Nolam vs Shamronck Bar Battle PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Josao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Elder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: THats how we roll. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Josao
vs
Elder

200 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Josao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xander Elder!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Josao rushes Elder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Josao is trying to push Elder away but Elder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elder misses with an elbow over the top.
Josao avoids a wild elbow strike from Elder.
Josao blocks the elbow strike.
Elder lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Helio Josao has been cut.
Josao trying to stall but Elder improves his position.
Josao working hard to break the clinch.
Josao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Elder misses with an elbow over the top.
Josao has Elder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Elder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Josao avoids the elbow strike from Elder, against the cage.
Josao avoids the elbow strike from Elder, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elder throws an elbow but misses.
Josao looking to stall.
Elder is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Elder lands an elbow inside.

Helio Josao's cut is getting worse.
Elder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Josao dodges an elbow strike from Elder.
Elder misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Elder.

Helio Josao's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Helio Josao's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xander Elder!
As Xander Elder got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm here and I'm ready to shut the people down and take whats mine. I hope everyone's ready for the blood.'.

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FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorin Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakob Mezerolovskionivch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odinson comes to the cage accompanied by I will not bow (Breaking Benjamine). Mezerolovskionivch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: betcha can't do it like me. The key to victory for Thorin Odinson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Odinson
vs
Mezerolovskionivch

225 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

199 cm
20
258 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thorin Odinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yakob Mezerolovskionivch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mezerolovskionivch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Odinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Odinson tries to clinch up but Mezerolovskionivch circles away and keeps his distance.
Odinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Mezerolovskionivch pushes him off.
Mezerolovskionivch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Odinson but Odinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mezerolovskionivch swats away the attempt to clinch by Odinson.
Mezerolovskionivch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Odinson sprawls well. Odinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mezerolovskionivch gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorin Odinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakob Mezerolovskionivch.
Odinson tries to clinch up but Mezerolovskionivch circles away and keeps his distance.
Mezerolovskionivch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Odinson is fending him off so far but Mezerolovskionivch persists. Nope, Odinson circles away and we're back to standing.
Odinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Odinson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Odinson clinches up with Mezerolovskionivch and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odinson.
Nice elbow from Odinson.
Odinson connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Yakob Mezerolovskionivch has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mezerolovskionivch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Odinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mezerolovskionivch looks gassed!
Odinson connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Odinson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odinson.
Odinson with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Odinson.
Odinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Odinson lands an elbow inside that Mezerolovskionivch shrugs off.
Odinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Odinson lands a nice uppercut.
Odinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Mezerolovskionivch is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mezerolovskionivch takes an elbow to the temple.
Mezerolovskionivch is still on wobbly legs! Can Odinson finish him?
Odinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mezerolovskionivch's defenses.
Nice elbow from Odinson.
Odinson lands a nice elbow.
Odinson creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Mezerolovskionivch! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Odinson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorin Odinson!
Thorin Odinson took some time post fight to say the following; 'What! What! Mr. Hawk am I not good enough for a title fight? Are you going to screw me just like everyone else. I put in work, Give me a shot and see who comes up a winner. I'm the best in the world and what I do and thats punish people. Mr. Hawk if you want proof step in here with me and find out.'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Akari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bubba Shot the Jukebox last night- Mark Chestnut. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Akari
vs
Tomson

189 cm
29
215 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

189 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Akari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julius Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson cracks Akari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Akari gets a clinch.
Akari tries a body shot but Tomson blocks it.
A knee to the head by Tomson.
Akari changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tomson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Akari shoots in for a takedown but Tomson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Tomson moves into the clinch.
Akari tries to pull guard but Tomson holds him up against the cage and eventually Akari drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Akari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomson landing knees to the head.

It looks like Dan Akari has been cut.
Tomson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Tomson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akari is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tomson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tomson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tomson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akari is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tomson is defending well.
Tomson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akari's defenses.
Tomson lands a nice knee to the body.
Akari is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tomson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tomson connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tomson.
Tomson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Tomson.
Tomson landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tomson landing knees to the head.

Akari is rocked!
Tomson pushes Akari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Akari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akari seems to have got his legs back now.
Tomson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Tomson.
Tomson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tomson lands an elbow just above Akari 's eye.
Good body shot from Tomson.
Tomson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomson lands a damaging elbow.
Tomson slowing the pace effectively.
Tomson lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Tomson.
Tomson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akari takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tomson scores with a knee to the head.
Akari has Tomson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tomson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Akari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tomson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akari looking to stall.
Tomson connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson landing knees to the head.
Tomson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akari's face.
Tomson lands an elbow inside.

Akari gets control of Tomson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Akari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Akari has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tomson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Akari has tightened it up now! Tomson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dan Akari!

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hype
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pop
A | B

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FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirby Molesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nnoitra Jiruga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molesworth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here comes the Boom-Nelly. Kirby Molesworth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Molesworth
vs
Jiruga

225 cm
26
321 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kirby Molesworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nnoitra Jiruga!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molesworth's corner calls for a 1-2. Molesworth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jiruga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molesworth scores with a jab. Jiruga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Molesworth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molesworth lands with an uppercut that bounces Jiruga off the cage and back into range.
Nice takedown defense from Molesworth. No joy for Jiruga on that attempt.
Molesworth lands a nice shot that snaps Jiruga's head back.
Molesworth misses with a looping right.
Molesworth scores with a hook.

Jiruga is rocked!
Jiruga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molesworth.
Jiruga is still on wobbly legs! Can Molesworth finish him?
Jiruga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Molesworth.
A jab from Molesworth misses.
Molesworth connects with a nice cross there... Jiruga is looking wobbly and Molesworth recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Jiruga to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Molesworth jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kirby Molesworth!
Post fight, Kirby Molesworth took to the microphone: 'I am a man's man! I take men down, Grind on them till they go to sleep. WHAT!!! Step in the cage and be ready to get knocked out by the delux slut! Molesworth remix whuuut. NWO thanks BRO's Straigh outta LV'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain comes to the cage accompanied by I Love this Road (Emerson Drive). Brooks has chosen (Matallica) Ride the lightning as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cain
vs
Brooks

185 cm
26
209 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
206 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emerson Cain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks drops his hands momentarily and Cain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cain shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off.
Brooks defending well as Cain loads up on a big left hand.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Cain throws a big shot that misses.
Cain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cain scores with a nice right hand.
Cain missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cain shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emerson Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cain misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch but Cain is having none of it.
Brooks tries to clinch but Cain moves away
letting Cain counter with a right hand.
Cain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cain off to one side.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Cain circles away and keeps his distance.

Cain tries to keep at a distance but Brooks has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cain drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cain swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brooks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Brooks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brooks throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cain is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brooks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brooks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Brooks is sitting in close to Cain's body. Cain has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Brooks is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Brooks is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cain.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Emerson Cain!
Emerson Cain is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Emerson Cain stared into the camera and said '3 fight win streak Let'er Buck Fight team. I'm happy to be your champion Brooks you the man. NWO clothing out of vegas you guys rock thanks.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahir Nolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolam comes into the arena with Mo Money mo Problems blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nolam
vs
Shamrock

185 cm
23
209 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zahir Nolam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernard Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolam tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Shamrock counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nolam!
Nolam gets back to half guard.
Nolam looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nolam wants to get back to full guard.
Shamrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shamrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nolam is staying active underneath Shamrock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shamrock is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nolam regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shamrock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Nolam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nolam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nolam tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nolam keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nolam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shamrock stops Nolam from standing up.
Shamrock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shamrock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Nolam keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock won't allow Nolam to sweep him here.
Shamrock connects with a couple of short punches.
Shamrock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nolam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Nolam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nolam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shamrock is aware though and is defending well.

Nolam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Nolam blocks nicely.
Nolam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shamrock.
Nolam keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Nolam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shamrock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nolam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shamrock landing some decent shots from guard.
Nolam wants to stand and escape but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nolam is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Nolam has his foot on Shamrock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shamrock works his way back into a safe position though.
Shamrock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Nolam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nolam keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nolam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shamrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Nolam keeps moving.
Shamrock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock lands a couple of digs.
Shamrock engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shamrock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Nolam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nolam tries to clinch but Shamrock moves away
and Nolam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock is looking to score with low kicks.
Nolam wants to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that Nolam was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nolam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nolam closes the distance and pushes Shamrock back into the cage.
Nolam is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock has Nolam pressed against the cage, preventing Nolam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nolam tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock is working for takedown but Nolam is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shamrock avoids the elbow strike from Nolam, against the cage.
Shamrock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Nolam's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nolam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nolam tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nolam closes the distance but Shamrock moves to the side
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Zahir Nolam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nolam wants to clinch but Shamrock slips to the side
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nolam tries to clinch but Shamrock moves away

and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shamrock with the ground and pound but Nolam uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nolam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Nolam is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Shamrock frees his head nicely. Oh but Nolam has switched to an armbar! Shamrock is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Zahir Nolam!
Post fight, an emotional Zahir Nolam said 'Bar battle bitches! Shamrock don't step up if you can't back it up. Let'er buck fight team yall putting it down in the lost angels. Whoo-ha'.