PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzinuki has chosen LL Cool J -Momma said knock you out as his entrance music. 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?

Shamrock
vs
Suzinuki

180 cm
25
179 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

182 cm
25
177 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lotus Suzinuki!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzinuki misses with a hook
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Lotus Suzinuki has been cut.
Suzinuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suzinuki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suzinuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Suzinuki misses with a left hand
and Suzinuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzinuki thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.

Shamrock moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Suzinuki goes down! Can Shamrock finish him!?

Suzinuki is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock wanted to stand there but Suzinuki had control of the position.
Suzinuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzinuki, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki working a defensive guard here.
Suzinuki trying to control the position here.
Suzinuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suzinuki is pulling down on Shamrock's head. It's preventing any offense from Shamrock, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Suzinuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suzinuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Suzinuki lands with a nice body punch.
Suzinuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock is looking for a counter combo.
Shamrock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Shamrock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Suzinuki taking a breather.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Suzinuki avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki blocking some punches.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Suzinuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suzinuki wants to stall.
Suzinuki trying to stall but Shamrock improves his position.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Suzinuki.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suzinuki prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock is working Suzinuki over against the cage.
Suzinuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Suzinuki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suzinuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Suzinuki controls the action.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suzinuki tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Suzinuki back against the cage.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suzinuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suzinuki can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suzinukis head.
Shamrock gets through Suzinuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suzinuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Suzinuki misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Suzinuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Suzinuki does it's job there.
Suzinuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Suzinuki misses
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Suzinuki jabs Shamrock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suzinuki.
Shamrock lands with an overhand left.
A lazy body kick from Suzinuki

and Shamrock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Bobby Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Suzinuki tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suzinuki blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Suzinuki pushes Shamrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzinuki can do to turn this around?
Suzinuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suzinuki blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Suzinuki misses with a punch to the body.
Suzinuki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suzinuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suzinuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suzinuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Suzinuki blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suzinuki backwards.
Suzinuki tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Suzinuki back against the cage.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Suzinuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Suzinuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzinuki can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Suzinuki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Suzinuki.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suzinuki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suzinuki prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suzinuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suzinuki is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock tries to work over Suzinuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Suzinuki.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suzinuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Suzinuki controls the action.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Suzinuki.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock tries to work over Suzinuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suzinuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzinuki prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suzinuki.
Shamrock working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Suzinuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suzinuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suzinuki blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Suzinuki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Suzinuki throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock throws a big counter combination but Suzinuki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Suzinuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suzinuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suzinuki moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Suzinuki misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Suzinuki cracks Shamrock with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzinuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suzinuki throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzinuki. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suzinuki throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
Shamrock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Suzinuki manages to circle out of the way.
Suzinuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shamrock throwing a counter right hand but Suzinuki manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki connects with a body shot that sends Shamrock's belly button to the back.
Suzinuki throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Suzinuki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shamrock rather than just go for the knockout.
Suzinuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzinuki throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
It looked like Shamrock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Suzinuki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suzinuki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Suzinuki.
Shamrock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Suzinuki.
Lotus Suzinuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Shamrock has Suzinuki up against the cage in a clinch.
Suzinuki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suzinuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamrock gets through Suzinuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suzinuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzinuki misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Suzinuki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Suzinuki.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Suzinuki backwards.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
Shamrock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suzinuki.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suzinuki's elbow.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suzinuki.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzinuki wants to stall.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suzinuki's elbow.
A short left from Shamrock.
Suzinuki blocks an uppercut.
Suzinuki misses with a body punch.
Shamrock tries to work over Suzinuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Suzinuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki seems to have recovered his senses.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Suzinuki controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Shamrock clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Suzinuki throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Suzinuki throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Suzinuki throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.

Shamrock cracks Suzinuki with an uppercut from hell and Suzinuki crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Shamrock's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Suzinuki won't let him.
Suzinuki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shamrock's guard.

Suzinuki throws an elbow that misses. Shamrock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Suzinuki's guard. Nice move by Shamrock!

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock wanted to stand there but Suzinuki had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suzinuki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suzinuki is on top in guard.

Shamrock wants to stand and escape but Suzinuki is having none of it.
Suzinuki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suzinuki wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Shamrock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suzinuki wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Suzinuki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suzinuki won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Suzinuki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Suzinuki lands with a straight right. Shamrock didn't see that one coming.
Suzinuki sizes up Shamrock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suzinuki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shamrock.
Suzinuki misses with a low kick.
Shamrock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suzinuki. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Suzinuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suzinuki.
Suzinuki jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Suzinuki misses its intended target.
Suzinuki misses the jab.
That kick from Suzinuki tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzinuki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Suzinuki's head but Suzinuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suzinuki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suzinuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock blocks a jab.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki misses with a jab to the body
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Suzinuki looks for the body kick but Shamrock saw that one coming.
Lotus Suzinuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Suzinuki misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Suzinuki. That snapped Shamrock's head back.
Suzinuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lotus Suzinuki dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Suzinuki misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Suzinuki throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Suzinuki misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suzinuki lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
Suzinuki throws a body kick that misses.
Shamrock throwing a counter right hand but Suzinuki manages to avoid it.

Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suzinuki tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suzinuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suzinuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Suzinukis head.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Suzinuki tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Suzinuki back against the cage.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suzinuki or not.
Suzinuki prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suzinuki is stalling here.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
Shamrock lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Suzinuki avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Suzinuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Suzinuki blocks it.
Suzinuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suzinuki backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Suzinuki.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suzinuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lotus Suzinuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suzinuki misses with a body punch.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Suzinuki avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suzinuki backwards.
Suzinuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamrock or not.
Suzinuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki misses with some punches.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suzinuki tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzinuki.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Shamrock is leaning against Suzinuki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suzinuki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Suzinuki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Shamrock clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
Suzinuki lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Shamrock.
Shamrock is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Suzinuki thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Shamrock!
Bobby Shamrock is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Bobby Shamrock 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.
Lotus Suzinuki was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess it's time to start training again, no more hanging out taking bong rips at home. '.