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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skip McMann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMann comes into the arena with Snow - Informer blaring out of the sound system. Shamrock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slayed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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266 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skip McMann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMann moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McMann obliges.
Shamrock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McMann pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shamrock looks gassed!
McMann prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from McMann on the inside.
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!
McMann drops Shamrock with a big knee straight up the middle! Shamrock is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Shamrock is rocked!
It looks like Blake Shamrock has been cut.
McMann clinches up against the ropes.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can McMann finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for McMann.
Shamrock seems to have recovered his senses.
McMann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McMann scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from McMann.
McMann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McMann lands a nice knee to the body.
McMann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McMann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McMann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamrock or not.
McMann working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMann.
A hook to the body from McMann.
McMann misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skip McMann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Shamrock.
McMann stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from McMann.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McMann obliges.
McMann lands a body shot.
McMann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McMann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McMann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McMann pushes Shamrock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Shamrock looking for a takedown.
McMann landing knees to the body.
Shamrock drops down looking for an ankle pick but McMann pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McMann defends it nicely.
McMann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - McMann circles away.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McMann throws a nice inside leg kick.
McMann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
McMann throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McMann scores with a nice strike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McMann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMann lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by McMann.
McMann digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but McMann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McMann clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMann lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock wants to stall.
McMann lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
A knee to the head by McMann.
McMann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McMann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McMann lands a nice knee to the body.
McMann dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
McMann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but McMann manages to get underhooks.
McMann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McMann digs a right hand into Shamrock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shamrock's gas tank.
Shamrock is working for takedown but McMann is calmly controlling the position for now.
McMann digs a right hand into Shamrock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shamrock's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMann tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
McMann tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
McMann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Shamrock wants a takedown but no success here.
McMann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shamrock misses with a head shot. McMann uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shamrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
McMann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McMann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to control but McMann is working from the bottom.
Shamrock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McMann is proving hard to escape from.
McMann manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shamrock tries to reverse the position but McMann maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMann controlling the position easily from mount.
Shamrock is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip McMann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Shamrock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McMann has Shamrock up against the ropes in a clinch.
McMann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McMann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
McMann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
McMann blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McMann stops a takedown attempt from Shamrock.
McMann lands a knee to the body.
McMann pushes Shamrock back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McMann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the temple.
McMann lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from McMann.
McMann lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McMann lands a nice knee to the body.
McMann lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
McMann prevents the takedown attempt.
McMann landing knees to the body.
McMann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McMann obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMann is trying to maintain a safe position but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns McMann into the ropes.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McMann.
Shamrock decides to pull guard.
Shamrock wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McMann is now in half guard.
Shamrock wants to control but McMann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McMann decides to return to a standing position.
Shamrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McMann pinned against the cage. McMann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skip McMann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Shamrock.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shamrock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McMann throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McMann lands a front kick.
McMann has managed to clinch.
McMann scores with a knee to the head.
Skip McMann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McMann missing with knees to the body.
McMann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McMann obliges.
McMann is trying to maintain a safe position but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns McMann into the ropes.
McMann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McMann is looking to control Shamrock's arms but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now McMann has his back to the ropes.
McMann prevents a takedown attempt there.
McMann prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.
McMann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McMann lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
McMann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks the elbow strike.
Shamrock tries to break free but McMann pushes him back against the ropes.
McMann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to score a body lock takedown but McMann shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McMann just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McMann just stands there and leans against the ropes.
McMann lands a nice knee to the body.
McMann lands a body shot.
McMann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but McMann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock drops back, looking for a kneebar! McMann looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McMann looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McMann!
Shamrock looks to move to half guard but instead McMann has passed into mount! Damn!
Shamrock tries to lock up and control but McMann gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McMann trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
McMann sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
McMann blocks Shamrock's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Shamrock tries to reverse the position but McMann maintains control.
McMann controlling from mount.
Shamrock swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMann blocks Shamrock's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skip McMann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blake Shamrock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McMann slaps away a takedown attempt from Shamrock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McMann goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but McMann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McMann rushes Shamrock and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shamrock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McMann fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McMann takes the fight into the clinch.
McMann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Shamrock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McMann fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Skip McMann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Shamrock.
McMann throws a combination. Shamrock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shamrock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McMann, right into the meat.
McMann clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McMann stalls.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McMann scores with a nice hook to the head.
McMann scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMann scores with a nice hook to the head.
McMann lands a nice knee to the body.
McMann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McMann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McMann.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from McMann - that landed with a thud.
McMann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from McMann.
McMann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McMann misses with a knee to the head.
McMann missing with knees to the body.
McMann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McMann prevents a takedown attempt there.
McMann landing knees to the body.
Shamrock jumps guard but McMann stands there with Shamrock around his waist. Shamrock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from McMann.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McMann.
Shamrock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shamrock drops down looking for an ankle pick but McMann pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMann thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
McMann clinches up against the ropes.
Shamrock is working for takedown but McMann is calmly controlling the position for now.
McMann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
McMann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from McMann as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McMann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McMann.
McMann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McMann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from McMann.
McMann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McMann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McMann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McMann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McMann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Skip McMann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McMann.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McMann walks away with a smile on his face. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McMann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shamrock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McMann tries to avoid it but Shamrock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McMann to the ground. McMann escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McMann throws a nice head kick!
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McMann as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McMann forces Shamrock back against the ropes and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from McMann.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McMann obliges.
McMann lands a body punch in the clinch.
McMann digs a right hand underneath Shamrock's ribcage. Shamrock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McMann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McMann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock fails to pull guard.
McMann lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but McMann holds him up against the ropes and eventually Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
McMann scores a nice knee to the body.
McMann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. McMann can't fight it off and eventually Shamrock manages to take the fight to the floor. McMann looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock throws a strike but McMann rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing McMann from controlling successfully.
McMann throwing strikes from guard but Shamrock blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shamrock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skip McMann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McMann, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skip McMann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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