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OFK 83 - Shamrock vs Dacre PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius De Jong (ranked 6146 p4p, 23891 weight class) and Paul Bunyan (ranked 132 p4p, 165 weight class). The key to victory for Aloysius De Jong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 Amsterdam, Aloysius De Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Bunyan !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by De Jong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Jong.
Bunyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bunyan 's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Jong under the eye.
De Jong misses with a few strikes there.
De Jong stuffs the takedown attempt from Bunyan . Bunyan gets slowly back to his feet.
De Jong stuffs the takedown.
Aloysius De Jong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bunyan .
Bunyan throws a lazy head kick
and De Jong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Jong wants to stand up but Bunyan is controlling the position.
Bunyan missing with punches from the bottom.
De Jong tries to stand and escape but Bunyan is controlling the position.
Bunyan is trying to control but can't.
Bunyan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Jong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Jong's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong is trying to defend against the choke here but Bunyan has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Bunyan Tightens the hold and De Jong taps out furiously! Bunyan displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Bunyan !
Paul Bunyan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knock Out Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Letaivu (ranked 3458 p4p, 22243 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 334 p4p, 540 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ordinary Average Guy - Joe Walsh. On his way into the cage it seems that Pascal Letaivu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pascal Letaivu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Letaivu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letaivu was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Letaivu tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Letaivu.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letaivu misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Letaivu jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Letaivu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith avoids the body shot from Letaivu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
A big left from Smith misses.
Letaivu tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Letaivu steps away.
Pascal Letaivu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Letaivu.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Letaivu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Letaivu throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Letaivu moves out of range easily.
Letaivu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Letaivu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Letaivu throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Letaivu is predictable there
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Letaivu.
A slow jab from Letaivu misses its intended target.
Letaivu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith back to the cage. Letaivu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Smith throws a series of punches but Letaivu avoids them all with ease.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Letaivu is looking to clinch.
Letaivu throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Letaivu.
Letaivu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Letaivu.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith throws a combination. Letaivu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pascal Letaivu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Letaivu's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Letaivu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letaivu lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Letaivu throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Smith misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Letaivu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Letaivu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Letaivu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Letaivu scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
Letaivu cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letaivu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Letaivu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Letaivu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith slips under a jab from Letaivu.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Letaivu rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith misses the jab.
Letaivu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Letaivu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Letaivu.
Letaivu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Letaivu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pascal Letaivu is winning the standup battle so far.
Letaivu digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Letaivu throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Letaivu throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Smith's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Letaivu dives in looking to finish as Smith flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Letaivu's strikes! Letaivu is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Smith's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Smith was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pascal Letaivu!
Pascal Letaivu took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 2316 p4p, 2269 weight class) and Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 332 p4p, 323 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Gellar misses
and Avetisyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Avetisyan avoids a kick to the body.
Avetisyan flicks out a counter leg kick but Gellar steps away.
Avetisyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Gellar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gellar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gellar lands with a slapping head kick.
Avetisyan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gellar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gellar throws a series of punches but Avetisyan avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avetisyan.
Gellar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avetisyan moves away.
Avetisyan misses with a shot to the body
and Gellar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Avetisyan scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Avetisyan's ribcage. Avetisyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Avetisyan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gellar uses from the top position.
Avetisyan wants to get back to his feet but Gellar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Avetisyan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gellar presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Avetisyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gellar has him pressed against the cage.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avetisyan blocking some punches.
Gellar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Avetisyan backwards.
Avetisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Avetisyan throws a head kick but Gellar moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Avetisyan, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gellar doesn't manage to clinch there - Avetisyan circles away.
Avetisyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gellar misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Avetisyan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan blocks a head kick by Gellar.
Uri Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avetisyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Gellar throws a quick counter head kick but Avetisyan was just out of range.
Gellar cracks a nice hook into Avetisyan's ribs.
Gellar tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves away
and Avetisyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Avetisyan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gellar moves away from the strike by Avetisyan.
Gellar throws a head kick but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Avetisyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gellar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gellar blocks a head kick by Avetisyan.
Gellar throws a poor cross that misses
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gellar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avetisyan is out of range.
Avetisyan gets tackled into the cage by Gellar. Gellar maintains the clinch.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar keeps control of Avetisyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch.
Gellar misses with a body kick.
Avetisyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Gellar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Avetisyan.
Gellar doesn't manage to clinch there - Avetisyan circles away.
Gellar tries to land a front kick but Avetisyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Avetisyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Avetisyan takes a swing at Gellar's ribcage but misses.
Avetisyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Avetisyan moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gellar. That snapped Avetisyan's head back.
Gellar has managed to clinch.
Gellar is working Avetisyan over against the cage.
Avetisyan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gellar lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch but Avetisyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Avetisyan misses the target.
Gellar throws a poor cross that misses
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gellar lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avetisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gellar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avetisyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avetisyan tries to keep at a distance but Gellar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Avetisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Uri Gellar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edgar Avetisyan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gellar moves to clinch but Avetisyan breaks away
and Avetisyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Avetisyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Avetisyan finds it's target.
Gellar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avetisyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gellar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gellar lands with a hook. Avetisyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Edgar Avetisyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gellar wants to clinch up but Avetisyan keeps it at a distance.
Gellar wants to clinch up but Avetisyan keeps it at a distance.
Avetisyan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Avetisyan.
Gellar wants to clinch
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gellar tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves away
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar tries to clinch but Avetisyan moves out of range.
Gellar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gellar lands a glancing blow to the side of Avetisyan's head.
Gellar misses with a shot to the body
and Avetisyan counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Avetisyan to acknowledge the strikes.
 Gellar is rocked!
Avetisyan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gellar! Avetisyan dives in looking to finish! Gellar is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Avetisyan!
A very excited looking Edgar Avetisyan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 1198 p4p, 5386 weight class) and Yowis Ben (ranked 134 p4p, 525 weight class). The key to victory for Billy Williams has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yowis Ben!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Yowis Ben has been cut.
We've been told by Williams's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams jabs at Ben's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ben is defended easily by Williams.
Williams stuns Ben with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Ben down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Ben back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams steps in with a hook that catches Ben right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Williams follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ben looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Williams!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Neves (ranked 2232 p4p, 1542 weight class) and Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 237 p4p, 167 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neves is struggling to control the position.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Neves blocks it.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
Pacheco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Neves controls his hands.
Pacheco tries to work over Neves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neves tries to pull guard but Pacheco forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pacheco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacheco smiles and moves away.
Pacheco misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco connects with the punch.
Neves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacheco drives through and clinches with Neves against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pacheco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco pushes Neves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacheco throws a punch but it's blocked by Neves.
Neves tries to pull guard but Pacheco won't allow it.
Pacheco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neves jumps guard but Pacheco turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pacheco scores with a hook to the body.
Pacheco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neves prevents a body shot from Pacheco.
A short body shot lands from Pacheco as the two fighters clinch.
Pacheco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neves tries to score a body lock takedown but Pacheco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Neves has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pacheco regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Neves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Neves forces his way into half guard.
Neves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Neves pulls his head out easily.
Pacheco trying to hold on to Neves's head to control him but Neves postures up.
Pacheco wants to get back to full guard.
Neves is trying to work for a kimura but Pacheco is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neves trying to mount his opponent but Pacheco defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pacheco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
Pacheco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Neves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pacheco trying to keep a closed guard but Neves is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Neves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
Neves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pacheco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neves has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pacheco to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Neves is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pacheco pulls down on the head and he's put Neves to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gerardo Pacheco!
After winning the bout, Gerardo Pacheco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 1250 p4p, 2126 weight class) and Alex Gutierrez (ranked 189 p4p, 308 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gutierrez misses with an uppercut
and Tepes Iii counters with a right hand to the body.
Tepes Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Gutierrez avoids the body shot from Tepes Iii.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination. Tepes Iii sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tepes Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii connects with a body shot.
Tepes Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gutierrez, as that shot connected.
Gutierrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes Iii is just out of range.
Gutierrez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Tepes Iii.
Gutierrez is looking to clinch.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tepes Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Gutierrez coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to clinch.
Tepes Iii lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gutierrez will feel that in the morning.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gutierrez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gutierrez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tepes Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tepes Iii walks into a jab.
Tepes Iii thuds his shin into the meat of Gutierrez's side.
Gutierrez misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii swings for the body but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Gutierrez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes Iii lands a jab to Gutierrez's midsection.
Gutierrez is still on wobbly legs! Can Tepes Iii finish him?
Tepes Iii scores with a leg kick.
Gutierrez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tepes Iii lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gutierrez seems to have recovered his senses.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Gutierrez needs to keep his hands up - Tepes Iii had a free shot at his head there.
Tepes Iii lands a nice hook to Gutierrez's body. Gutierrez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gutierrez wants to clinch up but Tepes Iii keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii is looking to wear down Gutierrez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tepes Iii takes one on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gutierrez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tepes Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gutierrez's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick that misses.
Gutierrez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tepes Iii throws the kick towards the body but Gutierrez avoids it.
Tepes Iii connects with the punch.
Gutierrez drops his hands momentarily and Tepes Iii needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Gutierrez just on the top of the head. Gutierrez drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Gutierrez - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vlad Tepes Iii!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 1737 p4p, 1236 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 254 p4p, 187 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andonian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andonian dips to his left and cracks Copeland with an uppercut!
We've been hearing reports that Copeland has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland tries to clinch but Andonian moves out of range.
Andonian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Copeland throws a shot to the body.
Copeland moves into the clinch.
Andonian misses with a punch to the body.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Andonian.
The referee calls for Copeland to work.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Andonian blocks the elbow strike.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Garik Andonian has been cut.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Andonian.
Copeland stalling against the cage.
Copeland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andonian told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Andonian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andonian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Copeland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andonian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andonian tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Andonian swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andonian misses with a punch on the inside.
Andonian dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andonian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Copeland's brow.
A shot in the inside from Andonian.
Copeland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andonian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andonian takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andonian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andonian.
Andonian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andonian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Copeland.
Andonian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andonian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andonian is defending well for now.
Andonian misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Andonian.
Andonian lands a shoulder strike.
Andonian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Copeland tries a body shot but Andonian blocks it.
Copeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andonian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Copelands head.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Andonian.
A short right from Andonian.
Andonian has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Andonian can't find room to land a body shot as Copeland controls the action.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Nice body punch from Andonian.
Andonian trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Andonian.
It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
Copeland slowing the pace effectively.
Copeland tries to stall but Andonian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andonian dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andonian tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Andonian back against the cage.
Copeland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Andonian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andonian blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andonian throws an elbow but misses.
Andonian tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andonian managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Copeland is trying to maintain a safe position but Andonian gets an underhook and turns Copeland into the cage.
A hook to the body from Andonian.
Andonian avoids a wild elbow strike from Copeland.
Andonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland crunches a lovely knee into Andonian's ribcage.
Andonian is working Copeland over against the cage.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonian misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andonian misses with some punches.
Copeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
Andonian throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Andonian pushes off an throws an elbow but Copeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andonian obliges.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
Andonian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andonian's brow.
Copeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Andonian dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Copeland just misses with a punch to the body.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Andonian.
Copeland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Andonian blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Copeland is trying to maintain a safe position but Andonian gets an underhook and turns Copeland into the cage.
Andonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garik Andonian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andonian blocks the elbow strike.
Andonian lands a hook that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Andonian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonian lands a nice knee to the body.
Andonian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Copeland.
Andonian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Copeland's elbow.
Andonian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andonian digs a right hand into Copeland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Copeland's gas tank.
Andonian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andonian pushes Copeland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Andonian.
With the fighters up against the cage, Andonian throws an elbow but misses.
Andonian scores with a hook to the body.
Copeland takes an elbow to the temple.
Copeland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Andonian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Copelands head.
Andonian blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Copeland misses with a knee to the head.
Andonian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andonian lands with a light punch inside.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Andonian tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Andonian throws a head punch that misses.
Andonian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andonian has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andonian tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Andonian blocks with his arms.
Andonian trying to land knees to the body.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Andonian.
Andonian lands a damaging elbow.
Travis Copeland's cut is getting worse.
Copeland slowing the pace effectively.
Andonian tries a knee to the head but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andonian misses with the head strike.
Copeland stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andonian.
Andonian tries a knee to the head but Copeland blocks it.
Andonian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andonian blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Andonian.
Copeland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Andonian is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Andonian.
Copeland is rocked!
Andonian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Oh Copeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonian unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Copeland! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Andonian is unloading with more strikes now! Copeland drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garik Andonian!
In defeat, Travis Copeland stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rou Joukani (ranked 1313 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Leon Lentz (ranked 204 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Lentz!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joukani misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lentz! But no joy.
Lentz moves out of range as Joukani strikes.
Joukani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lentz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joukani.
Joukani takes a swing at Lentz's ribcage but misses.
Joukani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Lentz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lentz misses with a looping right.
Joukani is looking for a counter combo.
Joukani throws a right hand that Lentz ducks under and follows up with a left that Lentz also avoids with ease.
Joukani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joukani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lentz looks to land a right hand but Joukani moved out of range.
Rou Joukani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lentz staying out of range there.
Joukani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.
Lentz lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Joukani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joukani.
Joukani takes one to the chin there.
Joukani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joukani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lentz.
Joukani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lentz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Joukani.
Lentz throws an overhand right that lands on Joukani's shoulder, as Joukani tries to avoid the shot.
Lentz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joukani pushes Lentz away with a front kick.
Joukani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joukani throws a lazy body kick
and Lentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joukani missing with a left hand there. Lentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joukani misses with an uppercut
and Lentz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lentz cracks Joukani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joukani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Leon Lentz has been cut.
Lentz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joukani throws a jab when Lentz was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Lentz misses.
Joukani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Joukani scores with a four punch combination!
Joukani scores with a sloppy right hand. Lentz should have avoided that one.
Joukani throws a head kick that half lands.
Lentz is rocked!
Joukani throws a hook but Lentz blocks it.
Joukani swings widly with a right hand
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joukani misses with a few strikes there.
Joukani connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lentz tumbling to the canvas! Joukani pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lentz was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rou Joukani!
Rou Joukani was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 419 p4p, 651 weight class) and Henry Lancaster (ranked 63 p4p, 110 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. Henry Lancaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez takes a swing at Lancaster's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomez lands a high kick!
Gomez staying out of range there.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut.
Gomez has managed to clinch.
Gomez gets through Lancaster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Lancaster drags the fight down to the ground.
Gomez gets to his feet - Lancaster follows without any prompting.
Gomez slips a jab from Lancaster.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Lancaster lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lancaster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Lancaster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez with a hook.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Lancaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
Gomez connects with a high kick.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
Gomez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez scores with a hook.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lancaster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Gomez tests Lancaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomez takes one on the button.
Gomez slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Gomez digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
Lancaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
Gomez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gomez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lancaster gets slowly back to his feet.
Lancaster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a right hook to the body.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Schwartz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Lancaster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez letting Lancaster take a breather here.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomez won't allow it.
Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lancaster will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gomez up against the cage.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Gomez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lancaster on the side of the head.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
Lancaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lancaster under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Gomez staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwartz Gomez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Gomez throws a head kick that half lands.
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gomez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez lands a left and a right that send Lancaster crashing to the mat, dazed. Gomez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lancaster is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez flashes Lancaster a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Lancaster's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Lancaster crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Gomez punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Schwartz Gomez!
Schwartz Gomez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 194 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Claude Dacre (ranked 24 p4p, 135 weight class). Shamrock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 51 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claude Dacre!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Dacre misses
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick.
Dacre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Dacre misses its intended target.
Dacre avoids the head kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dacre is able to avoid easily.
Dacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dacre throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dacre jabs Shamrock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shamrock throws a wild body kick that Dacre sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shamrock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dacre is out of range.
Dacre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dacre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dacre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Dacre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dacre lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dacre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dacre shoots in and drives through. Shamrock sprawls well.
Shamrock slaps away a takedown attempt from Dacre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dacre avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock throws a push kick but Dacre slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for Dacre on that attempt.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
Dacre ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Nice body kick there by Shamrock.
Dacre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamrock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Dacre moves out of range easily.
Dacre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dacre scores with a shot to the body.
Dacre dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Dacre's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Dacre throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shamrock looks to land a body kick but Dacre moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacre throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Dacre connects with a body shot that sends Shamrock's belly button to the back.
Dacre tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Dacre lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock clinches.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dacre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dacre looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Dacre 's eye.
Dacre blocks an elbow strike.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dacre can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Dacre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dacre can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Dacre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shamrock after a bit of a struggle.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dacre.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Dacre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dacre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dacre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Shamrock can't fight it off and eventually Dacre manages to take the fight to the floor. Shamrock looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shamrock has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dacre has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Claude Dacre has been cut.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dacre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dacre throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
A body shot lands from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dacre has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Dacre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dacre has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shamrock regains guard immediately.
Shamrock pushes Dacre off and gets back to his feet.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dacre dives in for a single leg takedown but Shamrock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dacre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dacre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Dacre throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combo that has Dacre backing up. Dacre nods at Shamrock to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock fakes the leg kick and cracks Dacre in the body.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dacre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shamrock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Dacre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock scores with a kick to the body.
Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock throws the kick towards the body but Dacre avoids it.
Dacre blocks a leg kick.
Dacre tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock lunges at Dacre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dacre's hand.
Dacre shoots in but no luck this time.
Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Dacre is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock throws a low kick but Dacre avoids it.
Dacre has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dacre is defending well for now.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dacre can do to turn this around?
Dacre managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Good body shot from Dacre.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Dacre wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dacre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shamrock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
Dacre scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dacre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dacre.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Dacre.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Dacre moves away and avoids it.
Dacre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shamrock rather than just go for the knockout.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock dips to his left and cracks Dacre with an uppercut!
Shamrock connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dacre lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dacre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shamrock with a body shot.
Shamrock looks to land a body kick but Dacre moved away.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dacre.
Shamrock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dacre clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock gets through Dacre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Dacre.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dacre misses with a body punch.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dacre fails to land.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Dacre misses with a punch to the body.
Dacre working aggressively here.
Shamrock works on Dacre's body with a couple of short punches.
Dacre blocks the elbow strike.
Dacre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dacre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dacre is breathing heavily.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dacre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dacre tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dacre misses with the head strike.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock cracks Dacre with a nice body shot.
Dacre misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dacre throws a head punch that misses.
Dacre has Shamrock pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dacre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shamrock tumbling to the mat - Dacre dives into Shamrock's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock wants to stand up but Dacre is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dacre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dacre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dacre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dacre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dacre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dacre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nick Shamrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dacre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is 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 cut man is working on Claude Dacre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dacre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shamrock in his tracks.
Dacre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dacre takes a step back to recover.
Dacre swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Dacre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Dacre misses.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dacre doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dacre.
A nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dacre misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Dacre down.
Shamrock lands a head kick!
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Dacre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a jab-cross combination.
Dacre swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre avoids the head kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Dacre.
Shamrock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dacre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a kick to the body.
Dacre moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dacre.
Dacre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dacre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dacre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dacre is defending well for now.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dacre misses with a punch on the inside.
Dacre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacre avoids the damage to the body.
Dacre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
Dacre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Dacre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Dacre has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Dacre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Dacre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
Dacre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dacre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shamrock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dacre loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamrock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dacre just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Dacre as he checks the leg kick.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock takes a swing at Dacre's ribcage but misses.
Dacre throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock throws a big counter combination but Dacre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shamrock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dacre throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Dacre scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock clinches up with Dacre and pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
Dacre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dacre misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dacre tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Dacre back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Dacre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Shamrock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dacre misses with a body shot.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Dacre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dacre.
Shamrock throws a head kick but Dacre moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dacre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Dacre.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Dacre with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to slow Dacre down with leg kicks.
Dacre throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Dacre tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dacre.
Dacre is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dacre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Shamrock cracks Dacre with an open hand slap.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Dacre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dacre down.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Dacre slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Dacre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shamrock throws the kick towards the body but Dacre avoids it.
Dacre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dacre showed some decent athleticism there.
Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Dacre is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacre seems to be looking for submissions.
Dacre trying to control from half guard but Shamrock is working away.
Dacre is working for an americana but Shamrock has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dacre was thinking about the submission.
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!
Dacre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dacre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dacre passes into half guard.
Dacre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to stand.
My spies in Doc Dannis Death Squad inform me that Dacre has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dacre trying to control from half guard but Shamrock is working away.
Dacre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dacre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shamrock defends it well.
Dacre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shamrock defends it well.
Dacre trying to mount his opponent but Shamrock defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dacre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shamrock keeps working.
Dacre working the head and body with strikes.
Dacre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shamrock's head.
Dacre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shamrock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dacre.
Dacre throwing shots but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Shamrock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dacre on the ground.
Dacre trying to control from half guard but Shamrock is working away.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dacre stalling away here and it's allowed Shamrock to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that is 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 Claude Dacre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dacre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Dacre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dacre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shamrock on his heels. He'll look to pass Shamrock's guard now, I'm sure.
Shamrock has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dacre has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dacre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dacre looking for a takedown.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Dacre.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Dacre is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Dacre avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dacre.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dacre avoids it.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Shamrock gets underhooks to prevent Dacre's takedown attempt.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dacre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dacre as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dacre blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dacre avoids the elbow strike from Shamrock, against the cage.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dacre tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Dacre back against the cage.
Dacre lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dacre.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Dacre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock is pressed up against the cage. Dacre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shamrock down to the mat. Shamrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dacre manages to avoid it.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick.
Dacre dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Dacre's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamrock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dacre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Dacre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock throws a body kick that misses.
Dacre tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dacre.
Dacre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Dacre.
Dacre slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock tried to score with a low kick but Dacre checks it.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Claude Dacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Dacre down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dacre with a jab.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dacre.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dacre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shamrock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dacre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Dacre moves out of range easily.
Dacre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dacre misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shamrock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 50:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
Nick Shamrock decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Claude Dacre was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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