's posture.
Shakhbulatov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shakhbulatov throws a big right hand that misses.
Shakhbulatov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fagan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fagan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fagan passes to side control.
Shakhbulatov is trying to improve his position.
Paddy Fagan has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Shakhbulatov's face as Fagan controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Fagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shakhbulatov is defended easily by Fagan.
Fagan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shakhbulatov with a body shot.
Shakhbulatov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fagan, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fagan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shakhbulatov wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fagan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fagan has a couple of punches blocked by Shakhbulatov.
Shakhbulatov tries to score a body lock takedown but Fagan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fagan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shakhbulatov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fagan prevents it.
Fagan misses with a body punch.
Shakhbulatov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fagan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fagan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fagan.
Nice body punch from Fagan - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Fagan.
A left hand lands to the body for Fagan.
Paddy Fagan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fagan prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fagan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fagan lands an uppercut.
Shakhbulatov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shakhbulatov is trying to pull guard but Fagan has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakhbulatov is trying to pull guard but Fagan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fagan gets underhooks to prevent Shakhbulatov's takedown attempt.
Fagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fagan cracks Shakhbulatov with a nice body shot.
A short right from Fagan on the inside.
Shakhbulatov prevents a body shot from Fagan.
Fagan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fagan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakhbulatov backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fagan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fagan.
Fagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakhbulatov controls his hands.
Fagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fagan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fagan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shakhbulatov prevents a body shot from Fagan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fagan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fagan lands a shot to the body.
Fagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fagan lands a left hand.
Shakhbulatov is rocked!
Fagan lands an uppercut.
Oh Shakhbulatov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Fagan.
Fagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakhbulatov backwards.
Fagan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fagan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakhbulatov's elbow.
Fagan lands an uppercut.
Fagan misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Fagan.
Fagan lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fagan lands a shoulder strike.
Fagan digs a right hand underneath Shakhbulatov's ribcage. Shakhbulatov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fagan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakhbulatovs head.
Fagan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fagan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shakhbulatov backwards.
Fagan pushes Shakhbulatov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fagan can't find room to land a body shot as Shakhbulatov controls the action.
Fagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakhbulatov backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Fagan.
Fagan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fagan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shakhbulatov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fagan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fagan misses with a body punch.
Fagan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shakhbulatov.
Fagan lands a body shot.
Shakhbulatov seems to have got his legs back now.
Fagan presses Shakhbulatov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rustam Shakhbulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fagan.
Fagan scores with a hook to the body.
Fagan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Fagan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Fagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fagan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Fagan!
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