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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Kanye West 's Stronger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
10 - 0 - 1 |
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141 lbs
20 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Koltun's shoulder, as Koltun tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koltun manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shamrock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Koltun seems keen to control Shamrock's posture.
Shamrock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koltun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shamrock controls the pace.
Koltun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shamrock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Koltun pulls Shamrock in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to work some ground and pound but Koltun has wrist control.
Koltun is trying to control the position but Shamrock postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Konrad Koltun just wasn't active enough.
Shamrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koltun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Koltun tries to clinch up.
Shamrock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koltun sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koltun looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Shamrock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range as Koltun throws a body kick.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koltun.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Shamrock closes the distance and pushes Koltun back into the cage.
Shamrock wants a takedown but no success here.
Konrad Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koltun takes an elbow to the temple.
Koltun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun misses with some punches.
Koltun pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Koltun blocks with his arms.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Koltun blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Koltun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koltun lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Koltun is trying to drag Shamrock to the mat but Shamrock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koltun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koltun taking a breather.
Koltun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun wants to stall.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koltun blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koltun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koltun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koltun avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike from Koltun.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koltun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Koltun.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock has Koltun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koltun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shamrock looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koltun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Shamrock's corner calls for a 1-2. Shamrock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Koltun misses its intended target.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Koltun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koltun.
Koltun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koltun needs to keep his hands up - Shamrock had a free shot at his head there.
Koltun misses with a straight right.
Shamrock fails with the takedown.
Shamrock fails with the takedown.
Koltun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun clinches up with Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koltun misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Koltun blocks with his arms.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koltun working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koltun avoids a wild elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Still in the clinch, Koltun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koltun throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Koltun.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun controlling the action here for a moment.
Koltun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Koltun blocks with his arms.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koltun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koltun tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koltun.
Shamrock being controlled against the cage.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koltun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Koltun blocks with his arms.
Koltun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koltun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock is rocked!
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Koltun is blocking nicely.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Koltun finish him?
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock avoids the elbow strike from Koltun, against the cage.
Koltun misses with some punches.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Koltun blocks it.
Shamrock letting Koltun take a breather here.
Koltun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock being controlled against the cage.
Shamrock seems to have recovered his senses.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koltun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koltun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koltun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Konrad Koltun will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koltun throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Koltun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koltun thows a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Koltun's shoulder, as Koltun tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Koltun is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Shamrock.
Koltun lands with a straight right. Shamrock didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun slips under a jab.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koltun blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Koltun. Those never looked like landing.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock catches Koltun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koltun misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koltun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy left from Shamrock finds it's target.
Koltun rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a series of strikes. Koltun will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koltun is looking to clinch.
Koltun slips a jab from Shamrock.
Koltun throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Koltun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koltun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koltun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Koltun's ribcage.
Shamrock blocks the elbow strike.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Koltun.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koltun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koltun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Koltun avoids the elbow strike from Shamrock, against the cage.
Koltun dips a shoulder and cracks Shamrock with a mighty uppercut! Shamrock falls back against the cage and Koltun unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shamrock is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Koltun screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konrad Koltun!
Konrad Koltun retains his featherweight title!
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