PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 23 p4p, 4 weight class) and Charles Ng (ranked 269 p4p, 33 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Ng has chosen Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man as his entrance music. Nick Shamrock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shamrock
vs
Ng

170 cm
30
148 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

160 cm
30
145 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
THE END 32

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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock digs a good hook to Ng's body.
Ng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice shot that snaps Ng's head back.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
Ng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Ng lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shamrock doesn't seem phased though.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Ng.
Ng staying out of range there.
Ng bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ng punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Ng.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Ng does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ng swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Ng throws out a leg kick but Shamrock moves out of range and Ng only half commits.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Ng ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ng counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Ng moved out of range nicely.
Ng throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.
Ng keeps Shamrock at a distance using the push kick.
Shamrock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Ng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ng checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Ng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Ng 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.
Shamrock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Ng avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ng.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ng takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ng.
Ng takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Ng is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shamrock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shamrock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Ng's head but Ng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ng throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
Ng feints and then cracks Shamrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Ng misses with a looping right.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock lands a glancing blow to the side of Ng's head.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Ng misses with a head kick.
Ng lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shamrock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Ng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ng. That snapped Shamrock's head back.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ng can pounce on him.
Ng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Ng throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shamrock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ng scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Ng misses with a leg kick.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Ng.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Ng walks into a jab.
Shamrock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Ng connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shamrock clobbers Ng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ng lands with an overhand left.
Ng takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Ng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook but Ng avoids it easily.
Shamrock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Ng lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Ng. Beautiful body shot.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ng.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ng scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Ng shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Ng dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shamrock connects with a crisp jab.
Ng throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shamrock tests Ng's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock slips a jab from Ng.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ng.
Ng throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ng.
Nice shot by Shamrock.
Charles Ng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamrock misses with a low kick as Ng jumps back.
Shamrock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ng throws a body kick that misses.
Shamrock lands a jab to Ng's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Ng does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Shamrock misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ng.
Ng lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Ng checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Ng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock blocks a low kick nicely.
Shamrock swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Ng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock digs a good hook to Ng's body.
Shamrock lands a jab to the head.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock connects with the punch.
Ng scores with a body shot.
Ng scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamrock defending well as Ng loads up on a big left hand.
Ng throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Ng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamrock throws a low kick but Ng avoids it.
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!
Shamrock misses with a body punch
and Ng counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Ng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ng.
Ng avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Ng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Ng is trying to counter with his kicks.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ng doesn't seem phased though.
Shamrock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ng finds it's way round the side to connect with Shamrock's head.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
Shamrock walks into a jab.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Ng counters with a nice leg kick.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Ng misses with a leg kick.
Ng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Ng misses.
Shamrock clobbers Ng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock is looking to slow Ng down with leg kicks.
Ng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ng can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Ng.
It seemed like Ng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ng checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ng throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a hook but Ng avoids it easily.
Shamrock swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Ng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Ng moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Ng looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ng just manages to avoid it.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Ng.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ng in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shamrock is looking to score with low kicks.
Ng misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Ng appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Ng misses.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Ng moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ng. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ng.
Shamrock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ng lands with a straight right. Shamrock didn't see that one coming.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Ng misses.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ng.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
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 Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Ng.
A big left from Ng misses.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Ng uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ng misses.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ng scores with a kick to the body.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
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 is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock wants to slow Ng down by chopping away at his legs.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ng throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Ng lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Ng moves out of range.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Ng.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock thuds his right hand into Ng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ng! But no joy.
Shamrock throws a shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Ng misses with a low kick as Shamrock jumps back.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ng in his tracks.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Ng tries to land a leg kick but Shamrock saw it coming and moves away.
Shamrock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ng on the side of the head.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ng has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shamrock swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Ng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shamrock misses with a left hand
enabling Ng to counter with a crisp jab.
Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ng takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ng avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Ng scores with a jab to the body.
Ng throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Ng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Shamrock does it's job there.
Ng misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Ng. Beautiful body shot.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Ng throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ng.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ng as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ng scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Ng moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock is looking to score with low kicks.
Shamrock backing away here, and Ng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ng throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Ng replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shamrock blocks it well.
Ng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ng throws a one two combo.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ng.
Ng lands a jab to the head.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Ng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ng misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ng connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range as Ng strikes.
Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - Ng had a free shot at his head there.

Shamrock darts in and clinches Ng up against the cage.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ngs head.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Ng avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Ng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ng backwards.
Ng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ng tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Ng.
Ng trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Ng throws knees to the body.
Ng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Ng digs a right hand into Shamrock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shamrock's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Nick Shamrock did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ng at a distance.
Ng slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Shamrock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ng.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Ng scores with a four punch combination!
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Ng defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Ng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ng. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock throws a solid leg kick but Ng takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shamrock.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ng. Ng obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng lands a nice shot to the body.
Ng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage!
Ng throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Ng down.
Ng throws a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Ng swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Ng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shamrock's head backwards.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Ng.
Shamrock connects with a body shot.
Shamrock swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Ng moves forwards but Shamrock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ng misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shamrock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shamrock blocks the body kick.
Shamrock lands a jab.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Ng sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock throws a body punch but Ng moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Ng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Ng throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ng.
Ng throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ng.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Ng.
Shamrock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a hook to the body. Ng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Ng throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ng jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ng.
Ng slips under a jab.
Ng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ng throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ng.
Ng throws a big shot that misses.
Ng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shamrock's calf.
Shamrock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ng is out of range and Shamrock settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamrock. That snapped Ng's head back.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ng.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock defending well as Ng loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Ng cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Ng thinks about the counter body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ng's sensitive parts.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Ng doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Ng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamrock finds it's way round the side to connect with Ng's head.
Shamrock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ng has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ng listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shamrock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ng looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock had his way with Charles Ng in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ng is just out of range.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Ng looks for the body kick but Shamrock saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Ng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Ng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ng slips a jab from Shamrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ng looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ng has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Ng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hook but Ng blocks it.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick.
Shamrock throws a front kick aimed at Ng's knee but Ng avoids it well.
Ng fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Ng avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Ng lands with a shot to the body.
Shamrock misses the body punch
enabling Ng to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Ng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Ng.
Some bone on bone action there as Shamrock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Ng moved out of range.
Ng staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Ng 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Nice body punch from Ng.
Ng lands a front kick.
Shamrock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ng finds it's way round the side to connect with Shamrock's head.
Ng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ng takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Charles Ng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Ng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Ng takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Ng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Ng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Ng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Ng.
Shamrock lands a nice shot that snaps Ng's head back.
Shamrock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ng sizes up Shamrock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ng at a distance.
Shamrock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamrock.
Ng takes one to the chin there.
Ng throws a big shot that misses.
Ng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ng throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Ng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ng attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock tries to clinch there but Ng circles away.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamrock finds it's way round the side to connect with Ng's head.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ng looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Ng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Ng misses.
A cross from Shamrock lands.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Ng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shamrock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ng throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shamrock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Ng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Nick Shamrock rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.