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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 846 p4p, 104 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 1099 p4p, 141 weight class). Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music. Atte Savitaipale has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamkhalaev tries to bum rush Savitaipale with a series of wild strikes but Savitaipale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamkhalaev lands a body shot.
Shamkhalaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Savitaipale shoots in for a takedown but Shamkhalaev shows good takedown defense.
Shamkhalaev is looking for a counter combo.
Shamkhalaev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Savitaipale. Savitaipale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shamkhalaev looks to land a right hand but Savitaipale moved out of range.
Savitaipale slips a jab from Shamkhalaev.
Savitaipale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Savitaipale.
Shamkhalaev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savitaipale lands with an overhand left.
Savitaipale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamkhalaev throws out the jab.
Savitaipale moves away from the strike by Shamkhalaev.
Savitaipale shoots in and drives through. Shamkhalaev sprawls well.
Shamkhalaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savitaipale.
The fighters circling - Savitaipale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savitaipale throws the left hand but Shamkhalaev avoids the punch easily.
Savitaipale staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamkhalaev throws a hook to the side of Savitaipale's head but Savitaipale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savitaipale feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw the jab but Savitaipale is out of range.
Savitaipale misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamkhalaev looks to land a right hand but Savitaipale moved out of range.
Savitaipale fails to land with a series of punches.
Savitaipale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamkhalaev.
Nice defenses there by Savitaipale.
Shamkhalaev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Savitaipale slips under a jab.
Shamkhalaev gets caught napping as Savitaipale dives in and scores a takedown. Shamkhalaev manages to retain guard.
Shamkhalaev has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Savitaipale off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Savitaipale misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale misses the jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a shot from downtown. Savitaipale moves away and avoids it.
Shamkhalaev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Savitaipale misses the shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook to the side of Savitaipale's head but Savitaipale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savitaipale 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.
Savitaipale dives in and grabs Shamkhalaev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamkhalaev pushes down on Savitaipale's head and hops out.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale misses with a hook. Shamkhalaev ducked under it nicely.
Savitaipale tries to bum rush Shamkhalaev with a series of wild strikes but Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Shamkhalaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamkhalaev throws a right hand that misses
and Savitaipale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shamkhalaev won't be happy with that.
Shamkhalaev sneaks out the side door and pushes Savitaipale away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Shamkhalaev misses the jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savitaipale! But no joy.
Shamkhalaev throws a lazy right hand but Savitaipale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savitaipale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savitaipale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamkhalaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savitaipale scores with the left hand. Shamkhalaev knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamkhalaev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savitaipale to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Savitaipale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shamkhalaev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savitaipale wants to control from the top but Shamkhalaev keeps moving.
Savitaipale's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shamkhalaev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shamkhalaev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Savitaipale controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by Savitaipale.
Shamkhalaev leaves Savitaipale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Savitaipale shoots for a takedown but Shamkhalaev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamkhalaev moves away.
Shamkhalaev blocks a jab.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamkhalaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Savitaipale is just out of range.
Shamkhalaev misses the shot to the body.
Savitaipale shoots in for a takedown but Shamkhalaev shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
Savitaipale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Savitaipale. Beautiful body shot.
Shamkhalaev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Savitaipale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamkhalaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamkhalaev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamkhalaev.
Savitaipale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savitaipale feints the counter takedown.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamkhalaev moves away.
Shamkhalaev misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Savitaipale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savitaipale staying out of range there.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw the jab but Savitaipale is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Savitaipale.
Shamkhalaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savitaipale counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev avoids the body shot from Savitaipale.
Shamkhalaev throwing a counter right hand but Savitaipale manages to avoid it.
Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamkhalaev.
Savitaipale misses with a takedown attempt - Shamkhalaev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savitaipale tries for a takedown but Shamkhalaev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savitaipale moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamkhalaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamkhalaev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Savitaipale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamkhalaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savitaipale throws a combination that misses
and Shamkhalaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamkhalaev throws out a powerful jab.
Savitaipale shoots in and drives through. Shamkhalaev sprawls well.
It looked like Shamkhalaev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
Savitaipale stuns Shamkhalaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot.
Savitaipale throws a jab when Shamkhalaev was well out of range.
Savitaipale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Savitaipale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shamkhalaev slips under a jab from Savitaipale.
Shamkhalaev scores with a body shot.
Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savitaipale.
Shamkhalaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savitaipale can do to turn this around?
Savitaipale shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamkhalaev sprawls well. He's pushed Savitaipale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice jab there from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev thuds a left hand into Savitaipale's body.
Savitaipale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shamkhalaev to score with a decent uppercut.
Savitaipale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Savitaipale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamkhalaev but Shamkhalaev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shamkhalaev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shamkhalaev jabs Savitaipale right on the nose. Savitaipale blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Shamkhalaev. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Shamkhalaev.
Savitaipale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev connects with a crisp jab.
Shamkhalaev misses with an uppercut.
Savitaipale unleashes a big counter combination but Shamkhalaev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shamkhalaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shamkhalaev throws out a loose jab but Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savitaipale throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shamkhalaev was covering up waiting for the punch and Savitaipale finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Savitaipale stands and throws Shamkhalaev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev manages to get back to half guard.
Savitaipale slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamkhalaev wants to improve his position but Savitaipale is controlling well.
Savitaipale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shamkhalaev's head.
Savitaipale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shamkhalaev is trying to control but can't.
Savitaipale prevents Shamkhalaev from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Savitaipale thows a huge punch but Shamkhalaev dodges it nicely.
Savitaipale 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savitaipale is trying to work for a kimura but Shamkhalaev is defending well.
Savitaipale with the ground and pound but Shamkhalaev uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamkhalaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamkhalaev working a defensive guard but Savitaipale passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Savitaipale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savitaipale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shamkhalaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savitaipale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice hook to Savitaipale's body. Savitaipale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Savitaipale throws a series of punches but Shamkhalaev avoids them all with ease.
Savitaipale dives in and grabs Shamkhalaev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamkhalaev pushes down on Savitaipale's head and hops out.
Shamkhalaev tries to bum rush Savitaipale with a series of wild strikes but Savitaipale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamkhalaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savitaipale throws a combination that misses
and Shamkhalaev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shamkhalaev lands a lovely overhand right.
Shamkhalaev throws out a loose jab but Savitaipale uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamkhalaev lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savitaipale moves away.
Savitaipale shoots and misses
and Shamkhalaev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atte Savitaipale.
A jab lands there for Savitaipale.
Shamkhalaev ducks under a wild hook from Savitaipale.
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shamkhalaev thuds a left hand into Savitaipale's body.
Shamkhalaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamkhalaev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Savitaipale goes for a double leg but Shamkhalaev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shamkhalaev continues to drive forward.
Shamkhalaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamkhalaev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savitaipale lands the left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shamkhalaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamkhalaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Savitaipale misses the shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw the jab but Savitaipale is out of range.
Savitaipale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shamkhalaev walks into a jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab when Savitaipale was well out of range.
Savitaipale looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev throws an overhand right that lands on Savitaipale's shoulder, as Savitaipale tries to avoid the shot.
Savitaipale misses with a body shot.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook but Savitaipale avoids it easily.
Savitaipale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shamkhalaev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savitaipale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savitaipale lands with a nice body punch.
Shamkhalaev staying out of range there.
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab. Savitaipale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamkhalaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savitaipale moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamkhalaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savitaipale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shamkhalaev defends well and Savitaipale ends up having to push Shamkhalaev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shamkhalaev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savitaipale ducks under a wild hook from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamkhalaev cracks Savitaipale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Savitaipale gets the takedown into side control.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savitaipale thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Savitaipale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savitaipale landing a few strikes.
Atte Savitaipale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamkhalaev is looking for a sweep.
Savitaipale throws an elbow but Shamkhalaev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shamkhalaev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Savitaipale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev regains half guard, as Savitaipale was trying to land strikes.
Shamkhalaev is trying to stand.
Savitaipale is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Savitaipale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shamkhalaev preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Savitaipale drops an elbow to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
Savitaipale is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Shamkhalaev to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
After the fight, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Atte Savitaipale had this to say: 'Better man won..Respect to him!Gonna choke him back stage..'.
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