Post by The Sandmen on Feb 22, 2014 20:57:52 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Shamhalaev while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Michael Chiesa raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Shamhalaev looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Michael Chiesa's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Chiesa cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Shamhalaev can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
An overhand right from Shahbulat Shamhalaev that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Chiesa's stops that one with his face! How is Chiesa standing?!
Crisp uppercut by Chiesa followed by a hard jab
Shahbulat Shamhalaev stumbles back.
Shamhalaev's Mouth is beginning to swell
Shamhalaev is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Chiesa is smart enough to block that one.
Shamhalaev misses a step and Michael Chiesa sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chiesa throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev fakes a punch and launches himself over Michael Chiesa
Great move by Shamhalaev who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Shamhalaev takes a break to breathe while holding Michael Chiesa.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Shahbulat Shamhalaev
that nearly tags Chiesa.
Shamhalaev looks to be in very good shape.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Chiesa.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Shamhalaev throws a lazy kick
Chiesa dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Shamhalaev's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chiesa decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Chiesa moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Chiesa moves forward looking for some action
Shahbulat Shamhalaev struggles a bit before breaking Chiesa's attemp of grappling
Shahbulat Shamhalaev takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice punches from Michael Chiesa.
Even nicer blocks from Shamhalaev.
Poorly executed technique. Shahbulat Shamhalaev looks to counter!
Brilliant combination from Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Chiesa is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Chiesa wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Chiesa moves forward and holds Shamhalaev
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chiesa launches a few hard punches to Shahbulat Shamhalaev's ribs!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev's ribs shows the damage! Michael Chiesa is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Chiesa struggles and launches a few punches to Shamhalaev's head
Those punches are hitting! Shamhalaev covers his head!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev launches a few punches towards Chiesa's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Michael Chiesa receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shamhalaev struggles and launches a few punches to Chiesa's head
Those punches are hitting! Chiesa covers his head!
Michael Chiesa pushes away Shamhalaev trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shamhalaev doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Michael Chiesa
The fighters are clinching.
Chiesa launches a few hard punches to Shahbulat Shamhalaev's ribs!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev's ribs shows the damage! Michael Chiesa is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Shamhalaev catches an ankle and Chiesa is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Shamhalaev is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Chiesa measures the resilience of Shamhalaev's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shamhalaev's side.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Shahbulat Shamhalaev fakes some punches
Chiesa ties him up.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Shamhalaev is moving on the ground...
Chiesa tries to counter Shamhalaev's moves on the ground.
Chiesa is trying to counter now!
Shamhalaev is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Chiesa tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Shamhalaev tries to open up Michael Chiesa's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Chiesa wraps his arms around Shamhalaev's arms and counters the punches.
Shamhalaev clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chiesa to fight back!
Chiesa tries to show some ground skills
Michael Chiesa put Shamhalaev in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Michael Chiesa just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Shamhalaev may be in trouble!
Shamhalaev goes to the body...
his punches graze Chiesa's arm.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Chiesa launches a stiff jab!
Shamhalaev ducks that one.
Quick hook by Shahbulat Shamhalaev
glances off Chiesa's arms.
Chiesa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chiesa begins to launch a barrage of punches over Shamhalaev
this is getting worse and worse for Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev's Mouth is beginning to swell
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Chiesa.
Chiesa's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chiesa pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Shahbulat Shamhalaev circles around Chiesa
Shahbulat Shamhalaev leans forwards and tries to grapple with Chiesa
Chiesa wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Shamhalaev clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chiesa to fight back!
Michael Chiesa tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Shamhalaev's face
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Some nice shots from Shahbulat Shamhalaev
miss their mark.
Shamhalaev shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Chiesa launches a kick
Shamhalaev checks it and keeps distance.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Shamhalaev follows Michael Chiesa
only to get counter punched in a big way! Shamhalaev needs to stop playing Michael Chiesa's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Nice punches from Shahbulat Shamhalaev.
Even nicer blocks from Chiesa.
The two exchange wildly
Chiesa is connecting with a few punches
Shovel hook by Shahbulat Shamhalaev
goes nowhere.
Chiesa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Michael Chiesa tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shamhalaev goes down.
Shamhalaev ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Michael Chiesa was tooling Shahbulat Shamhalaev for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shahbulat Shamhalaev lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shamhalaev measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Chiesa blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Deep breaths from Shahbulat Shamhalaev who tries a hammer punch to Chiesa's ribs.
Chiesa blocks those punches
Shahbulat Shamhalaev gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Chiesa moves on the ground
Michael Chiesa moves to side mount
Michael Chiesa is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Chiesa doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Michael Chiesa is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Michael Chiesa looks to mount Shahbulat Shamhalaev...
Michael Chiesa slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev tries to escape from the full mount...
Michael Chiesa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Chiesa shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Shamhalaev pushes Michael Chiesa forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Not a desiderable position that Shamhalaev is in now. Michael Chiesa is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shamhalaev is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Chiesa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Shahbulat Shamhalaev's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Shamhalaev's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Shamhalaev's eyes...
Shamhalaev holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Shamhalaev's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Michael Chiesa.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Shahbulat Shamhalaev throws a flurry of punches at Chiesa...
Chiesa is defending himself well. None of them connect.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa attempts to trap Shahbulat Shamhalaev in his guard.
Michael Chiesa manages to switch to full guard.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Chiesa attempts a triangle from bottom! Shahbulat Shamhalaev slips out. Chiesa quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Shamhalaev tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shamhalaev launches a kick to Chiesa's thigh
Chiesa checks that kick!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Shahbulat Shamhalaev doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Chiesa's moves.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
An overhand right from Michael Chiesa that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Shamhalaev's stops that one with his face! How is Shamhalaev standing?!
Shamhalaev is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shamhalaev moves backwards and Michael Chiesa is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Shamhalaev steps backwards away from Michael Chiesa. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Michael Chiesa is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Not a desiderable position that Chiesa is in now. Shahbulat Shamhalaev is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shamhalaev launches a stiff jab!
Chiesa ducks that one.
Shamhalaev clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chiesa to fight back!
Michael Chiesa has found an opening in the defense of Shamhalaev, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Shamhalaev is wobbling!
Shamhalaev has a small cut in his Chin
Shahbulat Shamhalaev seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Michael Chiesa!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev looks rattled! Michael Chiesa sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
That brutal impact left Shamhalaev laid out on the mat! Michael Chiesa's corner come in to congratulate him!
Shamhalaev has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Michael Chiesa by KO (Punches) at 0:26 Round 3
Statistics: Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Punches 6/30 (20%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 194 s
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 25/39 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 194 s
Shabby has a ways to go before being able to put up much of a fight against an upgrade-o-nomic machine like Chiesa. I thought standing, Shamhalaev would have a better chance, but Michael really shredded him there.
Michael Chiesa raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Shamhalaev looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Michael Chiesa's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Chiesa cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Shamhalaev can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
An overhand right from Shahbulat Shamhalaev that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Chiesa's stops that one with his face! How is Chiesa standing?!
Crisp uppercut by Chiesa followed by a hard jab
Shahbulat Shamhalaev stumbles back.
Shamhalaev's Mouth is beginning to swell
Shamhalaev is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Chiesa is smart enough to block that one.
Shamhalaev misses a step and Michael Chiesa sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chiesa throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev fakes a punch and launches himself over Michael Chiesa
Great move by Shamhalaev who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Shamhalaev takes a break to breathe while holding Michael Chiesa.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Shahbulat Shamhalaev
that nearly tags Chiesa.
Shamhalaev looks to be in very good shape.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Chiesa.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Shamhalaev throws a lazy kick
Chiesa dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Shamhalaev's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chiesa decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Chiesa moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Chiesa moves forward looking for some action
Shahbulat Shamhalaev struggles a bit before breaking Chiesa's attemp of grappling
Shahbulat Shamhalaev takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice punches from Michael Chiesa.
Even nicer blocks from Shamhalaev.
Poorly executed technique. Shahbulat Shamhalaev looks to counter!
Brilliant combination from Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Chiesa is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Chiesa wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Chiesa moves forward and holds Shamhalaev
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chiesa launches a few hard punches to Shahbulat Shamhalaev's ribs!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev's ribs shows the damage! Michael Chiesa is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Chiesa struggles and launches a few punches to Shamhalaev's head
Those punches are hitting! Shamhalaev covers his head!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev launches a few punches towards Chiesa's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Michael Chiesa receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shamhalaev struggles and launches a few punches to Chiesa's head
Those punches are hitting! Chiesa covers his head!
Michael Chiesa pushes away Shamhalaev trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shamhalaev doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Michael Chiesa
The fighters are clinching.
Chiesa launches a few hard punches to Shahbulat Shamhalaev's ribs!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev's ribs shows the damage! Michael Chiesa is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Shamhalaev catches an ankle and Chiesa is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Shamhalaev is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Chiesa measures the resilience of Shamhalaev's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shamhalaev's side.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Shahbulat Shamhalaev fakes some punches
Chiesa ties him up.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Shamhalaev is moving on the ground...
Chiesa tries to counter Shamhalaev's moves on the ground.
Chiesa is trying to counter now!
Shamhalaev is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Chiesa tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Shamhalaev tries to open up Michael Chiesa's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Chiesa wraps his arms around Shamhalaev's arms and counters the punches.
Shamhalaev clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chiesa to fight back!
Chiesa tries to show some ground skills
Michael Chiesa put Shamhalaev in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Michael Chiesa just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Shamhalaev may be in trouble!
Shamhalaev goes to the body...
his punches graze Chiesa's arm.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Chiesa launches a stiff jab!
Shamhalaev ducks that one.
Quick hook by Shahbulat Shamhalaev
glances off Chiesa's arms.
Chiesa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Chiesa begins to launch a barrage of punches over Shamhalaev
this is getting worse and worse for Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev's Mouth is beginning to swell
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Chiesa.
Chiesa's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chiesa pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Shahbulat Shamhalaev circles around Chiesa
Shahbulat Shamhalaev leans forwards and tries to grapple with Chiesa
Chiesa wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Shamhalaev clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chiesa to fight back!
Michael Chiesa tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Shamhalaev's face
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Some nice shots from Shahbulat Shamhalaev
miss their mark.
Shamhalaev shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Chiesa launches a kick
Shamhalaev checks it and keeps distance.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Shamhalaev follows Michael Chiesa
only to get counter punched in a big way! Shamhalaev needs to stop playing Michael Chiesa's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Nice punches from Shahbulat Shamhalaev.
Even nicer blocks from Chiesa.
The two exchange wildly
Chiesa is connecting with a few punches
Shovel hook by Shahbulat Shamhalaev
goes nowhere.
Chiesa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Michael Chiesa tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shamhalaev goes down.
Shamhalaev ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Michael Chiesa was tooling Shahbulat Shamhalaev for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shahbulat Shamhalaev lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shamhalaev measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Chiesa blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Deep breaths from Shahbulat Shamhalaev who tries a hammer punch to Chiesa's ribs.
Chiesa blocks those punches
Shahbulat Shamhalaev gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Chiesa moves on the ground
Michael Chiesa moves to side mount
Michael Chiesa is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Chiesa doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Michael Chiesa is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Michael Chiesa looks to mount Shahbulat Shamhalaev...
Michael Chiesa slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Shamhalaev tries to escape from the full mount...
Michael Chiesa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Chiesa shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Shamhalaev pushes Michael Chiesa forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Not a desiderable position that Shamhalaev is in now. Michael Chiesa is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shamhalaev is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Chiesa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Shahbulat Shamhalaev's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Shamhalaev's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Shamhalaev's eyes...
Shamhalaev holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Shamhalaev's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Michael Chiesa.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Shahbulat Shamhalaev throws a flurry of punches at Chiesa...
Chiesa is defending himself well. None of them connect.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa attempts to trap Shahbulat Shamhalaev in his guard.
Michael Chiesa manages to switch to full guard.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Chiesa attempts a triangle from bottom! Shahbulat Shamhalaev slips out. Chiesa quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Shamhalaev tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shamhalaev launches a kick to Chiesa's thigh
Chiesa checks that kick!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is in closed guard over Chiesa
Shahbulat Shamhalaev doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Chiesa's moves.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
An overhand right from Michael Chiesa that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Shamhalaev's stops that one with his face! How is Shamhalaev standing?!
Shamhalaev is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shamhalaev moves backwards and Michael Chiesa is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Shamhalaev steps backwards away from Michael Chiesa. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Michael Chiesa is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Not a desiderable position that Chiesa is in now. Shahbulat Shamhalaev is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shamhalaev launches a stiff jab!
Chiesa ducks that one.
Shamhalaev clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chiesa to fight back!
Michael Chiesa has found an opening in the defense of Shamhalaev, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Shamhalaev is wobbling!
Shamhalaev has a small cut in his Chin
Shahbulat Shamhalaev seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Michael Chiesa!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev looks rattled! Michael Chiesa sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Shahbulat Shamhalaev is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
That brutal impact left Shamhalaev laid out on the mat! Michael Chiesa's corner come in to congratulate him!
Shamhalaev has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Michael Chiesa by KO (Punches) at 0:26 Round 3
Statistics: Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Punches 6/30 (20%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 194 s
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 25/39 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 194 s
Shabby has a ways to go before being able to put up much of a fight against an upgrade-o-nomic machine like Chiesa. I thought standing, Shamhalaev would have a better chance, but Michael really shredded him there.
Figured Cheezy would smoke this guy. Nice.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!