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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between KEN SHAMROCK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that KEN SHAMROCK has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily KEN SHAMROCK seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

SHAMROCK
vs
Mana

183 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KEN SHAMROCK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Mana!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SHAMROCK slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by SHAMROCK.
SHAMROCK wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mana keeps working.
SHAMROCK controlling the position.
SHAMROCK wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mana keeps working.
Mana tries to improve position but can't.
SHAMROCK is looking to take a break and control but Mana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mana is trying to control SHAMROCK's posture but SHAMROCK avoids it.
Mana manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mana is not content to let SHAMROCK control the position.
SHAMROCK prevents Mana from improving his position.
Mana is looking to get back to full guard here but SHAMROCK has managed to pass to side control instead.
SHAMROCK content just to control the position here.
Mana wants to control but SHAMROCK is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mana wants to control but SHAMROCK is having none of it.

SHAMROCK looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
SHAMROCK is breathing heavily.
Mana is desperately trying to improve his position but SHAMROCK has a good base and remains in mount.
Mana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
SHAMROCK manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mana to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mana is in bad spot here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mana staying busy and making it hard for SHAMROCK to control.
Mana tries to roll but SHAMROCK sticks to his back.
SHAMROCK just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

SHAMROCK looking to break Mana's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mana remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise SHAMROCK will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mana wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mana trying to get back to his feet but SHAMROCK is in full control for now.
SHAMROCK gets his hands free as Mana looks to control.
Mana rolls, trying to escape but SHAMROCK keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mana trying to control the position but SHAMROCK manages to sink in the hooks.

Mana is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake SHAMROCK off. It looks like it's working - SHAMROCK slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Mana displaying calm under pressure there.
Mana shoots and misses
and SHAMROCK cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with SHAMROCK but SHAMROCK pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but SHAMROCK swivels and escapes.
KEN SHAMROCK has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Mana.

SHAMROCK shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mana keeping moving, preventing SHAMROCK from controlling successfully.
SHAMROCK slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KEN SHAMROCK dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mana pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by SHAMROCK.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
SHAMROCK has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mana!

SHAMROCK is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A shot to de liver by SHAMROCK. Beautiful body shot.

SHAMROCK scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
SHAMROCK is looking to take a break and control but Mana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mana wants to control but SHAMROCK postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
SHAMROCK is looking to take a break and control but Mana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
SHAMROCK taking a breather here.
Mana holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

SHAMROCK has an Americana. Mana didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! SHAMROCK is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if SHAMROCK hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). KEN SHAMROCK!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and XM TFiveHundred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Oneil
vs
TFiveHundred

200 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

206 cm
18
281 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaq Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, XM TFiveHundred!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil lands with a kick to the temple. TFiveHundred shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
TFiveHundred throws a lazy right hand but Oneil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
TFiveHundred throws a sloppy head kick

and Oneil counters by clinching up.
TFiveHundred is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oneil is keeping busy.
TFiveHundred is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
TFiveHundred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oneil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
TFiveHundred misses with the head strike.
TFiveHundred is looking to break free of the clinch but Oneil has double underhooks.
Oneil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. TFiveHundred just stands there and leans against the ropes.

Oneil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Oneil.
TFiveHundred really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oneil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Oneil decides to stand back up.
TFiveHundred misses with a few strikes there.
TFiveHundred throws a head kick that misses

and Oneil counters with a nice double leg into side control. TFiveHundred won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
TFiveHundred is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Oneil has just dragged him back down to the mat.
TFiveHundred wants to control but Oneil postures up.
TFiveHundred seems a little lost for a moment, as Oneil dominates the positioning.

Oneil is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. TFiveHundred knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
TFiveHundred is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on TFiveHundred's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
TFiveHundred is trying to escape the position but Oneil is controlling the position.
TFiveHundred is looking to regain half guard here but Oneil keeps moving and retains side control.
Oneil working the ground and pound.
TFiveHundred tries to escape but Oneil is in control.
Oneil is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down TFiveHundred's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oneil has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
TFiveHundred is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oneil is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
TFiveHundred looks gassed!
Oneil just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
TFiveHundred tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oneil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oneil working the head with strikes.
TFiveHundred is trying to control Oneil's posture but Oneil avoids it.
TFiveHundred takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oneil gets to mount! TFiveHundred was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Oneil tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oneil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oneil prevents TFiveHundred from getting the reversal.
TFiveHundred is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Oneil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil lands a big shot there that rocks TFiveHundred but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oneil is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. TFiveHundred is in real trouble.
I really don't envy TFiveHundred right now.
TFiveHundred is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
TFiveHundred trying to get back to his feet but Oneil is in full control for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Oneil controlling the positon.

Oneil is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged TFiveHundred with him. TFiveHundred is trying to defend but Oneil has an arm under the chin now! TFiveHundred grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shaq Oneil!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KAIYA GIVENS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Voller
vs
GIVENS

185 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudi Voller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KAIYA GIVENS!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but GIVENS paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Voller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with GIVENS, pushing him back against the ropes.

GIVENS breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Voller misses with a head kick.

Voller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voller trying to stall but GIVENS improves his position.
GIVENS tries to pull guard but Voller holds him up against the ropes and eventually GIVENS drops back down to his feet.
Voller lands with a right to the head.
GIVENS prevents a takedown attempt there.
Voller is trying to break the clinch but GIVENS has him pressed against the ropes.

Voller breaks from the clinch.
Voller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch up but GIVENS swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Voller has a takedown stuffed.
GIVENS misses with a takedown
and Voller counters with a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Voller as GIVENS shoots in.
Rudi Voller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KAIYA GIVENS.
GIVENS darts in trying to clinch

and Voller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Voller.
Voller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voller lands an elbow just above GIVENS 's eye.
Voller gets underhooks to prevent GIVENS's takedown attempt.

GIVENS breaks from the clinch.
GIVENS looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Voller is fending him off so far but GIVENS persists. Nope, Voller circles away and we're back to standing.
GIVENS fails in his attempt to clinch.
GIVENS misses with a takedown

and Voller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
GIVENS looks gassed!
GIVENS jumps guard but Voller stands there with GIVENS around his waist. GIVENS gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. GIVENS just stands there and leans against the ropes.
GIVENS is trying to stall.

GIVENS pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller tries to free his leg and advance position but GIVENS is retaining full guard.
Voller wants to control from the top but GIVENS keeps moving.
Voller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. GIVENS is keeping the position for now.
Voller is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Voller preventing the sweep.
Voller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Voller preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
GIVENS with a lazy takedown attempt

and Voller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
GIVENS is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
GIVENS misses with some strikes from the bottom.
GIVENS is not content to let Voller control the position.
GIVENS tries to get to full guard but Voller has control of the leg.
GIVENS is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voller's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Voller staying busy and making it hard for GIVENS to control.
GIVENS is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
GIVENS wants to control but Voller is keeping busy.
What can Voller do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's four 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.
Voller manages to reverse the position and now he's in GIVENS's guard. Nice work there by Voller.
GIVENS working a defensive guard here.
GIVENS trying to strike off his back.
Voller trying to control the position from guard on top but GIVENS is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voller prevents GIVENS from getting back to his feet.
Voller passes GIVENS's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Voller is looking for a kimura but GIVENS is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Voller to get the leverage.
Voller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Voller content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudi Voller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
GIVENS shoots and misses

and Voller counters with a nice double leg into side control. GIVENS won't be happy with that.
Voller content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Voller is putting a hurting on GIVENS here, landing some big shots from side control.
Voller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Voller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but GIVENS sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
GIVENS prevents Voller from moving into mount.

Voller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
GIVENS is letting Voller control him for a moment.
GIVENS is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller advances to mount.
Voller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish GIVENS?
GIVENS wants to control but Voller is having none of it.
Voller controlling from mount.
GIVENS is working to get back to half guard.
Voller tries to control but GIVENS wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Voller looking for a guillotine from mount but GIVENS is having none of it.
Voller breaks from GIVENS's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Voller tries to control but GIVENS wriggling away.
Voller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Voller landing punches.
GIVENS in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Voller looking to control and managing it successfully.
GIVENS wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Voller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Voller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as GIVENS is looking to escape.
Voller lands a nice shot to the head.

GIVENS is rocked!
Voller working GIVENS over with strikes here.
GIVENS is still in real trouble! Can Voller finish him?
GIVENS is trying to reverse the position but instead Voller has taken his back - oops!
Voller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Voller working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. GIVENS is doing well to defend. Voller seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! GIVENS is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rudi Voller!
Rudi Voller retains his featherweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

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