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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 706 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Ruslan Temirov (ranked 72 p4p, 158 weight class). Shamrock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 54 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruslan Temirov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temirov throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Temirov scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock tries to score with a low kick but Temirov moves his leg out of the way.
Temirov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shamrock with a body shot.
Temirov digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Shamrock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shamrock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Temirov will feel that in the morning.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Temirov misses with a series of wild punches.
Temirov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Temirov checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Temirov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Temirov as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Temirov can pounce on him.
Shamrock swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temirov.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
Temirov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Temirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Temirov does no damage.
Temirov thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temirov.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Ruslan Temirov has been cut.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a body kick that misses
and Temirov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Temirov.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Temirov misses.
Shamrock is looking to chop away at Temirov's legs.
Shamrock digs a good hook to Temirov's body.
Temirov swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Temirov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock is looking to counter the offense by Temirov and move into the clinch.
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy body kick from Shamrock
letting Temirov counter with a right hand.
Shamrock walks into a straight right hand from Temirov.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock with a jab.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick
and Temirov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shamrock thinking.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Temirov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Temirov down.
Temirov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
Temirov scores with a nice head shot.
Temirov scores with a nice head shot.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temirov misses with a low kick.
Temirov throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Shamrock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Temirov just manages to avoid it.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Temirov.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
Temirov stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Temirov lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
A jab from Shamrock does it's job there.
Temirov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Temirov blocks a low kick nicely.
Temirov is looking for the big counter here.
Shamrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left and a right from Temirov both land. Nice combination.
That kick from Shamrock tenderised Temirov's leg. Temirov is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Temirov.
Temirov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temirov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Temirov misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a thumping low kick.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov throws a one two combo.
Temirov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Temirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Temirov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shamrock throws a head kick but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Temirov lands a nice looking body shot.
Temirov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temirov moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shamrock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Temirov is out of range and Shamrock settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Temirov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Temirov saw that one coming.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Temirov.
Temirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Temirov moves out of range of the body kick from Shamrock.
Temirov scores with a nice head shot.
Temirov blocks a head kick by Shamrock.
Temirov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Temirov lands a nice hook to Shamrock's body. Shamrock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Temirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Temirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamrock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shamrock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses
and Temirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands with a cross.
Temirov misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Temirov tries to bum rush Shamrock with a series of wild strikes but Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Temirov cracks Shamrock with an open hand slap.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Temirov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Temirov lands a right hook to the body.
Temirov connects with a nice looking jab.
Temirov jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
A head kick by Shamrock misses
and Temirov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Temirov tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Temirov tries to bum rush Shamrock with a series of wild strikes but Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Temirov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Temirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock lands a jab to Temirov's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Temirov tries to bum rush Shamrock with a series of wild strikes but Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Temirov lands a jab to Shamrock's midsection.
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Temirov. That snapped Shamrock's head back.
Temirov moves out of range as Shamrock throws a body kick.
Temirov tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Temirov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamrocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Temirov connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Temirov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab from Temirov.
Temirov moves into range and connects with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shamrock might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Temirov both land. Nice combination.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Temirov fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Temirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
The fighters circle momentarily. Temirov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Temirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamrock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Temirov loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shamrock motions for Temirov to come forward. Shamrock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Temirov jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov misses with a low kick.
Temirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Temirov.
Danga de danga de dang - Shamrock scores with a four punch combination!
Temirov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Temirov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Temirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Temirov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Temirov moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamrock.
Despite the aggression on Temirov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Temirov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Temirov counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock.
Temirov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temirov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shamrock checks it well.
Temirov staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Temirov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Temirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Temirov's head.
Temirov punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Temirov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Temirov lands a glancing blow to the side of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Temirov's hands.
Temirov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Temirov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A leg kick checked by Temirov.
Temirov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shamrock with a body shot.
Temirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shamrock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nick Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Temirov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Temirov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamrock jabs at Temirov's body.
Temirov lands the left hand.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Temirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temirov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Temirov throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shamrock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Temirov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Temirov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Temirov is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?
Temirov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Temirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Temirov connects with a leg kick.
Shamrock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Temirov if he has to take too many more of those.
Temirov scores with a nice head shot.
Temirov seems to have recovered his senses.
Temirov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Temirov with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Temirov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov lands a jab-cross combination.
Shamrock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Temirov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Temirov's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Temirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Temirov 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Temirov!
Ruslan Temirov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING, into his post fight interview.
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