PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry McQuirre (ranked 199 p4p, 187 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 23 p4p, 20 weight class). Shamrock has chosen One Winged Angel by The Black Mages as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McQuirre
vs
Shamrock

178 cm
30
160
24 - 7 - 0

170 cm
42
149
52 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuirre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shamrock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McQuirre checks it well.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock throws a right hand that McQuirre ducks under and follows up with a left that McQuirre also avoids with ease.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McQuirre slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that McQuirre avoids nicely.
McQuirre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock throws a hook but McQuirre blocks it.
McQuirre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McQuirre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
McQuirre loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shamrock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McQuirre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McQuirre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from McQuirre.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shamrock has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McQuirre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McQuirre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
McQuirre misses with a hook to the ribs.
McQuirre lands a shot to the body.
McQuirre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McQuirre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but McQuirre avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McQuirre avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuirre.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by McQuirre.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock pushes McQuirre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shamrock tries to work over McQuirre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
With the fighters up against the cage, McQuirre throws an elbow but misses.
McQuirre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McQuirre is defending well for now.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McQuirre avoids it.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
McQuirre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from McQuirre on the inside.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McQuirre is defending well for now.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McQuirre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to work over McQuirre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McQuirre is defending well for now.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
McQuirre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

McQuirre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQuirre.
Both fighters circling a little - Shamrock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good work by McQuirre as he checks the leg kick.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
The fighters circle momentarily. McQuirre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on McQuirre's shoulder, as McQuirre tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
McQuirre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and McQuirre counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
McQuirre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McQuirre connects with the punch.
McQuirre slips a jab from Shamrock.
McQuirre lands a head kick!
Shamrock lands a jab.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQuirre.
McQuirre tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McQuirre checks a leg kick.
McQuirre appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a wild body kick that McQuirre sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and McQuirre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shamrock feints and then cracks McQuirre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McQuirre down.
Shamrock works over McQuirre's head and body with a nice combination.
Shamrock throws a right hand that McQuirre ducks under and follows up with a left that McQuirre also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McQuirre is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
McQuirre blocks a low kick nicely.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and McQuirre counters with a three punch combo that has Shamrock backing up. Shamrock nods at McQuirre to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
McQuirre lands a head kick!
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and McQuirre moves out of range easily.
McQuirre thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
Nick Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and McQuirre counters with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McQuirre thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shamrock tries to move into range but McQuirre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McQuirre throws a front kick that sends Shamrock stumbling back into the cage.
Shamrock throws a low kick but it's checked well by McQuirre.
Nick Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamrock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McQuirre checks it well.
A low kick from Shamrock misses
and McQuirre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock feints and then cracks McQuirre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McQuirre down.
McQuirre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McQuirre counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuirre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McQuirre blocks it well.
McQuirre thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by McQuirre.
Nice shot by McQuirre.

Shamrock moves into the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McQuirre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
McQuirre throws a big counter combination but Shamrock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock with a nice calf kick.
McQuirre throws a half hearted mid kick.
McQuirre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

McQuirre tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock has McQuirre pressed against the cage, preventing McQuirre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McQuirre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock tries a body shot but McQuirre blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of McQuirre's head.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
McQuirre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McQuirre managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock pushes McQuirre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McQuirre misses with a knee strike.

McQuirre breaks the clinch.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
McQuirre moves out of range as Shamrock throws a body kick.
McQuirre throws a counter high kick but Shamrock was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQuirre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but McQuirre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock is looking to slow McQuirre down with leg kicks.
McQuirre lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
McQuirre lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McQuirre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shamrock keeps McQuirre at a distance using the push kick.
Shamrock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
McQuirre scores with a decent looking hook.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
Shamrock tries to land a front kick but McQuirre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by McQuirre. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
McQuirre moves out of range of the body kick from Shamrock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

McQuirre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
McQuirre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage!
McQuirre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQuirre.
McQuirre tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McQuirre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shamrock throws a hook but McQuirre avoids it easily.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by McQuirre as he connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as McQuirre blocks the low kick.
It looked like McQuirre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock misses with a right hand
and McQuirre counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McQuirre checks a leg kick.
McQuirre tried to counter with a leg kick but Shamrock avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but McQuirre avoids it well.
Shamrock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

McQuirre gets a clinch.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McQuirre avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
McQuirre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
McQuirre blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a nice shot to the body.
McQuirre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

McQuirre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throws a front kick aimed at McQuirre's knee but McQuirre avoids it well.
McQuirre thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre moves out of range of the body kick.

McQuirre clinches.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nick Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A short left from Shamrock.
Nice elbow from McQuirre.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McQuirre.
McQuirre misses with a hook from the clinch.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.

McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McQuirre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a push kick but McQuirre slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shamrock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McQuirre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McQuirre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shamrock lands with a cross.
Shamrock motions for McQuirre to come forward. Shamrock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and McQuirre counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. McQuirre saw that one coming.
Shamrock throws a low kick, looking for McQuirre's leg but McQuirre calmly moves out of range.
McQuirre just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by McQuirre.
McQuirre throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock throws a big counter head kick but McQuirre avoids it with no problem.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McQuirre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McQuirre.
McQuirre checks a leg kick nicely.
McQuirre keeps Shamrock at a distance using the push kick.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but McQuirre avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. McQuirre doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shamrock.
McQuirre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McQuirre tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but McQuirre moved out of range nicely.
McQuirre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
McQuirre misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock throws a head kick but McQuirre moves out of range.
It looked like McQuirre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McQuirre.
Shamrock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from McQuirre misses.
Shamrock lands a leg kick that knocks McQuirre off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as McQuirre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Harry McQuirre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McQuirre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock throws a half hearted mid kick.
McQuirre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McQuirre pushes Shamrock away with a front kick.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and McQuirre counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a leg kick which misses McQuirre's front leg but catches the back leg as McQuirre tries to avoid it.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
McQuirre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shamrock under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shamrock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McQuirre eats them both and turns towards Shamrock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McQuirre cracks Shamrock with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but McQuirre checks it.
McQuirre slips a straight right by Shamrock.
McQuirre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shamrock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shamrock tries to score with a low kick but McQuirre moves his leg out of the way.
Shamrock lands a jab to the nose.
Shamrock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shamrock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shamrock just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcQuirre.
McQuirre avoids a kick to the body.
McQuirre blocks a head kick by Shamrock.
McQuirre slips a jab from Shamrock.
A slapping leg kick lands for McQuirre.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
McQuirre throws a counter high kick but Shamrock was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to land a body kick but McQuirre moved away.
Shamrock throws the left hand but McQuirre avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McQuirre.
McQuirre moves into range and connects with a jab.
McQuirre lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock throws a leg kick but McQuirre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock throws a push kick but McQuirre slaps the foot to one side.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shamrock throws the kick towards the body but McQuirre avoids it.
McQuirre misses with a kick to the body.
McQuirre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock looks for the body kick but McQuirre saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre checks the leg kick nicely there.
McQuirre misses with a head kick.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
McQuirre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shamrock misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McQuirre. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.

McQuirre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamrock, pushing him back against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McQuirre avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
McQuirre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McQuirre digs a right hand into Shamrock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shamrock's gas tank.
A short left from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shamrock avoiding damage as McQuirre throws knees to the body.

McQuirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock wants to slow McQuirre down by chopping away at his legs.
Shamrock throws a front kick aimed at McQuirre's knee but McQuirre avoids it well.
McQuirre will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

McQuirre instigates a clinch.

McQuirre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Shamrock has McQuirre up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McQuirre cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
McQuirre connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.

That has opened up Nick Shamrock's cut even more.
A short uppercut from McQuirre.
A hook to the body from McQuirre.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
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 Harry McQuirre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McQuirre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McQuirre misses with a straight left.
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
McQuirre scores with a punch to the head.
McQuirre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock counters with a left and a right that stings McQuirre.
Shamrock tries to land a front kick but McQuirre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Shamrock connects with the punch.
Shamrock connects with a high kick.

McQuirre is rocked!
A big right from Shamrock misses.
It looked like McQuirre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oh McQuirre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Shamrock darts in and clinches McQuirre up against the cage.
McQuirre seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A short right from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a nice uppercut.
McQuirre lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by McQuirre.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
McQuirre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McQuirre.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

McQuirre manages to break the clinch.
McQuirre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from McQuirre misses the target.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. McQuirre catches Shamrock right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but McQuirre moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock tries to work over McQuirre's front leg with a kick but McQuirre checks it.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and McQuirre moves out of range easily.
McQuirre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McQuirre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Shamrock is rocked!
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McQuirre.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can McQuirre finish him?
Shamrock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shamrock seems to have recovered his senses.
McQuirre fails with an attempt to clinch.
McQuirre lands a nice looking body kick.
McQuirre throws a shot to the body.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuirre was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a kick to the body
and McQuirre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McQuirre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McQuirre.
Shamrock sizes up McQuirre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shamrock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shamrock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shamrock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McQuirre.
Shamrock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McQuirre checks it well.
And McQuirre counters with a quick kick to the body but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock lands a jab.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McQuirre. McQuirre obviously looking to wear him down.
McQuirre throws a body kick that misses.
McQuirre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McQuirre misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McQuirre thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McQuirre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamrock. That snapped McQuirre's head back.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McQuirre lands with an uppercut that bounces Shamrock off the cage and back into range.
Shamrock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McQuirre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shamrock to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling McQuirre to counter with a crisp jab.
Shamrock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McQuirre eats them both and turns towards Shamrock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A head kick by Shamrock misses
and McQuirre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry McQuirre.
I think McQuirre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.