PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 20 p4p, 5 weight class) and Charles Ng (ranked 145 p4p, 19 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. This should be a great matchup!

Shamrock
vs
Ng

170 cm
31
148 lbs
21 - 3 - 0

160 cm
31
145 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a body shot
and Ng counters with an inside leg kick.
Ng misses with a straight right.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
Ng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Ng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ng dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
We've been told by Shamrock's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ng looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock misses with a right hand
and Ng counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ng is out of range.
Ng looks for the body kick but Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ng slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Ng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ng lands a nice looking body shot.
Ng takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into Ng's ribs.
Ng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng misses with a low kick.
Shamrock swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Shamrock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Ng scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat.
Ng throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Ng does no damage.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Ng moves out of range.
Ng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ng.
Ng tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ng connects with a solid leg kick.
Ng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock with a jab.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Ng looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ng.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Ng uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ng.
Ng blocks a jab.
Ng thinks about the counter body kick.
Ng throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ng is out of range and Shamrock settles back down.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ng. Ng obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ng's calf.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Ng.
Ng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng cracks Shamrock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Shamrock stuns Ng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock is looking to wear down Ng with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shamrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ng is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ng throws out a powerful jab.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ng.
Ng checks a leg kick.
Ng appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ng moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Ng steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ng moves forwards but Shamrock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ng avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ng feints a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng slips a jab from Shamrock.
Ng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng lands a head shot.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Ng moved out of range nicely.
Ng misses with a low kick.
Shamrock moves out of range as Ng strikes.
Ng digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Ng throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ng. Ng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ng staying out of range there.
Ng is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ng looks for the body kick but Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ng throws a shot to the body.
Shamrock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ng.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Charles Ng will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ng throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Ng.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
Ng swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
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.
Ng keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ng throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Ng misses with a low kick.
Ng blocks a jab.
It seemed like Ng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Ng.
Shamrock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Ng slips the punch.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Ng manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ng throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ng throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ng.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Charles Ng seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to land a combination. Ng sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Ng is out of range.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Ng tried to score with a low kick but Shamrock checks it.
Ng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Shamrock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock scores with the left hand. Ng knows he should have avoided that one.
Ng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Ng scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ng looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
Ng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ng takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock sizes up Ng with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Ng throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Ng misses.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ng slips a jab from Shamrock.
Ng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. Ng should have avoided that one.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock throws a one two combo.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Ng scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Ng as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock lands a head shot.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ng.
Ng lands with a slapping head kick.
Ng scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shamrock 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ng tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Ng.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ng throws out the jab.
Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ng tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock jabs at Ng's body.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Ng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamrock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ng misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shamrock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shamrock throws a leg kick which misses Ng's front leg but catches the back leg as Ng tries to avoid it.
Shamrock misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Ng jabs Shamrock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock digs a good hook to Ng's body.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Ng clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ng throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Shamrock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamrock blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Ng down.
Ng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ng.
Ng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock walks into a jab.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Ng on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ng.
Ng lands with a hook. Shamrock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ng throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ng doesn't seem phased though.
Ng misses with a straight left.
Ng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ng.
Ng lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. Ng looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ng on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Ng misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shamrock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ng looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ng might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shamrock has got the better of the exchanges.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ng.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Ng moves out of range.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ng looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Ng throws a lazy uppercut
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Ng ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock digs a good hook to Ng's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ng throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Ng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Ng's head but Ng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ng looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Shamrock misses
and Ng counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a leg kick but Ng saw it coming and moves away.
Ng moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock lands with a straight right. Ng didn't see that one coming.
Ng works Shamrock's body with a nice hook.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Ng throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ng throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage!
Shamrock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ng on the side of the head.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ng is just out of range.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Ng moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock throws a solid leg kick but Ng takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shamrock checks a leg kick.
As Ng backs away, Shamrock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Ng listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ng missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock throws a jab when Ng was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ng. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Ng saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock clearly takes that round.
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.

Ng stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ng throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ng misses the target.
Ng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range and Ng settles back down.
Shamrock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shamrock lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Ng throws a low kick, looking for Shamrock's leg but Shamrock calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
It seemed like Ng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Ng misses.
Ng slips under a jab.
Ng looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng connects with a single shot there.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.

Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Ng blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Ng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ng scores with a shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
A body shot lands from Shamrock.
Ng scores with a shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Ng.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Ng has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Ng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ng backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Ng scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Ng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ng with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Ng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ng. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ng.
Shamrock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ng on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Ng throws a big counter head kick but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.
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.
Ng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ng, pushing him back against the cage.
Ng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ng swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ng lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
Ng lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ng.

Ng manages to break the clinch.
Ng tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Ng finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Ng misses with a looping right.
Ng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shamrock to score with a decent uppercut.
Ng moves forwards but Shamrock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ng explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ng cracks Shamrock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ng on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Ng blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ng! But no joy.
Ng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ng there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Ng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ng.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock wants to slow Ng down by chopping away at his legs.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ng at a distance.
Shamrock digs a good body shot into Ng's ribs.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Ng throws out a powerful jab.
Ng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Shamrock throws a hook but Ng avoids it easily.
Shamrock swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Ng defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ng moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Ng throws a body shot but no joy.
Ng moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Ng's head but Ng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick
and Ng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to Ng's body. Ng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Ng misses with a head kick.
Shamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ng misses with a looping right.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ng sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Ng.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ng.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Ng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Ng moves away and avoids it.
Ng throws a front kick that sends Shamrock stumbling back into the cage.
Shamrock swings widly with a right hand
letting Ng counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shamrock, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Ng throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ng has time to react.
Shamrock connects with a body shot that sends Ng's belly button to the back.
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 wild combination.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ng's head backwards.
Shamrock blocks a leg kick.
Ng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ng is just out of range.
Ng tries a quick counter leg kick but Shamrock is wise to it.
Charles Ng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ng is just out of range.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ng.
Ng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Ng slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Shamrock moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamrock lands with a right hand.
A cross from Shamrock lands.
Ng loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Shamrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shamrock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ng swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Ng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ng there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng is looking to score with low kicks.
Shamrock lands a right hook to the body.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ng doesn't seem phased though.
Ng needs to keep his hands up - Shamrock had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ng misses the target.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ng lands a nice shot that snaps Shamrock's head back.
Shamrock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ng counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ng can do to turn this around?
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ng.
Ng loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Ng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Ng slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Ng attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
Nick Shamrock spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.