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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jesus Walks - Kanye West. Skaar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ozzy Osbourne - I Don't Wanna Stop. Roy Skaar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Skaar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Skaar.
Skaar misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock cracks Skaar with an open hand slap.
Skaar throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Skaar fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Skaar's half guard.
Skaar wants to get back to his feet.
Shamrock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shamrock seems to be looking for submissions.
Shamrock is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Skaar is looking for a sweep. Shamrock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shamrock seems to be looking for submissions.
Shamrock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Skaar is refusing to be controlled, as Shamrock sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Skaar misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Skaar.
Skaar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
Skaar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Skaar moves out of range.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Skaar looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
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.
Skaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skaar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roy Skaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skaar misses with a wild combination.
Skaar looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Nice cross by Shamrock.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Skaar.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Skaar avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Skaar moves away and avoids it.
Skaar misses with a two punch combination.
Skaar misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Skaar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that Skaar was not able to check.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with Skaar, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes Skaar against the cage but Skaar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skaar misses with a body punch
and Shamrock counters with a big head kick but Skaar shrugs it off.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Shamrock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock lands a head kick. Skaar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Skaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Skaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Skaar thows a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Skaar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skaar misses with a looping right.
Skaar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock counters with a head kick.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Skaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Skaar misses with a jab to the body
and Skaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Skaar avoids it well.
Skaar throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Skaar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Skaar circles away and keeps his distance.
Skaar misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skaar leaves Shamrock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Skaar throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Skaar misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Skaar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skaar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skaar is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skaar as Shamrock tries to tie him up.
Skaar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skaar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skaar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Skaar is breathing heavily.
Skaar misses with a few strikes there.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Skaar is predictable there
and Shamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skaar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shamrock rather than just go for the knockout.
Skaar throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Skaar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Skaar takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Matt Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Skaar.
Shamrock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Shamrock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Skaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Skaar misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skaar in his tracks.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock knocks Skaar to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Skaar is rocked!
It looks like Roy Skaar has been cut.
Shamrock advances to full mount.
Skaar is still in real trouble! Can Shamrock finish him?
Shamrock trying to control but Skaar is having none of it.
Skaar seems to have recovered his senses.
Shamrock swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Skaar is now in Shamrock's guard. A big mistake from Shamrock there, giving up the dominant position!
Skaar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shamrock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shamrock is proving hard to escape from.
Shamrock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock is looking for a triangle but Skaar pushes his legs off easily.
Shamrock looking for a guillotine here but Skaar defends easily.
Shamrock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skaar pushes down on Shamrock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Skaar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shamrock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Skaar wants to take a breather but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock trying to control here.
Skaar is controlling the pace.
Skaar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar misses with a jab to the body
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shamrock slips a jab from Skaar.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shamrock.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Skaar saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Skaar. No joy for Shamrock on that attempt.
Skaar misses with a looping left.
Matt Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shamrock tries to clinch there but Skaar circles away.
Skaar misses with a body shot.
Skaar throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Skaar scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skaar missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skaar throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shamrock.
Roy Skaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skaar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Matt Shamrock!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Matt Shamrock!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Matt Shamrock!
Matt Shamrock wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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